Politics & Government
Want to Be on the Fox Valley Park District Board? Applications Now Accepted
Applicants may submit a resume and cover letter to the County Board Office outlining their qualifications and explaining their interest in the position.
Applications from Kane County residents interested in the next available Kane County appointment(s) to the Fox Valley Park District will be accepted at the Kane County Board Office through Nov. 22.
A formal vetting process by a special advisory panel is scheduled to begin Nov. 25 and selections presented to the full County Board on Dec. 10.
Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen has the responsibility to make
appointments to the District and fill the vacancies with the advice and consent of the Kane County Board. The Fox Valley Park District is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees. County Board chairmen appoint the Board in the counties that have a proportionate share of the population in the district.
The Kane County Board Chair appoints six members and the DuPage County Board Chair appoints one member. Kane County is neither the employer nor joint employer of Park District personnel but is the appointment agency with executive oversight.
Each board member is equally responsible for seeing that the parks are properly managed in terms of planning, policy and decisions upon which the board has reached agreement in a regular or special meeting. The members of the Board of Trustees are lay persons appointed to sit as members of the Board of Trustees and act on behalf of the welfare and to the benefit of the people in the district.
More information can be found at foxvalleyparkdistrict.org.
General boundaries to be eligible: North: Route 56 (Butterfield Road) also including areas north (ex. Red Oak Nature Center) and northwest between Oak Street and Orchard Road; and adjacent to Tanner Road. South: Service area extends to Route 30 through Montgomery; East: Route 59; and West: to Hankes Road in Aurora, but also including area west to Gordon Road and area south of Jericho Road and west to Dickson Road.
Applicants may submit a resume and cover letter to the County Board Office outlining their qualifications and explaining their interest in the position. The advisory group will take into account experience that is relevant or applicable to a park district, availability to serve, and a convincing demonstration of why candidates consider themselves qualified.
Applications can be submitted in person, by mail, FAX or sent electronically to:
Kane County Government Center
719 Batavia Avenue, Building A
County Board Office, 3rd Floor
Geneva, Illinois 60134
Office: (630) 232-5930
Fax: (630) 232-9188
E-Mail: CLauzen@kanecoboard.org
