Park Board

About Us

The Board consists of seven Park Commissioners who are elected on a nonpartisan, at-large basis for a term of six years. The elected officials must be residents of Bartlett Park District and have a vested interest in our community.

Policy-making and legislative authority are entrusted to the Board of Commissioners and they are responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions, adopting the budget, appointing committees, setting policies, and hiring the park district Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of the Board, for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the park district, and for appointing the heads of the park district departments.

Board Of Commissioners

President	Diana Gunsteen
Vice-President	Theodore J. Lewis
Treasurer	Stephen M. Eckelberry
Commissioner	Lori Palmer
Commissioner	Susan M. Stocks
Commissioner	Dale Ann Kasuba
Commissioner	Jody Fagan

Terms of Office

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2025 Consolidated Election – April 1, 2025

Two six-year term positions on Bartlett Park District Park Board of Commissioners will be up for election on April 1, 2025. Anyone interested in running for a board position can pick up election information packets, including petitions and other forms at Thomas C. White Administration Building, 696 W Stearns Road, Bartlett. Packets are available Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm beginning August 20^th, 2024. Those who wish to run for Park Board Commissioner must be a Bartlett Park District resident for at least one year prior to election.

Potential candidates can begin circulating petitions on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. The official filing dates are Tuesday, November 12, 2024 through Monday, November 18, 2024.

Our Mission & Vision

Mission Statement: We Create Fun!….by providing the finest in Parks, Programs, and Recreational Facilities for our community.

Vision Statement: We strive to create lasting memories for our community by enthusiastically responding to and serving their recreational and leisure needs.

Mission, Vision, Core Values

Policy 6.10 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Comprehensive Plan

Bartlett Comprehensive Plan 2015

Park Board Meetings

The Park Board for Bartlett Park District holds its regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm at Thomas C. White Administration Building, 696 W. Stearns Road, Bartlett. If you have suggestions or if you would like to observe how the park district operates, we encourage your attendance. Board agendas are posted on our website prior to each meeting. To be listed on the agenda, please notify the Executive Director at least one week prior to the meeting: Kevin Romejko at 630-540-4886.

Annual Meeting Schedule

Schedule of Meetings 2024-2025

Board Meeting Agendas

Board Meeting Minutes

Highlights / Surveys

Highlights/Surveys

Highlights

Surveys

2023 Attitude and Interest Survey
2014 Attitude and Interest Survey

Goals / Objectives

Goals/Objectives

The Executive Director solicits input from the Board of Commissioners, Superintendents, and utilizes other sources such as a comprehensive assessment, surveys, etc., before determining what areas need to be focused on prior to the development of goals and objectives. Agency goals and objectives can take the form of Strategic Goals being worked on by many staff or individual goals and objectives. Goals and objectives are reviewed annually by the Board of Commissioners prior to the adoption of the Annual Budget and reviewed and updated quarterly by the Department Heads. The Executive Director reports the status of all goals to the Board of Commissioners.

Goals & Objectives 2024-25
Goals & Objectives 2023-24
Goals & Objectives 2022-23
Goals & Objectives 2021-22
Goals & Objectives 2020-21
Goals & Objectives 2019-20
Goals & Objectives 2018-19
Goals & Objectives 2017-18
Goals & Objectives 2016-17

Strategic Plans

Strategic Goals 2023-2024
Strategic Plan Presentation – Best Practices – Marketing
Strategic Plan Report – Live-Streaming Programs & Events
Strategic Plan Presentation – Master Usage Schedule
Strategic Plan Presentation – Non-Traditional Park Concepts and Ideas
2021 Strategic Plan
Strategic Goals 2022-2023
Strategic Plan Report – Golf Operations
Strategic Plan Report – Technology
Strategic Plan Report – Synthetic Athletic Fields
Strategic Plan Report – Facility Improvements
Strategic Plan Report – Marketing
Strategic Plan Report – Recreation Programs and Services
Strategic Goals 2021-2022

Annual Reports

Annual Audit Reports

Under Illinois Statute (50 ILCS, Par. 310/2, et seq.) the governing body of Bartlett Park District shall cause an audit of the accounts of the unit to be made by a licensed public accountant. Such audit shall be made annually and shall cover the immediately preceding fiscal year of the funds of the district. The audit shall include all of the accounts and funds of the district, including the accounts of any officer of the district who receives fees or handles funds of the district, or who spends money of the district. The audit shall begin as soon as possible after the close of the last fiscal year and shall be completed and the audit report filed with the Comptroller within six months after the close of the fiscal year.

Annual Audit Reports

Annual Audit Report 4-30-24
Annual Audit Report 4-30-23
Annual Audit Report 4-30-22
Annual Audit Report 4-30-21
Annual Audit Report 4-30-20
Annual Audit Report 4-30-19
Annual Audit Report 4-30-18
Annual Audit Report 4-30-17
Annual Audit Report 4-30-16
Annual Audit Report 4-30-15
Annual Audit Report 4-30-14
Annual Audit Report 4-30-12

Annual Budget & Appropriation Ordinance

About Us

Board Of Commissioners

2025 Consolidated Election – April 1, 2025

Our Mission & Vision

Comprehensive Plan

Park Board Meetings

Annual Meeting Schedule

Board Meeting Agendas

Board Meeting Minutes

Highlights/Surveys

Highlights

Surveys

Goals/Objectives

Strategic Plans

Annual Audit Reports

Annual Audit Reports

Annual Budget & Appropriation Ordinance

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