{"id":1001,"date":"2020-03-22T16:13:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T21:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/?page_id=1001"},"modified":"2020-03-23T17:25:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T22:25:41","slug":"local-government","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1001\" class=\"elementor elementor-1001\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1f3cf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1f3cf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a523f5 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"2a523f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2458e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2458e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8768270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8768270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Government<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa4444 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-mobile elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4fa4444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1262\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissioner-of-public-health-safety\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Commissioner of Public Health &#038; Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1261\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissioner-of-streets-public-improvements\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Commissioner of Streets &#038; Public Improvements<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1260\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissioner-of-public-property\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Commissioner of Public Property<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissions-boards-committees\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Commissions, Boards &#038; 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Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1262\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissioner-of-public-health-safety\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Commissioner of Public Health &#038; Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1261\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissioner-of-streets-public-improvements\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Commissioner of Streets &#038; Public Improvements<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1260\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissioner-of-public-property\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Commissioner of Public Property<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/commissions-boards-committees\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Commissions, Boards &#038; Committees<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/council-agendas\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Council Agendas<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1258\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/council-minutes\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Council Minutes &#038; Video Recordings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d96963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d96963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Government<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9629b elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-mobile elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"fb9629b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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Forest Park has five Commissioners, four of which are elected at large. The fifth commissioner is the Mayor who has the dual role of both Mayor and Commissioner. Each elected official is responsible for one or more specific departments within the Village, with the Mayor having general supervison overall. Each elected official also oversees or presides over one or more of the various Boards, Commissions and Committees that are constituted by law or by the needs of the Village.<\/p><p>Local ordinances establishing the duties of the Mayor and Commissions can be viewed from the homepage under village codes\/administration.<\/p><p class=\"linking\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ORG-CHART-COMPLETE.pdf\" target=\"_new\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">View Organizational Chart<\/a><\/p><hr \/><h2>Budget<\/h2><p>For Village related financial documents click\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/departments\/finance-department\/\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Total Compensation Reports can be found\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/departments\/finance-department\/\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><h2>Council Minutes and Agendas<\/h2><p>To view council meeting minutes and agendas please select a link below.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/council-minutes\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Council Meeting Minutes<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/council-agendas\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Council Meeting Agendas<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Government Government The Village is incorporated under the Commission Form of government with the Mayor and Commissioners elected every four years. Forest Park has five Commissioners, four of which are elected at large. The fifth commissioner is the Mayor who has the dual role of both Mayor and Commissioner. Each elected official is responsible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":993,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1001","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Local Government - Village of Forest Park, Illinois<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpark.net\/dfp\/government\/local-government\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local Government - Village of Forest Park, Illinois\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Local Government Government The Village is incorporated under the Commission Form of government with the Mayor and Commissioners elected every four years. 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