Bensenville residents to vote on village manager position [Video]

BENSENVILLE (WBBM NEWSRADIO) – Voters in Bensenville are being asked to decide if they want to keep the current managerial form of government or give more authority and higher pay to the village president.

Village trustees voted during a special meeting to put the question to voters. This came after the board last week voted unanimously to fire Evan Summers, the village manager of eight years.

“Unfortunately, there are are some in our community trying to spread misinformation,” Village President Frank DeSimone said. “They are claiming that the village board and my decision to ask residents to decide if the managerial form of government should be retained was a great secret. For over eight years, this idea has been discussed. Any claim to the contrary is just plain untrue and being made to serve political self interests.”

DeSimone is running for re-election unopposed.

If the voters decide to scrap the managerial form of government, he’ll have more authority and …