Editing Barrington Hills, Illinois (section)

==Government==
Barrington Hills was incorporated in 1957.<ref>[http://www.barringtonhills-il.gov/foia/pdfs/misc/TownCharter_VBH.PDF Barrington Hills Town Charter] accessed March 30, 2007</ref> It was then composed of land only in the northwest corner of Cook County, and expanded over the next five years to its approximate configuration of today. In 1959, areas in McHenry and Lake counties joined the village, and in 1962 the village of Middlebury in Kane County was annexed. With the incorporation of Middlebury, the village government acquired its first building, a single-room school house converted into a police station.<ref name="eoc" />

The current Village Hall was constructed in 1974 with a substantial addition in 1993. The building hosts the Barrington Hills Police station, administrative offices and public meeting rooms. Barrington Area Council of Governments BACOG offices are also located on this site. A fire station was constructed in 1994 on the grounds.<ref name="BCFPD">[http://www.bcfpd.org/tour_station2.asp Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District - Station #2 Tour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725045916/http://www.bcfpd.org/tour_station2.asp|date=July 25, 2011}} Accessed November 29, 2010</ref>

The Village of Barrington Hills is a home rule municipality which functions under the council-manager form of government with a Village President and a six-member board of trustees, all of whom are elected at large to staggered four-year terms. Officers of the village include a village treasurer, a village clerk, a building code enforcement officer and a village manager.

The current village President is Brian D Cecola and current members of the Board of Trustees are Colleen Konicek Hannigan, Bryan Croll, Brian D. Cecola, Robert Zuback and Paula Jacobsen.  The village manager is Anna Paul.