Full Notification

The Village Board of Trustees is soliciting applications from residents to be consideration for appointment to fill the Trustee seat vacated due to Erin Clune's resignation.

Interested residents must complete the application form and return it to Village Administrator Sharon Eveland (either by email at [email protected] or drop  it off at the Village Hall) no later than 12:00 pm on Thursday, February 8, 2024. The Board will consider the appointment at the regular Board meeting on Tuesday, February 20. The Board will use rank-choice voting to select who to appoint.

The meeting will be in-person at Village Hall. All applicants who submit the application form by the deadline will be considered and will be given time to give a statement to the Board.

Interested residents should be aware of the following:

• Village Board meets monthly. In 2024, the Board changed its regular meeting date to the third Tuesday of the month. Trustees are expected to attend all Village Board meetings and their respective committees as assigned. Board meetings may be held in-person (with a virtual option) or entirely virtual via zoom. Committee meetings are similarly a mix of in-person and virtual meetings.
• Trustees are assigned to chair or participate in committees and serve as liaisons between the committees and the Village Board.
• Trustees are not paid for their time.
• There are no educational requirements to be eligible to serve as Trustee. You just need to be a resident in the Village and have a willingness to commit the time and effort to serving. There are training opportunities and materials available, at the Village’s expense, that an inexperienced or new Trustee can take advantage of to better understand the role of a Trustee and some of the many legal rules and regulations that govern local governments.
• Current Village Board members are John Imes (Village President), Shabnam Lotfi (President Pro Tem), Mark Lederer, Dietmar Bassuner, Carol Barford and Cara Coburn Faris.

Anyone with questions about serving as a Trustee can reach out to a current Trustee or to Village Administrator Sharon Eveland. Serving as a Trustee can be a rewarding experience and is a great way to give back to the community.