Government > Boards and Commissions

Currently there are openings in several Commissions/Boards.  The Village of Wheeling is always looking for volunteers to fill the various commissions that help our Village.  If you or someone you know might be interested in getting involved, please complete an application.  You can print an application from our Forms and Permits page or you can call (847) 459-2600.

Meeting agendas and minutes can be viewed in the Reference Desk section of our website.  Click here to view activities of various boards and commissions.

The following are descriptions and members lists for our Boards and Commissions.  

Board of Fire and Police 
Chicago Executive Airport Board
Commissioners
Board of Health
Emergency Telephone Systems Board
Fire Pension Board		 Human Rights Commission
Liquor Control Commission
Plan Commission
Police Pension Board
Senior Citizen Commission

 

Board of Fire and Police Commissioners 3 members, 3 year terms
Lou A. Kolssak II 4/30/10
Michael J. Moran 4/30/12
Alan W. Palicki 4/30/11
Alfred Hembd 4/30/12
Bill Simpson 6/30/12
The Board of Fire and Police is charged with those duties regarding the appointment and removal of sworn members of the Police and Fire Departments provided by the Illinois Revised Statutes, except such duties as are modified by Village ordinance. The Board of Fire and Police is also responsible for the Fire Lieutenant’s and Police Sergeant’s promotional processes. The three-member Board is appointed by the Village President and Board of Trustees and each Board member serves a three year term.

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Board of Health 7 members, 3 year terms
Samuel Bieber 6/30/10
Pat Dzierzynski 6/30/10
Arthur W. Ebeling 6/30/12
Valerie Gross 6/30/10
Donna Prelletz 6/30/11
Danene-Coroneos Shannon 6/30/11
Sue Weides 6/30/12

Board of Health Commission
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 The Board of Health has general supervision of the interests of the people of the Village. The Board cooperates with the Department of Health of the state in enforcing the rules and regulations for control of communicable diseases promulgated by the department, and such other rules and regulations of the United States, state, county, and Village as may be related to the sanitation and health of the Village. The Board of Health of the Village shall have authority to make recommendations to the President and Board of Trustees for the passage of ordinances, as they may from time to time deem necessary for the preservation and improvement of the public health and for the suppression of disease. The Board of Health also gives to the Village authorities such professional advice and information as may be required or requested to preserve the public health. The Board of Health annually coordinates blood drives and immunization clinics for the community. The seven members of the Board are appointed by the Village President, approved by the Village Board and serve three year terms.

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Emergency Telephone Systems Board (ETSB) and Appointments Term runs with office
Village President and Board of Trustees
Duly-Appointed Fire Chief
Duly-Appointed Police Chief
Duly-Appointed Communications Supervisor

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Fire Pension Board  
Non-appointive, see Municipal Code Sec. 2.26

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Human Rights Commission 7 members, 2 year terms
Michael Burns 6/30/11
John R. Flanagan 6/30/10
Georgia Panousis 6/30/11
Gary Hittleman 6/30/10
Debbie Stecker 6/30/11
Marge Sala 6/30/11
Brian E. Smith 6/30/10
The purpose of the Human Rights Commission is to promote and encourage mutual respect, cooperation and understanding between the diverse peoples living within the Village of Wheeling. The Commission also acts to safeguard the lawful preservation of the human rights of all citizens as guaranteed by the State and Federal Constitutions, so as to provide all individuals with an equal opportunity to grow, participate and share to the best of their ability in our economic, educational, political, social and judicial systems. The Human Rights Commission’s seven members are appointed to two year terms by the Village President and Board of Trustees.  One way the Commission promotes better relations between the Village’s diverse racial, ethnic, religious, cultural and social groups is to speak to local groups concerning bigotry.

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Liquor Control Commission  
Village President and Board of Trustees

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Chicago Executive Airport  7 members, 3 year terms
E. Allan Englehardt, Chairman 11/30/11
Lawrence F. Widmer, Jr. 6/30/11
Darlene Ahlstedt 6/30/10
David Kolssak 6/30/11
Pam Arrigoni  
Dean Argiris  
Luis Mendez 6/30/10
The Chicago Executive Airport Board was created to oversee the organization, maintenance and operation of Chicago Executive  Airport which is co-owned by the Village of Wheeling and the City of Prospect Heights. The seven-member board  is comprised of three commissioners from each community and a Chairman.  The Wheeling Village Manager and the Prospect Heights City Administrator hold two of the positions.  Board members serve 4 year terms.

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Plan Commission 7 members, 3 year terms
Laurel Didier 6/30/10
Pam Dorband 6/30/11
Terry Steilen 6/30/12
Donald Johnson 6/30/12
James Ruffatto 6/30/11
William J. Maloney 6/30/10
Matthew Doetsch 6/30/10

Plan Commission
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The Plan Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Village President and the Board of Trustees to three year terms. The Plan Commission also acts as the Sign Code Board of Appeals and the Appearance Review Commission for the Village. The Commission was created to prepare a comprehensive Village plan for the guidance, direction and control of the growth and development or redevelopment of the Village of Wheeling and contiguous territory not more than one and one-half miles beyond the corporate limits and not included in any municipality. The Plan Commission also reviews the Village Comprehensive Plan from time to time as needed. The Plan Commission routinely holds hearings for the review of proposed site plans for commercial, industrial, and retail developments within the Village. Site Plan review is the review of proposed construction drawings for building location, parking and traffic flow, landscaping, appearance, and signage.

The Plan Commission is vested with the duty to hear and recommend to the Village Board, appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Zoning Administrator under this Title, in the manner and subject to the standards set out in Chapter 19.90 of the Wheeling Municipal Code.  The Plan Commission also hears and recommends to the corporate authorities applications for variations from the regulations and restrictions imposed by this Title subject to the standards set out in Chapter 19.88 of the Wheeling Municipal Code.  Lastly, the Plan Commission also hears and recommends to the Village Board any requests for changes in a property's Zoning classification.

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Police Pension Board 2 members, 2 year terms
Robert Culver 6/30/11
Michael Mondschain 5/1/10
 

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Senior Citizens Commission 7 members, 2 year terms
Georgia Delaney 6/30/10
Ida (Dolly) Hein 6/30/10
George Hieber 06/30/11
Virginia Isherwood 6/30/10
Pat Maziarka 6/30/11
Barbara Steinberg 6/30/10
Martha Crost 6/30/11
 The seven-member Senior Citizen Commission, appointed by the Village President and Board of Trustees, serves as an advisory body to the President and Board of Trustees, to the Village Manager, and to such other governmental agencies as may have jurisdiction over or exercise any authority or provide or fund any services in the Village of Wheeling, with respect to the general welfare of senior citizens in the Village.

 

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