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Shorewood Hills hires outside recruiter for finance director search, approves up to $12,000

Village of Shorewood Hills Board of Trustees · April 21, 2026
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Summary

The Board accepted a proposal from Public Administration Associates, LLC to recruit a new Finance Director/Treasurer for an amount not to exceed $12,000 and discussed interim coverage after the current director's departure.

The Shorewood Hills Board on April 21 approved hiring Public Administration Associates, LLC to lead recruitment for a new Finance Director/Treasurer for a fee not to exceed $12,000.

Village Administrator Brian Mooney described the need for interim coverage given Finance Director/Treasurer Julie Fitzgerald's departure. Trustees voted M/S Lederer/Utschig to accept the recruitment proposal; the motion carried. Trustees discussed where the $12,000 would come from in the budget and reiterated the need for the position. Fitzgerald explained statutory distinctions between a Finance Director and a Treasurer, describing the Finance Director as focused primarily on financial operations and the Treasurer as focused on statutory responsibilities.

The action authorizes the recruitment contract; the minutes do not specify a start date for the recruitment or an interim hire timeline.