The Village of Homer Glen board on May 20 approved Mayor Christina Niedzie Trojcki's appointments to standing committees and the plan commission, and added Trustee Mueller to the administration and finance committee in an amendment adopted before final ratification.

The appointments matter because they determine which trustees, staff and residents will lead advisory committees that shape local policy on parks, development, public safety and other areas. The mayor read a list of committee chairs, vice chairs and citizen members and the board voted to ratify the roster after a brief procedural dispute about membership language in the municipal code.

Mayor Christina Niedzie Trojcki read the slate of appointments (committee chairs, vice chairs and citizen members) for committees including administration and finance; community development; economic development; environment; parks and recreation; and public services and safety. The board also approved appointments to the plan commission, naming John Hand as plan‑commission chair, Lynn McGeary as vice chair, and appointing Robert Marshall and Marwan Masef to the commission.

Trustee Reinders moved to amend one of the appointments to add Trustee Nick Mueller to the administration and finance committee; that amendment was adopted and the full set of appointments then passed. During the discussion trustees noted that several chair or vice‑chair positions were left vacant because two trustee seats remain unfilled; the mayor said the board would consult the incoming trustees before assigning additional chairs.

Separately, Trustee Reinders raised a concern about the wording of chapter 10, section 10‑16 of the village code, which governs standing‑committee membership. Reinders said the current language reads as though citizen chairs could be selected ahead of staff or trustees and proposed changing the sequence so that a trustee would be followed by a staff member, and then a resident if no staff member is available. The board concluded that the suggested code change could not be made immediately without an agenda item and will place the language fix on a future agenda for formal amendment.

No contested roll call on the appointments was recorded beyond the adoption of the amendment; the mayor instructed staff to contact applicants and the newly appointed members about onboarding and committee schedules.

Sources and attribution: mayoral remarks and roll calls during the Village of Homer Glen board meeting on May 20, 2025; trustee comments recorded during the appointments discussion.