Editing New Lenox, Illinois (section)

==Government==
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The village operates under the [[village]] form of local government. The Council-Trustees/Mayor form of government is followed and utilizes a village administrator to perform chief administrative duties. The current mayor is Tim Baldermann and the current village administrator is Kurt Carroll. The six member board of trustees and mayor are elected in an election at large on a four-year staggered basis, with the mayor elected to that specific office by the voters.

The village's board of trustees is responsible for setting village policy, enacting ordinances and resolutions for the proper governing of the village, as well as for overseeing the proper planning of the village.

The current board is composed of Katie Christopherson, Amy Gugiliuzza, Keith Madsen, Lindsay Scalise, David Smith, and Jim Wilson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Trustees - Contact Them - New Lenox IL |url=https://www.newlenox.net/pview.aspx?id=27072&catid=527 |access-date=April 1, 2024 |website=www.newlenox.net}}</ref>
[[Image:New Lenox Village Hall from Library.jpg|thumb|right|The New Lenox Village Hall]]

The village clerk is an appointed position and is responsible for the proper keeping of all official documents of the village.   As well, the position is the local election official, and is responsible for in-person absentee voting, as well as the duties of setting the ballot for all local elections.  As chief administrative officer, the village administrator is responsible for the enforcement of all village codes and ordinances, as well as recommending employee hiring to the mayor and board of trustees. The village administrator also supervises all village departmental operations.

In 2007, the village governmental operations were moved to the new New Lenox Village Hall at 1 Veterans Parkway.  Upon occupying this new building of approximately {{convert|65000|sqft|m2}}, the old [[Village hall|Village Hall]] which was approximately {{convert|14000|sqft|m2}} was taken over by the [http://www.newlenox.net New Lenox Police Department]. The main level of the building which formerly housed the village operations was remodeled for police use. In 2014, a new building would open as the official Police Station in the Commons moving the police use away from the Village Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2014 |title=New Lenox police station close to opening |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2014/10/17/new-lenox-police-station-close-to-opening/atiqwka/ |access-date=April 1, 2024 |website=Shaw Local |language=en}}</ref>