Lombard board approves hiring of assistant village manager

LOMBARD, Illinois—The Lombard Board of Trustees recently approved the hiring of an Assistant Village Manager. The Assistant Village Manager will report directly to the Village Manager and it's anticipated that the position will result in a cost savings to the Village over time.

The funding for the new position will come from an anticipated savings in risk management. These cost savings are expected with a revised approach to the Village's handling of risk management. The Village of Lombard, partnering with three other governmental organizations, will be pooling resources to hire a claims administrator and a safety consultant. The additional focus on risk management, both by the Assistant Village Manager as well as the pooled resources, is expected to result in a significant decline in risk management losses.

The Assistant Village Manager position requires a law degree and experience in all principles and practices of risk management and human services. Strong administrative, interpersonal skills, financial/budgetary, operational, public relations and contract administration skills are also essential requirements of the position.

The deadline for application was on October 25, 2012. The Village has received 49 resumes from interested candidates. This group was narrowed down to six candidates, and interviews will be conducted on November 13 and 14. It is anticipated that a selection will be made within two weeks of the interviews, and that the selected candidate would begin work with the Village at the beginning of 2013.