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Updated 7/23/2021 5:00 PM Heather McGuire is ready to hit the ground running as the new city administrator in St. Charles. Appointed by Mayor Lora Vitek and unanimously approved last month by the city council, McGuire officially begins her job on Monday. She ll replace Mark Koenen, who retired in May after nearly 40 years with the city including the last eight as city administrator.
McGuire spent the last few weeks wrapping up projects as the city administrator in Crest Hill while also researching St. Charles and getting to know her new colleagues. She said next week s calendar is already booked for meetings with staff and key community members. ....
Posted5/4/2021 5:30 AM A new era began Monday night in St. Charles with the swearing in of Mayor Lora Vitek, four new aldermen, a new city clerk and a new treasurer. The first city council meeting for the group featured the approval of Finance Director Chris Minick as the interim city administrator to replace retiring Mark Koenen, who provided one of the many emotional farewell speeches of the night. Minick s appointment becomes effective May 15.
Vitek, who served one term as Ward 4 alderman, becomes the second female mayor in St. Charles history after Sue Klinkhamer served from 1997 to 2005. I m honored to be elected as the mayor of St. Charles for many reasons, she said. As only the second female mayor of the city, I m hoping I can set a good example for other women to develop confidence, drive and fearlessness to take a risk when it comes to seeking political, community or other leadership positions. I support you and welcome you to explore opportuniti ....
Updated 4/22/2021 4:50 PM St. Charles Mayor-Elect Lora Vitek announced Thursday she ll recommend appointing Finance Director Chris Minick as interim city administrator to replace Mark Koenen, who is retiring on May 15. Vitek s recommendation will be voted on at the May 3 city council meeting after she and four new aldermen are sworn in.
Minick became the city s finance director in 2008. Before that he was the village administrator in Plainfield and also served as Plainfield s finance director and director of management services. Minick currently serves on the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund Board and the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association Legislative Committee. He s a past president of the IGFOA and represents the organization on the Illinois Municipal League Resolutions Committee. ....
Posted4/20/2021 5:30 AM After the St. Charles city council voted Monday to amend an ordinance to allow liquor license holders to serve as elected officials, Blue Goose Market owner Paul Lencioni will be sworn in as a 3rd Ward alderman next month. Lencioni, a liquor license holder who repeatedly has tried to change the law, defeated Chuck Amenta in the April 6 election by garnering nearly 58% of the votes in the ward. But the long-standing law prevented Lencioni from being seated unless he surrendered his liquor license.
Monday s 6-4 vote allows Lencioni to serve as alderman and keep his license, but state statute dictates he must recuse himself from liquor issues put before the council. ....