Nominating Committees Have Been Formed

Press Release - September 23, 2008

On September 15, the Hinsdale Village Caucus meet at its 2nd Regular meeting and formed nominating committees to slate candidates for the April 2009 municipal elections. Nominating committees were formed for the Hinsdale Library Board, Hinsdale Village Board (including President and Clerk), Hinsdale Caucus Officers and District 181 Consolidated School Board. The District 181 School Board nominating committee also include representatives from Burr Ridge and Clarendon Hills.

Since 1934, the Hinsdale Caucus has been an effective force in Hinsdale promoting non-partisan local government. Over the next few weeks the nominating committees will be reaching out to the community looking for experiences and talented individuals who are looking to give back to their community and participate on one of these elected Boards. Interested parties should email info@HinsdaleCaucus.org. The nominating committees will report back to the Caucus with their slates of candidates on January 7, 2009.

Also, at the September 15 meeting, the Hinsdale Caucus voted overwhelmingly to amend its bylaws to improve the confidentiality of the nominating committee process. However, the proposed bylaw change to revert the term limit of Village Board members for two four-year terms back to one four-year term failed be a convincing margin. Currently, the Caucus restricts members of all three elected Board to two consecutive terms. The Village Board President has a one term limit.

Scott Morris
Chair
Hinsdale Caucus

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Caucus Nominating Committees Formed, By-Laws Amended

News Entry - September 2006

At the second regular meeting of the Caucus on September 26 at the Hinsdale Middle School, delegates were assigned randomly to nominating committees for the village, public library and school district 181 boards.

The committees will solicit qualified candidates for office, screen them and recommend slates for approval by the full Caucus at its third regular meeting on January 9, 2007.

Candidates are being sought for three trustee positions on the village board, three director positions on the library board and four member positions on the school district 181 board.

Candidates for the village and library boards must reside in Hinsdale. Candidates for the school board must reside in the district’s attendance area, which includes Clarendon Hills and parts of Burr Ridge. All candidates must be registered voters.

To submit a prospective candidate for consideration by the appropriate nominating committee, send their name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if known) to info@hinsdalecaucus.org, so they can be contacted by the Caucus.

A fourth nominating committee will seek candidates for Caucus officer positions among persons who have Caucus experience.

Also at the meeting, the Caucus unanimously voted to amend its By-Laws for terms of service on the village and library boards. Where village trustees had been limited to a single four-year term, they now may serve two four-year terms. Where library directors had been limited to a single six-year term, they now may serve two four-year terms. The six-year library term was recently changed to a four-year term by local ordinance.

Members of the school district 181 board currently may serve two four-year terms. The village board president may serve only one four-year term, and the village clerk’s four-year term has no limit.

In addition, the Caucus unanimously voted to amend its By-Laws to allow e-mail as well as regular mail notification to its members.

The third regular meeting of the Caucus will be on January 9, 7 p.m., at The Community House. The nominating committees will report on their recommendations for candidates, and the full Caucus will vote on slates to stand election on April 17, 2007 for the village, library and school District 181 boards.

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Letter to the Editor

Submitted to Suburban Life and The Doings

May 23, 2006
Dear Editor,

Hinsdale residents and other members of the public are invited to the spring organizational meeting of the Hinsdale Village Caucus on Monday, June 5, 7:30 p.m., at The Community House, Eighth and Madison Streets, Hinsdale.

Residents at the meeting who are registered voters are eligible to be Caucus delegates from one of the five Hinsdale elementary school attendance areas: Elm, Lane, Madison, Monroe and Oak. Qualified Hinsdale organizations, such as civic, homeowners and school groups, also may have delegate representation. Delegates who served in the 2004-05 cycle of the Caucus are eligible to serve again, with some restrictions.

From the five school sections and the organizations represented, delegates will be randomly selected in the fall for service on the Caucus’s nominating committees that solicit, review and recommend candidates for election to village offices, the boards of the public library and community consolidated school district 181, and Caucus officers.

Three village trustee positions, three library director positions and four school board positions will be on the ballot for the April 17, 2007 election.

The Caucus has served Hinsdale for 72 years as a fair and effective way for members of the community to have direct input on determining whom their key local elected leaders will be. The Caucus is nonpartisan. Its sole purpose is to recruit and support the highest qualified candidates for office.

Please consider being involved in the Caucus, which runs smoothest when it has full participation. For more information, visit the Caucus’s Web site, hinsdalecaucus.org, or e-mail info@hinsdalecaucus.org.

R. Scott Morris
Chair-elect, Hinsdale Village Caucus

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Media Coverage of the Hinsdale Village Caucus

Doings Editorial: "Caucus can do its job only with your help" - May 20, 2004

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