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Shorewood Hills board removes Village President John Imes after 4–3 vote
Summary
At a May 12 special meeting, the Shorewood Hills Board of Trustees voted 4–3 to remove Village President John Imes following a complaint filed under Wisconsin statutes; the board then adopted a written statement formalizing the removal.
The Shorewood Hills Board of Trustees voted 4–3 on May 12 to remove Village President John Imes following a hearing on a complaint filed under state statute.
President Pro Tem Shabnam Lotfi called the special meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and the board recorded attendance. The hearing was held pursuant to section 17.16 of the Wisconsin Statutes on a complaint by Brian Utschig and Peter Hans seeking removal under section 17.13(2). The board discussed whether to deliberate in closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(a) but elected to continue deliberations in open session.
A first motion “M/S Van Asten/Lederer to end meeting and not act on the removal of President Imes” failed on a roll‑call vote (Yes: Mark Lederer, Kate Ullsvik, Rocky Van Asten; No: Carol Barford, Shabnam Lotfi, Brian Utschig, John Imes), 3–4. The board then approved a motion “M/S Van Asten/Barford to go forward with removal of President John Imes from office.” Recorded votes on that motion were: Lotfi — Yes; Ullsvik — Yes; Utschig — Yes; Van Asten — Yes; Barford — No; Lederer — No; Imes — No, producing a 4–3 result in favor of removal.
Attorney Christopher Nelson read a written draft formalizing the removal, and a subsequent motion by Lotfi, seconded by Barford, to adopt the written statement "as presented" was recorded as carried; the transcript notes the motion carried but does not include a roll‑call tally for that adoption.
The special meeting adjourned at 11:35 p.m.
The record available with this meeting includes a full transcript and video recording. The published roll call in the meeting materials includes an internal inconsistency listing Brian Utschig both as present and as absent; however, the roll‑call voting record shows Utschig participated in and voted in favor of the removal motion.
