The Board of Fire and Police Commission is hosting a community forum at City Hall, 730 Maine St, Quincy, IL on April 28, 2022, at 7p.m.  The purpose of the community forum is to provide an opportunity for citizens of the city to address any questions, concerns or comments with the police chief candidates.

The Board of Fire and Police Commission has selected 3 finalists to participate in the search process to be Quincy's next police chief.  The Quincy Police Department officers selected were Deputy Chief Shannon Pilkington, currently Deputy Chief of Operations, and a member of the department since October 1999 and Deputy Chief Adam Yates, currently Deputy Chief of Administrative Services, a member of the department since September 1999.  The third candidate is Jonathan Lewin, a 28-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), retired in January 2020 from the CPD and currently the Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network, Department of Commerce.

Citizens can also send questions, concerns, or comments using a survey.  The survey can be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8HC3T5J and will be active for submissions from April 11 - 20, 2022.

You can use this survey method to send in your questions in advance.  The questions will be addressed to the candidates along with those citizens who attend the community forum in person.

If you have any questions, you can contact Alyssa Ramsey or Barry Cheyne at 217-228-4545.

Thank you for your interest in our police chief hiring process and your inputs to this survey!