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Council reviews Remembrance Park brick-donation criteria and vetting process
Summary
Council reviewed a draft donation policy for Remembrance Park: 900 brick places are available (75 installed so far). Policy sets criteria for employee and council recognition and special dedications; council discussed sale timing, organizational vetting and confirmed that donated items become village property and may be relocated at council discretion.
Jeremy presented a draft Remembrance Park donation and dedication policy, explaining that the park area has space for about 900 engraved bricks and that 75 have been installed so far.
The draft policy would provide for employee service recognition bricks (eligibility after specified years of service), council-member recognition bricks after three full terms, and criteria for special dedications honoring individuals who rendered significant public service to the village. Jeremy said donations may be initiated by council, the village manager, residents, families or community organizations and would be vetted through staff with final council approval.
Council members asked procedural questions about timing and frequency of sales (staff indicated bricks would be sold in batches, likely twice per year), whether organizations donating plaques should be local or could be out‑of‑state, and whether the village reserves the right to relocate or remove donations for safety, maintenance or redesign reasons. Jeremy confirmed that once a donation is accepted it becomes village property and may be relocated or removed at the village’s discretion.
Council asked staff to proceed with a consistent schedule for sales, to clarify vetting parameters and to return with any recommended adjustments; no formal vote was recorded during the discussion.
