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Kankakee planning board member Arthur Lacks resigns; board seeks applicants
Summary
Planning board member Arthur Lacks submitted a written resignation effective immediately; staff and commissioners discussed outreach strategies to recruit new members and suggested job-description postings and targeted outreach to professional backgrounds.
Planning Board member Arthur Lacks submitted a written resignation, effective immediately, the board announced at its October meeting. Commissioners read Lacks’s resignation letter into the record; the letter thanked fellow members and city staff and cited personal and professional obligations as the reason for stepping down.
Board discussion: Commissioners discussed outreach and recruitment strategies to fill the vacancy, including posting a short job-description-style announcement on the city website and social media, seeking applicants with professional backgrounds (for example civil engineering or planning experience), and broadening outreach beyond wards where recruitment has previously been difficult. Several members noted the planning board historically attracts prospective civic leaders and can be a stepping stone to other local government roles.
Next steps: Staff said the mayor had mentioned the vacancy at the city council meeting and the planning office will work with the mayor’s office on public recruitment. Commissioners were asked to send recruitment ideas to city staff.
