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Trustees consider merging Parks and Special Events committees after Special Events chair resigns
Summary
After Special Events Chair Jamie Dimmick announced her resignation effective Dec. 16, trustees discussed merging the Parks and Special Events committees to boost volunteer capacity and suggested options including hiring a contracted events coordinator.
President Marc McLaughlin told the board that Special Events Chair Jamie Dimmick submitted her resignation effective Friday, Dec. 16, and asked trustees for feedback on their vision for the committees. Several trustees said recruiting volunteers has become more difficult.
Trustee Jennifer Curtiss said volunteer recruitment is challenging. Trustees Kirsten Wall and Melissa Schladt supported merging the Parks and Special Events committees, noting that Parks runs one major event while Special Events runs four and a combined group could better staff five annual events. Trustee Steve Knar suggested the Village consider creating a budget line to hire an independent special‑events coordinator to handle planning and logistics; Trustee Wall described the Parks chair role as feeling “like a full‑time job.”
The consensus was for President McLaughlin to contact members of both committees to gather feedback on a possible merge and report their comments back to the Village Board for future consideration. No formal motion or vote to merge the committees was recorded at the meeting.
