On October 4, 1946, the State of Illinois officially
certified that the Village of New Lenox was legally organized and
incorporated as a Village in the State of Illinois.
The Village operates under the Village form of local government.
The Council-Trustees/Mayor form of government is followed and utilizes
a Village Administrator to perform chief administrative duties.
The current mayor is Tim Baldermann and the current Village Administrator
is Russell Loebe. The six member Board of Trustees and Mayor are
elected in an election at large on a four-year staggered basis,
with the Mayor elected to that specific office by the voters. The
New Lenox Village Hall.
The Village Board of Trustees is responsible for setting Village
Policy, enacting ordinances and resolutions for the proper governing
of the Village, as well as for overseeing the proper planning of
the Village. The Village Clerk is an appointed position and is responsible
for the proper keeping of all official documents of the Village.
As well, the position is the Local Election Official, and is responsible
for in-person absentee voting, as well as the duties of setting
the ballot for all local elections. As Chief Administrative officer,
the Village Administrator is responsible for the enforcement of
all Village Codes and Ordinances, as well as recommending employee
hiring to the Mayor and Board of Trustees. The Village Administrator
also supervises all Village departmental operations.
In 2007, the Village governmental operations were move to the new
New Lenox Village Hall at 1 Veterans Parkway. Upon occupying this
new building of approximately 65,000 square feet (6,000 m2), the
old Village Hall which was approximately 14,000 square feet (1,300
m2) was taken over by the New Lenox Police Department[2]. The main
level of the building which formerly housed the Village operations
was remodeled for police use.
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