Kisner likes what he sees in Glenview. “I wanted to work in a community that holds government to a high standard. My role is to be the watchdog, the nay sayer. It’s not my job to give good news,” he says.
Over the next few months, he may be saying “nay” a lot. Village employees now enjoy as many as 26 days of vacation and unlimited sick leave – the product of “years and years of trying to keep unions out,” Hileman says. Recently, Village Hall reduced the amount of comp time employees could take from 240 hours to 80. “That decision has greatly improved productivity,” he says.
The village is also trying to figure out what to do with the Maine Water Company, a business purchased by the McCarthy Administration – expected to be a cash cow for Glenview. Instead, the utility is operating in the red, and Hileman has ordered an analysis of its operations to be completed later this summer.
Hileman and Kisner will also be working to keep Trustees Paul Detleffs and Phil White happy. They come from the corporate world and have not been pleased with the way Glenview managed its money. “They are as qualified as [Kisner] to be Glenview’s CFO,” Hileman says.
He believes Detleffs and White are satisfied with the changes they’ve seen so far, and Hileman claims to be sleeping better at night. “I’m feeling more comfortable about staffing levels. The quarter percent sales tax has helped shore up our future, and The Glen is doing fine – getting stronger every year. The office park there is huge,” he concludes.
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Let’s hope that somebody is keeping on eye him. In his last job with all the problems that surrounded his dept. he easily says, ‘all I did was cut the check’ then walked away…. right into our village!
Yes, be wary of alliances with trustees who hold the corporate model ideal. Village services are already atrocious here and a pure profit/loss viewpoint will not serve the citizens of Glenview. We’re sitting on TIF money from the Glen and our classic downtown is stuck in decline, blocks from the busiest stop on the Milwaukee District line. Go figure.