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PARK DISTRICT INFO

Wilmette Park District Board

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.

Kara-Kosloskus_Vice-President
Kara Kosloskus
President
Term Expires : 2025
Patrick-Duffy
Patrick Duffy
Vice President
Term Expires : 2025
Cecilia-Clarke
Cecilia Clarke
Commissioner
Term Expires : 2027
Allison-Frazier
Allison Frazier
Commissioner
Term Expires : 2025
Julia-Goebel
Julia Goebel
Commissioner
Term Expires : 2027
Patrick Lahey
Commissioner
Term Expires : 2027
Mike-Murdock_President
Michael Murdock
Commissioner
Term Expires : 2027
Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Wilmette Park District
Executive Director
  • 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.

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). If you prefer, you can email comments to swilson@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.

 

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 Park Board Meetings

Board of Park Commissioners Meetings for May 1-31, 2023

Updated 4/27/2023

DatesTimeMeeting Type / Location
Monday, May 8*7:30 p.m.
  1. Special Park Board Meeting
  2. Regular Park Board Meeting
  3. Annual Meeting

/ Village Hall Council Chambers

Monday, May 226:30 p.m.Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting / Mallinckrodt Center “Big Room”

About the 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.

2023 Regular Monthly Board Meeting Dates

* The Annual Meeting will be held immediately following the Regular Board Meeting.

** Denotes change in regular meeting schedule.

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.

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 Road in Wilmette.

2023 Committee-of-the-Whole (COW) Meeting Dates

**Denotes change in regular meeting schedule.

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.

Watch the Wilmette Park District Regular Park Board Meetings

Watch the LIVE Meeting

Regular Park Board Meeting

Past Meeting Recordings

Regular Park Board meeting recordings

from July 12, 2021

(scroll down to “Wilmette Park District”)

Regular Park Board meeting recordings

before July 2021

Village of Wilmette YouTube Page

sticky-note  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