Special Meeting: Board Vacancy Interviews
Aug 10, 2026
The lede
- Special meeting held at the Historic Baltic Mill to address a board vacancy
- Board entered closed session for nearly two hours to discuss personnel matters related to filling a public office
- Board unanimously appointed Carrie Lenzen as interim board member
- Commissioner Mary Marquardt participated remotely due to medical reasons
Decisions & votes
- Approved remote attendance for Commissioner Mary Marquardt due to medical reasons (unanimous, roll call)
- Approved special meeting agenda dated 08/10/26 (unanimous, voice vote)
- Approved entering closed session at 3:02 p.m. under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) for selection of a person to fill a public office (unanimous, roll call)
- Appointed Carrie Lenzen as interim Board person for Belvidere Township Park District (unanimous, roll call)
- Adjourned meeting at 4:53 p.m. (unanimous, roll call)
Discussion items
- Closed session lasted approximately 1 hour and 49 minutes (3:02 p.m. to 4:51 p.m.) to discuss filling a board vacancy
- No public input was received
Financial / operational notes
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