Tuesday, August 30, 2011
John J. Olvany was named the Park District's newest commissioner Monday evening.
The Wilmette Park District named John J. Olvany as its newest board commissioner during a special meeting Monday evening. Olvany's appointment is effective immediately, and he "will be sworn in at the Board’s next regular meeting on Sept. 12," according to a statement from the Park District. The 21-year Wilmette resident has served on the boards of the Wilmette Baseball and the Wilmette Hockey Assocations. Earlier: Park District to Host Special Meeting Tonight Approximately 11 people applied for the position, which was left vacant by Dennis O'Malley in June. “The talent and breadth of experience presented by our applicants was outstanding, but unfortunately we had only one vacancy to fill,” said Board President James L. Brault in the …
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Board still considering four candidate for commissioner spot.
Despite hopes to vote on a new commissioner at its Monday meeting, the Wilmette Park District will have to wait to fill its vacancy until September. "We're still engaged in the process of evaluating candidates for the board vacancy," Commissioner Darrell Graham said. Steve Wilson, executive director of the park district, said the board had whittled the initial 11 candidates down to four and had planned to interview them at a closed vacancy meeting before Monday's board meeting. However, only three could make it, so the vote had to be postponed. (Earlier: Check out more of Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch's Park District Coverage.) "They're making it as open a process as possible," Wilson said. Board President Jim Brault said he was confident the …
Monday, August 8, 2011
Check out what's coming up on tonight's series of Park District meetings.
The Wilmette Park District's Centennial Operations Committee, Board Vacancy Committee and Board of Commissioners are hosting meetings tonight. All three meetings will take place on the second floor of Village Hall. The Board Vacancy Committee will meet at 6 p.m. and host a closed session "for discussion of the selection of a person to fill a public office," according to the agenda. The committee is on track to fill the commissioner position left vacant by Dennis O'Malley, who retired in June. It is likely that O'Malley's replacement will be announced later on in the evening. (Earlier: Check out our coverage of Wilmette Park District meetings.) Next up for the evening is the Centennial Operations Committee meeting at 7 p.m. The agenda is …
