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PARK DISTRICT INFORMATION
Wilmette Park District Board
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Board of Park Commissioners
Board of Park Commissioners
The Wilmette Park District Board of Park Commissioners oversees the administration of the Wilmette Park District. It is an independent board
elected by Wilmette residents in an April election for terms lasting four years. There is no term limit to Park Board positions. Our current Board members
are listed below, with the expiration of their terms noted.
Steve Wilson
Wilmette Park District
Executive Director
Executive Director
- About Wilmette Park Board Meetings
- The Board of Park Commissioners meets for their Regular Monthly Meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall at 1200 Wilmette Avenue in Wilmette.
- The Board also meets as a Committee-of-the-Whole (COW) on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Road (side door), Wilmette.
- Special meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
All meetings are open to the public.
- For the 2023 meeting schedule, more information about viewing meetings and keeping up-to-date with Board matters, please follow the top link to our Board Meetings page.
- Written Communications and Correspondence
The Wilmette Park District welcomes communications from its residents in all formats. If you choose to communicate via email, please send your comments to publiccomment@wilpark.org in advance of the meeting, and your message will be included in the next meeting’s agenda packet to be a part of the record. To read our Policy for Written Communications and Correspondence from the Public, click here.
- All the Ways to Stay In-the-Know
Attend the Meetings
All Board meetings are open to the public. Each meeting’s agenda includes time for Recognition of Visitors, and you are welcome to share your thoughts during this time (read Rules for Public Comment here).
Watch Regular Monthly Board Meetings Live or Online
Only Regular Park Board Meetings are televised; live meetings are broadcast on Wilmette’s Channel 6, and can be viewed on TV or online.
Recordings of previous Regular Board Meetings are available through YouTube. See Watch Board Meetings at the top of this page for links.
Read Agenda Packets and Meeting Minutes
Follow Regular, COW, and Special Meeting happenings by reading agenda packets and minutes, which you can find here.
Subscribe to the Board Brief
The Board Brief e-newsletter is sent to email subscribers monthly. The Board Brief contains updates from all the Board meetings from the previous month. To sign up, enter your information into the Stay in the Loop box, below. To read previous issues of Board Brief, go to the library here
- Regular Park Board Meetings
The Wilmette Park District’s Board of Park Commissioners meets for a Regular Monthly Park Board Meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilmette Village Hall Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 1200 Wilmette Avenue in Wilmette.
2024 Regular Monthly Board Meeting Dates
- January 8
- February 12 *additional Special Meeting at 6 pm.
- March 11
- April 8
- May 13*
- June 10
- July 8
- August 12
- September 9** + Committee of the Whole Finance Meeting at 6:30
- October 14** + Committee of the Whole Finance Meeting at 6:30
- November 11
- December 9
* The Annual Meeting will be held immediately following the Regular Board Meeting.
** SPECIAL Committee of the Whole Finance meetings at 6:30, immediately prior to the 7:30 Regular Board meeting, in the Wilmette Village Hall.
Special Meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with Paragraph 42.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
- Committee of the Whole Meetings
The Park Board changed its committee meeting structure in June 2022. In lieu of the previous structure-seven separate committee meetings each month-the entire Board of Park Commissioners now meets monthly as a Committee of the Whole (COW).
COW Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month in the Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Rd. in Wilmette, unless otherwise noted.
2024 Committee of the Whole (COW) Meeting Dates
- January 22
- February 26
- March 18 at 7 pm at the Community Recreation Center, 3000 Glenview Road (note new time and location)*
- April 15*
- May 20*
- June 24
- July 22
- August 26
- September 9**
- September 23
- October 14**
- October 28
- November 4*** at 3220 Big Tree Lane
- November 11** (This Meeting Has Been Canceled)
- November 18*
- December 4****
- December 16*
*Denotes date change from regular meeting schedule
** Special Committee of the Whole Finance meetings at 6:30, immediately prior to the 7:30 Regular Board meeting – LOCATION: Wilmette Village Hall.
*** Special Committee of the Whole meeting – 2025 Operating Budget Discussion – 6:30-8:30 pm – LOCATION: 3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette.
**** Special Committee of the Whole meeting – Annual Budget Workshop – 6:30-8:30 pm – LOCATION: Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Road, Wilmette.
Additional Special Meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with Paragraph 42.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
Connection and Communications
All Board meetings are open to the public. Each meeting’s agenda includes time for Recognition of Visitors, and you are welcome to share your thoughts during this time (read Policy for Public Comment here). If you prefer, you can email comments to publiccomment@wilpark.org in advance of the meeting, and your message will be included in the next meeting’s agenda packet to be a part of the record (read Policy for Written Communications and Correspondence from the Public here).
