SAUK VILLAGE | It didn’t take Acting Mayor David Hanks long to fill the unexpired term of former Trustee Robert Chavez. Hanks asked Trustees and residents to submit their letter of interest to him and asked the Trustees to pick the top candidates. This was a break from years of tradition when the Mayor would name a trustee candidate to fill the vacancy with the village board’s approval.
Hanks named long-time resident, personal friend and fellow church-goer John Poskin, age 56, a one-time unsuccessful candidate for Village Trustee. Poskin ran in 2005, but fell short 49 votes of victory and has been virtually unseen and unknown in the political arena. Poskin is married and has grown children. Poskin is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and he attended Lew Wallace in Gary, Indiana and Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights and graduated in 1974. Poskin went on to attended Prairie State College and is retired from the US Postal Service where he served as Postmaster in Glenwood.
Poskin has been involved in the Sauk Village Sports Association and in village activities for many years.
Benson objected to the action of Hanks during the brief debate on the nomination. The Village Clerk read the Illinois Statute with respect to the law describing the powers of the Acting Mayor which permit for such appointment powers. The vote was 3 to 1 with 1 abstention. Village Trustee Derrick Burgess abstained on the vote and Enoch Benson voting no while Acting-Mayor/Trustee Hanks, Edward Myers and Rosie Williams voting yes. Burgess said that there were other candidates that the Board preferred over Poskin, but it comes down to this was the acting-mayor's choice.
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