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Board backs plan to hire full‑time communications staff; manager to be authorized to contract with H2M for land‑use consulting
Summary
Staff proposed converting a part‑time communications role to a full‑time public relations/information assistant to manage newsletters, the website and social media; trustees also heard a recommendation to authorize the village manager to use H2M for planning and land‑use consulting (escrow‑funded).
At the work session, staff proposed two administrative changes: converting a part‑time communications role into a full‑time public relations/information assistant, and authorizing the village manager to engage H2M as planning and land‑use board consultants.
Kathleen described the proposed communications hire as a conversion of the existing part‑time position to full time, saying the village needs a dedicated person to manage the website, social media, newsletters and meeting summaries and that "we think that we can get someone in that salary range" from the county list. She said the new hire would also support flood‑mitigation pages and the village’s proactive communication efforts.
On contracting, Kathleen said the village issued an RFQ, received proposals and recommended H2M to replace Kellard Sessions; she emphasized that consulting fees would come from land‑use escrow accounts rather than village general funds and noted H2M offered a competitive proposal.
Trustees asked about salary level and candidate caliber for the communications position and generally supported filling the communications gap. They also discussed the immediate need for planning‑board engineering coverage and welcomed staff’s recommendation to authorize H2M.