Watch Regular Monthly Board Meetings Live or Online
Only Regular Park Board Meetings are televised; live meetings are broadcast on Wilmette’s Channel 6, and can be viewed on TV or online.
- Go here to link to a live Regular Board meeting
- Go here for recordings of previous Regular Board Meetings on YouTube (scroll down to Wilmette Park District).
Agenda Packets and Meeting Minutes
Follow Regular, COW, and Special Meeting happenings by reading agenda packets and minutes, which you can find here.
Board Brief E-Newsletter
The Board Brief e-newsletter is sent to email subscribers monthly. The Board Brief contains updates from all the Board meetings from the previous month. To sign up, enter your information into the “Stay in the Loop” box, below. To read previous issues of Board Brief, go to the archives here
Watch the Wilmette Park District Regular Park Board Meetings
Watch the LIVE Meeting
Past Meeting Recordings
Regular Park Board meeting recordings
from July 12, 2021
(scroll down to “Wilmette Park District”)
PLEASE NOTE :
We only televise Regular Park Board Meetings. Committee of the Whole and other special meeting minutes are posted on the website, and can be found here
Board of Park Commissioners
Upcoming Meetings
Watch Board Meetings
Board of Park Commissioners
Board of Park Commissioners
The Wilmette Park District Board of Park Commissioners oversees the administration of the Wilmette Park District. It is an independent board
elected by Wilmette residents in an April election for terms lasting four years. There is no term limit to Park Board positions. Our current Board members
are listed below, with the expiration of their terms noted.
Steve Wilson
Wilmette Park District
Executive Director
Executive Director
- About Wilmette Park Board Meetings
- The Board of Park Commissioners meets for their Regular Monthly Meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall at 1200 Wilmette Avenue in Wilmette.
- The Board also meets as a Committee-of-the-Whole (COW) on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Road (side door), Wilmette.
- Special meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
All meetings are open to the public.
- For the 2023 meeting schedule, more information about viewing meetings and keeping up-to-date with Board matters, please follow the top link to our Board Meetings page.
- Written Communications and Correspondence
The Wilmette Park District welcomes communications from its residents in all formats. If you choose to communicate via email, please send your comments to publiccomment@wilpark.org in advance of the meeting, and your message will be included in the next meeting’s agenda packet to be a part of the record. To read our Policy for Written Communications and Correspondence from the Public, click here.
- All the Ways to Stay In-the-Know
Attend the Meetings
All Board meetings are open to the public. Each meeting’s agenda includes time for Recognition of Visitors, and you are welcome to share your thoughts during this time (read Rules for Public Comment here).
Watch Regular Monthly Board Meetings Live or Online
Only Regular Park Board Meetings are televised; live meetings are broadcast on Wilmette’s Channel 6, and can be viewed on TV or online.
Recordings of previous Regular Board Meetings are available through YouTube. See Watch Board Meetings at the top of this page for links.
Read Agenda Packets and Meeting Minutes
Follow Regular, COW, and Special Meeting happenings by reading agenda packets and minutes, which you can find here.
Subscribe to the Board Brief
The Board Brief e-newsletter is sent to email subscribers monthly. The Board Brief contains updates from all the Board meetings from the previous month. To sign up, enter your information into the Stay in the Loop box, below. To read previous issues of Board Brief, go to the library here
Upcoming Meetings
- Regular Park Board Meetings
The Wilmette Park District’s Board of Park Commissioners meets for a Regular Monthly Park Board Meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilmette Village Hall Council Chambers, 2nd floor, 1200 Wilmette Avenue in Wilmette.
2024 Regular Monthly Board Meeting Dates
- January 8
- February 12 *additional Special Meeting at 6 pm.
- March 11
- April 8
- May 13*
- June 10
- July 8
- August 12
- September 9** + Committee of the Whole Finance Meeting at 6:30
- October 14** + Committee of the Whole Finance Meeting at 6:30
- November 11
- December 9
* The Annual Meeting will be held immediately following the Regular Board Meeting.
** SPECIAL Committee of the Whole Finance meetings at 6:30, immediately prior to the 7:30 Regular Board meeting, in the Wilmette Village Hall.
Special Meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with Paragraph 42.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
- Committee of the Whole Meetings
The Park Board changed its committee meeting structure in June 2022. In lieu of the previous structure-seven separate committee meetings each month-the entire Board of Park Commissioners now meets monthly as a Committee of the Whole (COW).
