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Maywood trustees split over mayor’s Fire & Police Commission appointments; several nominations tabled or failed
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Summary
Mayor Edwenna Perkins announced changes to the Fire & Police Commission. The board tabled or took no action on multiple mayoral appointment items and rejected a reappointment after several trustees abstained, exposing a split among trustees.
Mayor Edwenna Perkins announced at the Feb. 4 Village of Maywood Board of Trustees meeting that she had exercised her authority to change the commissioners of the local Fire & Police Commission. Several nominations related to that reorganization were tabled or did not receive final action at the meeting.
Trustee Nathaniel Booker moved to table the appointment of Gene Washington to the Board of Fire and Police Commission; the motion carried as the item was held for further discussion. The meeting minutes record that the mayor then moved forward through several related agenda items for appointments of Chris Brown, James T. Brewer and Wayne Welch, but no final votes were taken on those items at this meeting.
A separate re-appointment of Lynn M. Vallow to the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals prompted a recorded vote. Mayor Perkins and Trustees I. Brandon and M. Jones voted in favor; Trustees A. Sanchez, K. Wellington, M. Lightford and N. Booker recorded abstentions. Because of the abstentions the motion failed.
The minutes show trustees raised concerns and asked for further deliberation on multiple appointment items; no final slate of new Fire & Police commissioners was adopted on Feb. 4. Mayor Perkins proceeded with other agenda items and the matter remains pending until trustees reconvene on the appointments.
Next steps: The board scheduled a Special Board Meeting later (per separate action) to continue discussion of outstanding intergovernmental and personnel matters, which can include unresolved appointment actions.