Sauk Village Administrator / Public Safety Director’s Report
By: JW Fairman
October 11, 2016
During last month, I attended the IML and ICMA conferences,
during the periods of 09/22-24/2016 In Chicago, IL and 09/25-28/2016 in Kansas
MO.
Throughout each of these conferences there was a mantra on
how to do more with less personnel through the use of technology. We all know,
updates of our technology system is in dire need of a major upgrade, which we
are presently pursuing. And, I am sure that we are all aware of this dire need
throughout the village.
Further, the need for villages and other municipalities to
build “Diverse leadership in our community and organization.” This is sorely
needed in our and a lot of other communities. To accomplish this we would need
to reach out to business, religious and educational institutions. All of us
know that cooperation is badly needed regardless of differences of opinions.
First, we need to promote the development of staff throughout the village operations,
help elected officials and other community leaders identify, work toward, and
achieve common goals and objectives.
Additionally, I met with representatives of an organization
called community champions who helps municipalities develop ordinances requiring
the registration of Default mortgage property providing for the purpose, intent
and applicability of the ordinance
requiring for the registration and maintenance of certain real property
by Mortgages; providing for penalties and enforcement, as well as the
regulation, limitation and reductions of registerable real property within the
municipality; providing for severability, repealed, codification and an
effective date.
What does this mean for Sauk Village? It could mean that we
would have at no cost to Sauk Village, are presentative that would assist us in
ensuring that banks and other financial institutions would have to pay for the
up keep of their properties and possibly pay taxes on them. I will be meeting
with this company’s representative within the next three weeks.
The Villages daily operations are managed as effectively as
possible given their limited human capital. Which means that all of our
department are working at maximum capacity, save for some mishaps.
We continue to work to receive finances owed to the village
by businesses and community members.
Thanks,
JW Fairman, Jr
Village Administrator