New Glenview Village Manager Hired

GLENVIEW, IL — The board of trustees of Glenview hired Matthew Formica last week, approving his contract as the new village manager unanimously at a meeting Thursday. When he starts no later than June 5, Formica will be the village's fourth full-time village manager in its 118-year history. He was recruited to replace Todd Hileman, who accepted a job in Denton, Texas after 12 years managing Glenview.

“I’m excited and appreciative of this opportunity," said Formica, who grew up in Grayslake, where he began his village administration career as an intern. Since 2008, he has been the village administrator of Lindenhurst. While in that position he managed to streamline operations and cut costs significantly, the village of Glenview said in an announcement of his hiring.

Glenview Village President Jim Patterson called Formica an "innovative manager who has the ability to challenge the status quo."

Formica's new contract includes a base salary of $215,000. He will also earn a $25,000 bonus for his first year of employment and a $7,200 annual car allowance. The contract requires him to relocate to within Glenview municipal boundaries by the end of the year.

Formica's base salary in Lindenhurst was $174,555 with $32,300 in bonuses for a total of $206,855. Outgoing village manager Hileman had a base salary of $250,000 and an overall payment package budgeted at more than $342,000, according to the Journal and Topics newspapers.

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