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.
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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 | 5 members, 3 year terms | ||||||||||
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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. |
| Board of Health | 7 members, 3 year terms | ||||||||||||||
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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. |
| Emergency Telephone Systems Board (ETSB) and Appointments | Term runs with office | ||||
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| Human Relations Commission | 5 members, 2 year terms | ||||||||||
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The Human Relations Commission was disbanded in 2011. |
| Liquor Control Commission | |
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| Village President and Board of Trustees |
| Chicago Executive Airport | 7 members, 3 year terms | ||||||||||||||
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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. |
| Plan Commission | 7 members, 3 year terms | ||||||||||||||||
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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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| Senior Citizens Commission | 7 members, 2 year terms | ||||||||||||||
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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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