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Police chief reports resignation of Officer L. Stokas; manager authorizes hires for anticipated retirements
Summary
Police Chief reported Officer L. Stokas resigned effective immediately to move to Tennessee. The village manager has approved hiring to replace the vacancy and pre-authorized two hires to address retirements expected in early 2027.
Police Chief reported that Officer L. Stokas submitted a resignation that takes effect immediately because the officer and family are relocating to Tennessee.
The chief said the village manager has authorized replacing the vacancy and has pre-authorized two hires in anticipation of retirements expected in early 2027 to avoid overtime and staffing shortfalls. “He has authorized the hiring of those 2 people in the anticipation of their retirement to fill the gap, which would save an overtime and other social issues within the department,” the chief said.
No timelines for the advertised vacancies, conditional-offer dates, or budgets for the replacements were discussed. The chief said backgrounds are already underway for several candidates and that conditional-offer steps will follow completion of background checks.
