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Brookfield council confirms Michael Matus as finance director
Summary
The Brookfield City Council confirmed Michael Matus as director of finance by adopting Ordinance No. 2025-37, including authorization of compensation and an emergency clause. Mayor Gerhardstein described Matus as having many years of government finance experience in Lake County.
Brookfield — The Brookfield City Council on a roll-call vote adopted Ordinance No. 2025-37, confirming the appointment of Michael Matus as the city’s director of finance, authorizing compensation and declaring the matter an emergency.
Council voted first to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on third and final reading; the suspension motion was moved by Councilman Saludo and seconded by Councilman Thielman. Adoption was moved by Councilman Thielman and seconded by Councilman Bailout.
Mayor Gerhardstein introduced Matus at the meeting and said the appointee comes with “many years of experience in government finance.” Gerhardstein said Matus had worked in Lake County for about 17 years and was “currently with the Lake County health department,” and welcomed him to the city. The transcript records an inconsistency in spelling of the appointee’s last name (appearing as both “Madis” and “Matus” in the meeting minutes); the mayor’s announcement uses the spelling “Matus.”
The ordinance as adopted includes an emergency clause, and the roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript show affirmative votes for adoption. The council did not record extended debate about compensation details on the excerpted portion of the transcript.
