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Public commenter reads letter alleging illegal hire of University Park public safety director, urges trustees to reject agenda items
Summary
A public commenter read a multi-point letter (attributed to John Pate) accusing the village manager of illegally hiring a director of public safety in mid-February 2025, warning of retroactive ordinance language to legitimize the appointment of Patrick Seaman, and urging trustees to table or oppose several March 24 agenda items, including a proposed TIF expansion.
A public commenter read a four-page letter to the University Park Board of Trustees during the general public comment period alleging the village manager "unilaterally hired a new director of public safety" in mid-February 2025 and calling the action a violation of both state law and village code.
The letter—identified in the record as written by John Pate (the transcript later records the name once as "John Kate")—says the manager's action violated a cited state statute (identified in the letter as "65 ILCS 5-5-3-7") and a village ordinance (cited as "O 2017-28"), and it urges trustees to demand accountability. "By bypassing the law, the…
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