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South Barrington trustees approve new police chief, village administrator and $663,000 ITEP match; authorize engineering and service contracts
Summary
The South Barrington Village Board on Oct. 10 ratified three key appointments, committed a $662,964.40 village match for an ITEP bike-paths project, and approved engineering and service agreements including work to pursue a Lake Michigan water allocation.
President Paula McCombie called the Village of South Barrington Board to order Oct. 10 and the trustees approved a slate of personnel hires, funding commitments and contracts aimed at infrastructure and public-safety priorities.
The board unanimously ratified Michael J. Garrison as police chief and concurred in the appointment of Michael Dropka as village administrator and Angela Scola as a full‑time executive administrative assistant. Dropka introduced his wife and summarized his prior roles, expressing enthusiasm about working with South Barrington. All three personnel resolutions passed by roll call votes of 6-0.
Trustees also approved a resolution authorizing Burns and McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. to provide…
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