HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Safety Minutes 2026 07-02-26APPROVED 9/3/26
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UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
Thursday, July 2, 2026 6:00pm
East Conference Room #337
651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville, IL
In Attendance:
Vice-Chairman Dan Transier
Alderman Craig Soling
Alderman Rusty Hyett
Absent: Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Other City Officials in Attendance:
Police Chief Jim Jensen
Others in Attendance: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Vice-Chairman Dan Transier
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: April 2, 2026
The minutes were approved as presented.
New Business:
1. PS 2026-12 Monthly Report Review for April and May 2026
For April, Chief Jensen reported the following: statistics for overtime, noted the traffic crash
reconstructionist has completed the 2-year process for this certification, overweight truck
enforcement, held mock prom crash simulation at high school, training hours, portable speed
signs were used, citations issued, did directed patrols and answered many calls for service.
The Chief also presented the May report as follows: hours of overtime, IVVC held classes at the
police department to see demonstrations of some law enforcement systems used, participated in
“cop on top”, 2 officers completed the FBI Trilogy leadership classes, the CSO received their
Associate's Degree, training hours, traffic crashes, traffic concerns, speed trailers were used,
monitored patrols, directed patrol stats, number of citations and warnings, Nybers reports
showing an increase in some categories, investigation cases, criminal reports, mental health cases
and arrests have both increased significantly.
2. PS 2026-13 Adjudication Reports for May and June 2026
The cases included building and zoning issues, expired registrations, animal complaints,
junk/trash, retail theft, no construction permits, weeds, careless driving and illegal parking. Chief
Jensen noted high school students were parking in the senior center parking lot and were warned,
ticketed, but repeated this offense. Chief Jensen said the ordinance pertaining to this parking
issue needs adjustment in order to be enforceable. He noted students also park in the Library
parking lot. He also said the department and school are working on creating additional parking.
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3. PS 2026-14 Body and Squad Car Camera - Discussion
Chief Jensen said they are beginning the process of identifying agencies that have body and squad
cameras since their current contract expires at the end of 2027. They are planning early to begin
the budgeting for this purchase since it will be a significant expense. Their current contract is
with WatchGuard/Motorola, however, the service is inadequate. The department met with
WatchGuard recently to see a demo of their new system. The police have also met with another
agency, Axon, however, they are expensive. Axon also has translation capabilities, superb video
quality and report-writing ability. He noted the Sheriff's office uses this feature. He said if they
switch vendors, all equipment must be from the same company. Axon provides new body
cameras every 2.5 years. After all research is complete, a demonstration of the equipment will
be given to the committee and he will compile a comprehensive report with costs, etc. Grants
will be researched, but Chief Jensen noted some state requirements concerning storage and
ownership vs. leasing. Chief noted that he is currently required by statute to have cameras,
however, he said that may change.
Old Business: None
Additional Business:
Chief Jensen noted he had sent an email to Alderman regarding a possible teen takeover that was
potentially to have occurred the previous day. Department personnel spoke with area businesses
to share information and the business owners were appreciative that they were made aware. He
noted Naperville has had some serious issues with takeovers.
There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned at 6:40pm.
Respectfully submitted by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker