Maywood board terminates village manager, hires interim via leasing firm and orders national search

The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees voted July 19 to terminate the employment agreement with Village Manager Chasity Wells-Armstrong and to secure interim management while it conducts a national search for a permanent replacement.

After reconvening from closed session, trustees approved the termination motion without recorded dissent. The board then approved a resolution authorizing an employee-leasing agreement with GOVTEMPUSA, LLC to provide an acting village manager, named in the resolution as James Krischke. The board also voted to conduct a national search; the Human Resources Director and the Village Attorney will manage advertisement and initial vetting of candidates under the village's fiscal and investment policy requirements.

Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and trustees framed the action as a personnel and management transition. The hiring route approved uses a leasing contract to place an experienced manager on an interim basis while the village solicits and evaluates national candidates.

The motions took place after a closed-session discussion of personnel and legal matters. No additional details about the reasons for the termination or the terms of Wells-Armstrong's separation were provided in the public minutes. The board did not record supplemental conditions beyond the approved employee-leasing resolution and the vote to advertise for candidates.

The board adjourned at 10:22 p.m. following the approvals.