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Clarks keeps leadership intact for 2026, reappoints professionals and OKs grant applications
Summary
Trustees voted to keep 2025 committee assignments and bank signatories for 2026, reappointed the village engineer, attorney and accountant for 2026, authorized grant applications for safety and flags, and approved recognition payments to volunteers and staff.
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Clarks Village Board voted to retain its 2025 committee structure and bank signatories for 2026, naming Donn Glynn as chairperson and James Parsons as vice-chair and bank signatories.
Trustee James Parsons moved and Dyrek Zoucha seconded the reorganization motion; the board also reappointed village professionals for 2026 — Chris Miller as engineer and street superintendent (Miller & Associates), Svehla Law as village attorney (Drew Graham listed in the minutes), and AMGL / Michael Hoback, CPA as accountant — motions that passed 4-0. The board authorized staff to apply for a LARM safety grant and a TCF grant to replace flags on Memorial Lane.
The board also approved recognition disbursements ("Bomber bucks") totaling $1,100 for volunteers and employees: Jeff Gress $200; Corbey Grause $200; Kari Podliska $200; Barbee Sweet $200; Library Board $50; Planning & Zoning $50; Dave Beck $200. Motion by Parsons, second Langley; vote 4-0.
Why it matters: maintaining continuity of leadership and reappointing professionals provides administrative stability heading into 2026. Grant applications could offset local costs for safety projects and flag replacement; volunteer recognition is a small budgetary item recorded in the minutes.
The minutes do not always state formal titles for some named participants (for example, Barbee Sweet is listed among village representatives and is shown applying for a library grant but a formal job title is not provided in the minutes).
