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Shorewood committee defers police commission pick, forwards Scott Groner to village board
Summary
The Shorewood Judiciary Personnel and Licensing Committee postponed consideration of a police commission appointment after the commission president had not contacted the applicant, and voted 3-0 to forward Scott Groner’s nomination to the village board for approval at its June 2, 2025 meeting.
The Shorewood Judiciary Personnel and Licensing Committee deferred consideration of a police commission appointment and unanimously approved forwarding a library board nomination to the village board.
The committee postponed the police commission appointment after President McKay said she had not yet reached out to the applicant and, "per policy, she should be making the first contact." The motion to defer passed 3-0.
The committee then voted 3-0 to forward Scott Groner’s nomination to the Shorewood Village Board for consideration at its June 2, 2025 meeting. A committee member moved, "I move to approve Scott Groner to the library board, forwarding to for approval and consideration during the village board's June second 2025 meeting," and the motion carried without recorded opposition.
Why it matters: Appointments to the police commission and library board shape local oversight and advisory roles for Shorewood’s public safety and library services. The committee’s actions pause one nomination and advance another to the full village board for final action.
What happened: At the start of the meeting, the committee chair called the Judiciary Personnel and Licensing Committee to order and noted two appointments on the agenda: one to the police commission and one to the library board. President McKay asked for a deferment of the police commission appointment because she had not yet contacted the candidate. The committee chair moved to defer; after a second, the committee voted 3-0 to postpone consideration of that vacancy.
On the library board nomination, committee members discussed the quality of the applicant pool and referenced the nominating process. Committee members noted that Patrick, identified as head of the nominating committee, "ran a process that identified the needs," and said the chosen candidate "looks like a good candidate to me." The library director offered to answer questions before the committee moved to forward the nomination. The committee voted 3-0 to send Scott Groner’s nomination to the village board for final approval.
The meeting lasted roughly three minutes for these items; the committee adjourned at 7:18 p.m. after taking the two actions.
