The Village of Glendale Heights Village Board voted May 15 to adopt Resolution 2025-R-55, confirming a slate of executive appointments and renewing the village's legal and engineering agreements.

President Giannelli presented the nominations and the board approved them by roll call. The appointments confirmed by the board were: Doug Flint as village administrator; George Pappas as chief of police; Andrea Cravens as acting finance director; Trustee Pat Maritato as deputy mayor; Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL) as village engineer; and the law firm Storino, Ramello & Durkin as village attorneys.

Why it matters: the approvals put long-term department leadership and outside counsel/engineering relationships into place as the new board begins its term. That continuity affects daily operations (finance and public safety) and how the village manages projects that require engineering and legal oversight.

Details from the meeting: President Giannelli introduced the slate and summarized each nominee's experience. According to the introduction on the record, Doug Flint had served as acting village administrator since November 2021 and previously spent more than 33 years with the Glendale Heights Police Department, including as chief. The board's introduction said George Pappas has served nearly 37 years with the Glendale Heights police and Andrea Cravens has worked in the village finance department for nearly a decade.

The motion to adopt Resolution 2025-R-55 was moved and seconded; a roll call vote followed and the motion was approved.

The consent agenda approved earlier in the meeting (separate vote) included an accounts payable listing of $3,332,188.05 and a warrant report of $118,078.17.

No formal dissent was recorded during the roll call discussion and trustees voted to approve the appointments.

Looking ahead: President Giannelli said he will meet with the confirmed leadership as the board begins work on departmental and community priorities. The meeting recessed to a committee of the whole and later convened an executive session for closed personnel and litigation topics.