Editing Lincolnshire, Illinois (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Lincolnshire IL Village Hall 2.JPG|thumb|right|The village hall, where the government of Lincolnshire meets regularly]]
The government of Lincolnshire is constituted as a [[Council-manager government|council-manager form government]] with elements of [[home rule]],<ref name=gubby>{{cite web
| first        = James
| last        = Banovetz
| title        = Illinois Home Rule: Its Use and Experience
| url        = http://www.plainfield-il.org/news/documents/HomeRulePresentation.pdf
| work        = [[Northern Illinois University]] Center for Governmental Studies
| location        = [[Plainfield, Illinois]]
| page        = 13
| date        = November 13, 2006
| publisher        = Village of Plainfield, Illinois
| access-date        = October 6, 2009
| url-status        = dead
| archive-url        = https://web.archive.org/web/20080723204059/http://www.plainfield-il.org/news/documents/HomeRulePresentation.pdf
| archive-date        = July 23, 2008
}}
</ref> which it adopted via ordinance in 1976.<ref name=history1 /> The village is headed by a [[mayor]] who presides over a board of six [[trustee]]s at every meeting, although the daily functions of the village are carried out by a professional salaried village manager. Once elected, the mayor serves a four-year term; the elected trustees serve four-year terms that are staggered. It is the responsibility of the mayor to appoint a village manager, although the manager cannot take office until the board has approved the mayor's choice.<ref name=Gobierno>{{Cite book
 | first = Various | last = Authors
 | title = Lincolnshire Information Report
 | place = Lincolnshire, Illinois
 | publisher = Village of Lincolnshire
 | year = 2004
 | page= 4}}
</ref>

Government meetings are generally conducted on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. In the case of a tie, the mayor has the [[casting vote]]. Mayors of Lincolnshire can veto propositions set forth by the board of trustees, although this move may be overridden by a two-thirds opposition vote from the board.<ref name=Gobierno />

As of 2008, the village office holders were:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Name
! Profession
!align="right"|Term notes
|-
| Elizabeth J. Brandt
|align="center"| Village Mayor
|align="right"| Expires 2027 (reelected)<ref name=Gobierno /><ref name=Baddaboom>{{cite web |url=http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/contactUs.php|title=Contact Us|access-date=September 21, 2008 |work=Village of Lincolnshire Website |publisher=Village of Lincolnshire |year=2008 }}</ref>
|-
| Joe Kelly
|align="center"| Village Trustee
|align="right"| Expires 2027 <ref name=Gobierno /><ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
| Robert Mitchell
|align="center"| Village Trustee
|align= "right"| Expires 2025 <ref name=Gobierno /><ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
| Veronica Pantelis
|align="center"| Village Trustee
|align="right"| Expires 2027 (reelected) <ref name=Gobierno /><ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
| Dr. Mara Grujanac
|align="center"| Village Trustee
|align="right"|  Expires 2027 (reelected) <ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
| Dr. Sandra Wright
|align="center"| Village Trustee
|align="right"| Expires 2025 <ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
| Jill Raizin
|align="center"| Village Trustee
|align="right"| Expires 2025 (reelected) <ref name=Gobierno /><ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
| Barbara Mastandrea
|align="center"| Village Clerk
|align="right"| Expires 2027 (reelected)<ref name=Gobierno /><ref name=Baddaboom />
|-
|}

===Safety===
Lincolnshire is served by its own [[police|police department]], which is based in the village hall.<ref>This is so because both apparently have the same address.</ref> This police force is staffed by 27 full-time members; 24 of them are sworn police officers, and the other is a community service officer. The Lincolnshire Police Department runs an emergency center that accepts [[9-1-1|911]] calls in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/services/police/index.php| title=Police Department Home Page| access-date=September 7, 2008 |work=Department of the Police| publisher=Village of Lincolnshire| year=2008}}</ref>

The Lincolnshire Police Department collaborates with Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103's junior high school, Daniel Wright, to form a chapter of the [[Drug Abuse Resistance Education]] program. This program has graduated sixth graders from the school every year since 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/services/police/news_dare.php|title=DARE News| access-date=September 7, 2008 |work=Department of the Police| publisher=Village of Lincolnshire| year=2008}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

The village is served by the [[Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District]], which employs 36 sworn full-time [[firefighter]]/[[paramedic]]s. The Fire Protection District has three fire stations: one located in central Lincolnshire, slightly to the west of the village hall, one to the south in [[Riverwoods, Illinois|Riverwoods]], and a third located on the north end of the district in [[Vernon Hills, Illinois|Vernon Hills]]. The Fire Protection District runs free services and programs, including fire safety surveys of houses in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/services/fire/index.php |title=Fire Department |access-date=September 13, 2008 |work=Department of Fire Protection |publisher=Village of Lincolnshire |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223204634/http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/services/fire/index.php |archive-date=February 23, 2009 }}</ref>

Lincolnshire lies in a [[floodplain]] region, a consequence of the presence of the Des Plaines River and the proximity a fork of the [[Chicago River]] on the far east border. A third factor involves small Indian Creek, which runs north of Lincolnshire. The village participates in the [[National Flood Insurance Program]], a [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) project, to alleviate a portion of the costs of flood damage that may overtax affected village residents. The village also implements the Community Rating System, a disaster readiness plan.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jennifer| last=Hughes|title=Lincolnshire Flood Warning Pamphlet|work=Engineering Division| publisher=Village of Lincolnshire| date=June 2004 }}</ref>