COW Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month in the Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Rd. in Wilmette, unless otherwise noted.
2024 Committee of the Whole (COW) Meeting Dates
- January 22
- February 26
- March 18 at 7 pm at the Community Recreation Center, 3000 Glenview Road (note new time and location)*
- April 15*
- May 20*
- June 24
- July 22
- August 26
- September 9**
- September 23
- October 14**
- October 28
- November 4*** at 3220 Big Tree Lane
- November 11** (This Meeting Has Been Canceled)
- November 18*
- December 4****
- December 16*
*Denotes date change from regular meeting schedule
** Special Committee of the Whole Finance meetings at 6:30, immediately prior to the 7:30 Regular Board meeting – LOCATION: Wilmette Village Hall.
*** Special Committee of the Whole meeting – 2025 Operating Budget Discussion – 6:30-8:30 pm – LOCATION: 3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette.
**** Special Committee of the Whole meeting – Annual Budget Workshop – 6:30-8:30 pm – LOCATION: Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Road, Wilmette.
Additional Special Meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with Paragraph 42.02 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
Connection and Communications
All Board meetings are open to the public. Each meeting’s agenda includes time for Recognition of Visitors, and you are welcome to share your thoughts during this time (read Policy for Public Comment here). If you prefer, you can email comments to publiccomment@wilpark.org in advance of the meeting, and your message will be included in the next meeting’s agenda packet to be a part of the record (read Policy for Written Communications and Correspondence from the Public here).
Watch Regular Monthly Board Meetings Live or Online
Only Regular Park Board Meetings are televised; live meetings are broadcast on Wilmette’s Channel 6, and can be viewed on TV or online.
- Go here to link to a live Regular Board meeting
- Go here for recordings of previous Regular Board Meetings on YouTube (scroll down to Wilmette Park District).
Agenda Packets and Meeting Minutes
Follow Regular, COW, and Special Meeting happenings by reading agenda packets and minutes, which you can find here.
Board Brief E-Newsletter
The Board Brief e-newsletter is sent to email subscribers monthly. The Board Brief contains updates from all the Board meetings from the previous month. To sign up, enter your information into the “Stay in the Loop” box, below. To read previous issues of Board Brief, go to the archives here
Watch Board Meetings
Board of Park Commissioners
The Wilmette Park District Board of Park Commissioners oversees the administration of the Wilmette Park District. It is an independent board
elected by Wilmette residents in an April election for terms lasting four years. There is no term limit to Park Board positions. Our current Board members
are listed below, with the expiration of their terms noted.
Steve Wilson
Wilmette Park District
Executive Director
Executive Director
- About Wilmette Park Board Meetings
- The Board of Park Commissioners meets for their Regular Monthly Meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall at 1200 Wilmette Avenue in Wilmette.
- The Board also meets as a Committee-of-the-Whole (COW) on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Road (side door), Wilmette.
- Special meetings are scheduled as needed. Notice will be given in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act in the event of cancellation or change in date, time, or location of any meeting.
All meetings are open to the public.
- For the 2023 meeting schedule, more information about viewing meetings and keeping up-to-date with Board matters, please follow the top link to our Board Meetings page.
- Written Communications and Correspondence
The Wilmette Park District welcomes communications from its residents in all formats. If you choose to communicate via email, please send your comments to publiccomment@wilpark.org in advance of the meeting, and your message will be included in the next meeting’s agenda packet to be a part of the record. To read our Policy for Written Communications and Correspondence from the Public, click here.
- All the Ways to Stay In-the-Know
Attend the Meetings
All Board meetings are open to the public. Each meeting’s agenda includes time for Recognition of Visitors, and you are welcome to share your thoughts during this time (read Rules for Public Comment here).
Watch Regular Monthly Board Meetings Live or Online
Only Regular Park Board Meetings are televised; live meetings are broadcast on Wilmette’s Channel 6, and can be viewed on TV or online.
Recordings of previous Regular Board Meetings are available through YouTube. See Watch Board Meetings at the top of this page for links.
Read Agenda Packets and Meeting Minutes
Follow Regular, COW, and Special Meeting happenings by reading agenda packets and minutes, which you can find here.
Subscribe to the Board Brief
The Board Brief e-newsletter is sent to email subscribers monthly. The Board Brief contains updates from all the Board meetings from the previous month. To sign up, enter your information into the Stay in the Loop box, below. To read previous issues of Board Brief, go to the library here
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