The Village Clerk is a part time elected official that performs duties provided by the laws of the State of Illinois and the Ordinances of the Village.  Listed below are specific powers, duties and responsibilities of the Village Clerk:

• Has the power to administer Oaths

• Illinois Notary Public

• Freedom of Information Officer for the Village

• Processes and Issues Licenses including Licenses for Liquor, Peddlers, Solicitor, and Canvasser .

• Attends all meetings of the Board of Trustees as required by law, takes minutes of its full proceedings and maintains a record of the minutes

• Maintains Real Estate Transfer Stamps, Building Permits, Voter Registration and general information

• Publishes Ordinances, Resolutions, and Bid Notifications

• Keeper of the Village records, maintaining files of all approved Ordinances and Resolutions and other documents required by law in a systematic order for easy reference

• Local Registrar and Election Supervisor

• The Clerk answers inquiries from other municipal governments, departments, and citizens; maintains the official Ordinance and Resolution books.

• Guardian of the Corporate Seal of the Village; countersigns official documents and affixes the same to all documents.

• Attest all contracts of the Village

• Responsible for Filing a certified copy of the Tax Levy Ordinance, Prevailing Wages, and Statement of Economic Interest with the Cook County Clerk within the time required by law

• Maintains custody and control of all Village documents which are not assigned to the custody of some other officer.

• Receives nominating papers and certifies names of all candidates entitled to be printed on the Election Ballot

• Issues employee, senior citizens, and children’s identification cards

• Maintains a record of Elected Officials, appointed committees and commissioners, and regular employees.  

Trustee Gary Woll has been a resident and homeowner in Maywood for 43 years, along with his wife of 45 years, Judy.  They have three daughters who were all educated in District 89 and at Proviso East High School.

Trustee Woll earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana.  He also received scholarships to pursue post-graduate studies in politics and government at Southern Illinois University, Claremont California Graduate School and the American University in Washington D.C.

For many years, Trustee Woll was a respected history/government instructor at Elmwood Park High School.  Following his early “retirement” in 1993, Trustee Woll continued to assist Elmwood Park and Walther Lutheran High School as a frequent substitute teacher.  In addition, Trustee Woll has spent a portion of his “retirement” years serving as a supervisor and part-time professor for student teachers at Northeastern Illinois University.

For nearly four decades, Trustee Woll has honed his leadership skills by serving for in numerous leadership positions.  At various times he has served as President, Editor and Secretary of NoMCO, a north Maywood community organization he helped found in 1968.  Additionally, since he joined Maywood Rotary in 1991, he has twice served as its President and has been a major force in fundraising and increasing the membership of the chapter.  Moreover, during a portion of his tenure as a Village Trustee from 1977-2001, he served as mayor pro-tem and chaired several different Village committees.

Trustee Woll believes in proactive leadership.  He is often the first person to meet new residents through his “Welcome Wagon” initiative.  Citizens of Maywood often encounter him out-and-about in the community, engaged in a various activities ranging from voter registration to CB patrol to checking on streetlight outages.  Trustee Woll does his utmost to respond in a timely manner to citizens’ concerns.

Since he was first elected in 1977, Trustee Woll has regularly attended board meetings.  During the nearly 40 years he has served on the Board of Trustees, Trustee Woll has attended Village Board meetings 95% of the time.

Trustee Woll’s many years serves of service have not gone unnoticed.  In 1988, an organization called PARC, now known as ASPIRE, gave him an award acknowledging his support for the rights of the developmentally challenged.  In 1998, Trustee Woll received the “Best Friend of High School Sports” from Illinois’ statewide high school athletic directors.  The award was given in recognition of Trustee Woll’s 30+ years of active support for high school sports in Elmwood Park.  Most recently, Trustee Woll was chosen by Operation Uplift to receive the “Helping Hand Good Neighbor” Award.  On the plaque are the words, “Keep Up The Great Work,” which Trustee Woll intends to do. 

Trustee Woll remains involved in numerous local organizations, including the Maywood Rotary, NoMCO, and the Chamber of Commerce/Gold Card Committee.