Wheeling Park District is Seeking Applicants for Board Vacancy

Wheeling Park District Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from Wheeling Park District residents who are interested in serving on the Board to fill one vacancy for a term that is anticipated to be seated by September 2023 and expires in May 2025.

All individuals who are registered voters, and are residents of the Wheeling Park District for at least one year are eligible to hold the office of Park Commissioner of the Wheeling Park District. A person who is in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the Park District or who has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony is not eligible to serve as a Park Commissioner.

Park Commissioners are not compensated for their services to the District per Illinois Park District Code  (70 ILCS 1205/4-1). The Board of Park Commissioners holds its regular meetings at 6:00 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, and special meetings as necessary. A minimum time requirement of approximately five to seven hours per month is reasonable to expect in a typical month.

 

Applications are due no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, August 7, 2023.

TO APPLY:

  1. Click here to fill out the online application

or

  1. Download an application form here or pick up a printed copy at Guest Services located at the Community Recreation Center, and

Email: klangner@wheelingparkdistrict.com or
Mail or deliver to:
Wheeling Park District
Attn: Kim Langner, Executive Administrative Assistant
Community Recreation Center
100 Community Boulevard
Wheeling, Illinois 60090

For more information regarding the Park Commissioner vacancy, please contact Kim Langner, at 847-465-2315.