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Bartlett board approves budgeted GIS technician position after split vote
Summary
Trustee Batterman, presenting for the finance committee, won board approval for a budgeted entry-level GIS technician position ($60,000) intended to handle routine mapping tasks; the motion passed 4–2, with Trustees Hopkins and Sansky recorded as voting no.
The Village of Bartlett board voted on Sept. 16 to add an entry-level geographic information systems (GIS) technician position to the village's FY 2526 budget, a role described in the meeting record as budgeted at $60,000.
Trustee Batterman presented the finance committee recommendation in the absence of Committee Chairman Leaport, saying the two-person GIS team is at capacity and the new technician would handle routine tasks to free senior staff for automation and advanced analytics. Trustee Batterman moved to approve the hire; the motion was seconded and carried after a roll-call vote in which Trustees Hopkins and Sansky were recorded as voting "no," and Trustees Batterman, Dany, Ganzy and President (identified in the record as Dan Gunstein / "President Ginstein" variant) voted "yes." The tally recorded in the meeting was four in favor and two opposed.
The position was described as already budgeted in the fiscal-year central services fund. The record lists approximately 20 current GIS projects and suggests the additional staff is intended to reduce project delays. No salary schedule, job description beyond the high-level duties, or start date was included in the meeting minutes and the clerk closed the item after the vote.
