Meet Your Village People
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Ray Wiggins became Assistant Village
Manager in 1997, after two and a half years as an assistant to
Oak Park’s Village Manager. Prior to coming to Oak Park,
Wiggins served seven and a half years in various analyst
positions in the City Manager’s Office of the City of San
Antonio, Texas. Wiggins earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Urban Studies and Community Affairs from Johnson C. Smith
University, Charlotte, N.C. He also has completed graduate
course work in Urban Studies at Trinity University in San
Antonio, TX, and has completed the National Forum for Black
Public Administrators Executive Leadership Institute, studying
at Howard University, San Jose State University, University of
Louisville, Clark Atlanta University, Syracuse University and
the University of Minnesota. He also mentors African American
males at the East Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois, and
serves on the Board of Directors for the Oak Park Education
Foundation.
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Frank Spataro became the Village’s
Human Resources Director in February 2002. Prior to coming to
Oak Park, he worked for 22 years in the Human Resources
Department of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, including nine
years as the Assistant Human Resources Director. Spataro holds
a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of
Cincinnati with an emphasis on public policy and quantitative
analysis, and a Bachelor of Science degree in political science
from the Illinois State University. Spataro is certified by the
American Compensation Association as compensation professional
and a Senior Human Resources Professional by the Society for
Human Resources Management.
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News You Can Use
Learn to save a life…CPR/AED classes are held from 6 – 10 p.m.,
four times a month at the main fire station, 100 N. Euclid Ave.
Classes are free to Oak Park residents, but a $10 deposit for
the loan of a text is required. Pre-registration also is
required. For more information call 445.3300 or email fire@oak-park.us.
Stop solicitors…To prevent solicitors from knocking on your door,
obtain a “no-soliciting” sticker from the Village
Clerk to place on or near your front door. Call 358.5674 or
email clerk@ oak-park.us for more information. To report an unauthorized
solicitation call 358.5411 or email comsvcs@oak-park.us.
Parking office extends hours…
The Parking Office
will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Mon., Aug. 25 for
permit renewals. For more information call 358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us.
Plan your next block party…Packets with information on services available
for your next block party are available at Village Hall, 123
Madison St. These packets include a petition that must be
signed by 10 separate households on the block and returned 10
days before the event so the appropriate departments can be
notified and street barricades delivered. For more information
call 358.5406 or email comsvcs@oak-park.us.
Community profile available… Updated information on the community, including
demographics, is now available. A copy of the four-page
Community Profile, prepared by the Community Services
Department, is available at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. For
more details, call 358.5409 or email comsvcs@oak-park.us.