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Trustees approve three personnel offer letters including Public Works director

Village Board of Trustees · May 13, 2026
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Summary

The board approved offer letters for David Howe as Public Works Director, Katie Jaster as Deputy Clerk/Community Development Assistant, and Renee Lampe as Customer Service/Utility Billing Specialist; each motion passed with four recorded yeas.

The Poplar Grove Village Board approved three employment offer letters on May 13: David Howe for Public Works Director, Katie Jaster for Deputy Clerk/Community Development Assistant, and Renee Lampe for Customer Service/Utility Billing Specialist.

Each appointment was moved and seconded during the meeting and passed with recorded yea votes from Trustees David Allgood, Dan Cheek, Sinae Hubbard and Mark Vance. The transcript records approval but does not include salary, start dates or other personnel terms; those specifics were not provided in the public motion text.

The hires, if accepted and formalized, will affect village operations in public works, clerk's office/community development and utility billing functions. Follow-up documentation (offer letters and employment start information) should be requested from village staff for confirmation.