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Maywood appoints Chasity Wells‑Armstrong as village manager after 5–2 vote
Summary
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees voted 5–2 on June 8 to appoint Chasity Wells‑Armstrong as village manager and authorized an employment agreement referenced in a June 2 cover memo from Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins. The clerk administered the oath of office at the meeting.
Chasity Wells‑Armstrong was appointed village manager of Maywood on June 8, 2021, after the Board of Trustees approved a resolution authorizing an employment agreement.
The board voted 5–2 to approve the appointment. Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and Trustees A. Sanchez, S. Reyes‑Plummer, M. Lightford and A. Peppers voted in favor; Trustees M. Jones and I. Brandon voted against the resolution. The resolution referenced an employment agreement attached as Exhibit A and a cover memo dated June 2, 2021, from the law firm Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd.
Mayor Booker and Chasity Wells‑Armstrong presented a PowerPoint at the meeting describing the appointment and the terms as summarized in the cover memo. Trustee A. Sanchez moved to approve the resolution and Trustee M. Lightford seconded the motion. After the vote, Village Clerk Gwaine Dianne Williams administered the oath of office to Wells‑Armstrong.
The meeting minutes record the existence of an employment agreement attached as Exhibit A but do not specify an effective start date, salary or specific contractual terms beyond the attachment and the cover memo. The board's roll call and the motion record identify the five members who voted to approve and the two who opposed; no abstentions were recorded.
The resolution and oath concluded the formal action on the appointment. The meeting adjourned later that evening.
