Traffic and Safety Commission

The function of the Traffic and Safety Commission is to review transit, parking and potentially hazardous traffic matters of the Village that have been referred to them. The Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the Village Board of Trustees and is comprised of nine members, who are residents of the Village, and are appointed by the President of the Village with consent from the Board of Trustees. The Commission meets every other month.

Committee Members
Frederick J. Gillis
John Hagensick
Brian O’Hara
John Osga
R. Douglas Rees
David Valenti

Traffic and Safety Commission Information

• The Traffic and Safety Commission meets the third Wednesday of alternate months (January, March, May, July, September and November) at 7:30 PM in the community room of the Village Hall.

• A request to the Traffic and Safety Commission must be put in writing 21 days in advance of the next meeting and sent to Deputy Chief Sullivan at the River Forest Police Department.

• The request will then be analyzed by Village staff and the results of the analysis and a recommendation will be forwarded to the Traffic and Safety Commission.

• Residents and businesses in the area of the request will be notified of the request and given the opportunity to attend the Traffic and Safety Commission meeting, at least 5 days prior to the meeting.

• The Traffic and Safety Commission will consider the request and decide whether to make a motion to recommend the request.

• If a motion is made to recommend the request, it will be forwarded to the Village of River Forest Board of Trustees meeting to formally accept the request and amend the village ordinance.

• The current chairman of the Traffic and Safety Commission is John Hagensick.