Village of Homer Glen board conveys offer to appoint Michael Pasquinelli as village attorney, effective Nov. 1

The Village of Homer Glen Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday, Oct. 22, 2025, to convey an offer appointing Michael Pasquinelli to the office of village attorney, effective Nov. 1.

The appointment was introduced during new business when the presiding official asked the board to consider conveying an offer to appoint Pasquinelli "to the office of village attorney as an employee or through his associated legal counsel." Trustee Mueller moved to convey the offer, with Trustee Reinders recorded as seconding the motion. After a roll-call vote, the clerk recorded aye votes from Trustee Mueller, Trustee Mason, Trustee Holzhauser, Trustee Schaller and Trustee LaPorte; the presiding official announced the motion carried.

The board discussed, for the record, two law firms as possible associated counsel, recorded in the transcript as "Delgado" and "Ansel and Glink," though the presiding official said the names did not need to be included in the motion. No action was taken during the earlier executive session, which the presiding official stated at the meeting's start.

A short procedural pause occurred when some members said they had missed the initial motion; the clerk then called the roll and the ayes were recorded. Following the vote, the presiding official clarified the effective date, stating, "Effective November 1." A trustee offered a brief welcome: "Welcome aboard." The board then moved to adjourn and closed the meeting.

Details recorded in the meeting transcript indicate the board approved conveying an offer to Pasquinelli and set the effective date; the hire's finalization, employment terms, and whether Pasquinelli will serve as an employee or solely through outside counsel were not finalized in the recorded discussion and are not specified in the transcript.