Matyas Serving On Both Village, Library Boards -- For Now

After getting her feet wet campaigning when she ran for the Niles library board in 2011, Danette O'Donovan Matyas used those campaign skills again when she ran for the Niles village board in 2013.

She won both times. After being sworn in last week as a village of Niles trustee, Matyas said she does not plan to step down from the library board, at least not yet. 

"Since I started with the (library) renovation, I want to see it through," she said. 

Earlier:

The law allows Matyas to serve on both the library and village boards, even though her fellow newcomer John Jekot is required to step own from serving on the East Maine School District 63 board. The Illinois Attorney General has ruled that serving on a school board and village board are incompatible, Jekot said. That's not the case with serving on a village board an library board.

Matyas said the village board hasn't yet assigned duties and responsibilities.

"I want to give 100 percent to both, but we haven't sat down yet to find out where I'm going to be, and what I'll do," she said.

She does not yet have a timeframe for when or if she will step down from the library board, she said.

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