New Baden board accepts resignation, appoints Ricky Johnson part‑time village administrator
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The New Baden Village Board accepted the resignation of Plan Commission member Ricky Johnson and unanimously appointed him part‑time Village Administrator on Jan. 13, 2025, following a closed‑session discussion under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
The New Baden Village Board accepted the resignation of Plan Commission member Ricky Johnson and unanimously appointed him part‑time Village Administrator on Jan. 13, 2025, following a closed-session meeting called under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
The board voted to make Johnson Village Administrator effective Jan. 16, 2025; Village Administrator Galen Mahle’s last day is listed as Jan. 15, 2025. Trustees approved Resolution 2025-01-13-A, an employment agreement that sets Johnson’s pay at $35 per hour and requires a minimum of 20 hours of work per week.
Trustee Christine Jackson made the motion to accept the resignation and to appoint Johnson to the administrator role; Trustee Rebecca Schomaker, Trustee Larry Thoeming and Trustee Cindi Meredith‑Wheelan appear as the recorded seconders on various motions. All recorded votes on the personnel items were five ayes, no nays, with Trustee Chris Locke absent; the motions carried.
At the same meeting the board also appointed Ricky Johnson as Budget Officer and as Chief Building and Zoning Official, both effective Jan. 16, 2025. Each appointment was made by motion and approved on the same 5‑0 recorded votes with one absence.
The board recessed into closed session at 7:03 p.m. to discuss employment of specific employees, reconvened at 7:25 p.m., completed the personnel actions, and adjourned at 7:28 p.m. The village clerk’s minutes show the meeting was approved on Jan. 21, 2025.
No public comment or debate over the terms of Johnson’s employment appears in the minutes; the actions recorded are formal votes and appointments taken by the board.