Are you interested in serving the community by being a member of the Union Grove Village Board? Due to a recent vacancy, the Village of Union Grove is currently accepting applications for Village Trustee. Letters of interest and resumes will be accepted by the application deadline of Monday, October 28 at 12 p.m. All applicants will be asked to appear for an interview with the Village Board at a date and time to be determined.
Village Board Trustee Alan Jelinek recently relocated outside of the Village boundaries. Mr. Jelinek expressed interest in serving on the Board for the remainder of his term, but Wisconsin Statute 17.03 provides that once a Board member moves outside of the Village, their position becomes vacated. In an effort to move forward with a full seven-member Board, it has been determined that the vacant seat will be filled by appointment of the Village Board in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes. The term of the appointment will expire in April 2021.
Any interested Village of Union Grove resident, who is a minimum of 18 years old and a legal citizen of the United States, is hereby welcomed to submit a letter of interest and resume to be considered for appointment to the Village Board. Please submit your letter and resume no later than 12 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019, to Village Clerk, Bradley Calder, at 925 15th Ave., Union Grove, WI 53182 or bcalder@uniongrove.net.
About the Village Board
Village Board members make policy decisions, enact laws, approve an annual budget and act for the overall benefit and best interest of the Village. Regular Village Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. and special meetings are scheduled as needed. Each Village Board Trustee is assigned to serve on about 3-5 committees that each typically meet on a monthly basis, as well as the Board of Review which meets at least once annually. Village Board Trustees receive compensation of $6,300 per year which is split into 12 monthly payments.
Appointment Process
The Village Board will conduct interviews of interested candidates at a determined meeting time. The appointment procedure will be as follows:
- The appointment process will be held in Open Session.
- Candidates will be interviewed by the Village Board.
- Each individual who submitted an application will be provided up to five minutes to give a verbal presentation to the Village Board (presentation is optional). Presentation order will be determined by a random drawing of names at the meeting.
- The Village Board members will take turns asking a question of the interested persons.
- The Village Board will then vote upon the appointment in Open Session.
If you have any questions, please contact Village Administrator Michael Hawes at 262-878-1818 or mhawes@uniongrove.net.