Frankfort Fire District Approves $260,517.79 in Bills, Reappoints Fire Commissioner Dauber

Frankfort Fire Protection District Board of Trustees Meeting | April 21, 2026

Article Summary: The Frankfort Fire Protection District Board of Trustees approved $260,517.79 in Fire Service and Ambulance Fund bills and unanimously reappointed Heather Dauber to the Board of Fire Commissioners at its April 21, 2026, regular meeting.

Frankfort Fire District Key Points:

• Trustees authorized payment of $260,517.79 in combined Fire Service and Ambulance Fund bills on a 5-0 roll-call vote.
• Heather Dauber was reappointed as a fire commissioner on a unanimous 5-0 roll-call vote.
• The board met briefly in closed session to discuss litigation, real estate and personnel, but took no action afterward.

FRANKFORT — The Frankfort Fire Protection District Board of Trustees on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, authorized payment of $260,517.79 in district bills and reappointed Heather Dauber to the position of fire commissioner, during a regular meeting at Fire Station No. 71 on West Nebraska Street.

The board’s full membership was present. Trustees Robert Boll, Patricia Field, Justin Lohrens, James McGeever Jr. and Nicholas Spano answered the roll call when the meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. Fire Chief Paul Kinsella, Assistant Chief of Administration Kevin Brow and Battalion Chief Kevin Linhart also attended.

Bills Approved on Roll-Call Vote

The board authorized payment of the Fire Service and Ambulance Fund bills, totaling $260,517.79, as presented. Spano made the motion, and McGeever seconded it. On the roll call, Boll, Field, Lohrens, McGeever and Spano all voted aye, and the motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Reappointment

The reappointment of Heather Dauber to the Board of Fire Commissioners had appeared on the agenda under old business as an item for discussion and possible action. After what the minutes describe as an open discussion, Spano moved to reappoint Dauber as a fire commissioner, with Lohrens providing the second. The motion passed on a 5-0 roll-call vote, with Boll, Field, Lohrens, McGeever and Spano all voting aye.

The Board of Fire Commissioners is a body separate from the Board of Trustees and typically oversees hiring, promotion and disciplinary processes for the fire district’s personnel. The source materials do not detail the length of Dauber’s renewed term or her tenure to date.

Closed Session Produces No Action

At 5:46 p.m., the board voted to enter closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c) to discuss litigation, real estate, personnel and other district business permitted under the Open Meetings Act. Spano made the motion and Field seconded; the roll call was unanimous. The board reconvened in open session at 5:57 p.m. on a motion by Boll, seconded by McGeever. No action was taken on items discussed in closed session.

State law permits public bodies to discuss certain matters such as litigation, real estate and personnel privately in closed session, but any formal action must be taken in open session.

The board approved its consent items earlier in the meeting, including the regular meeting minutes from March 18, 2026, and special meeting minutes from April 15, 2026, both approved as presented on voice votes. The meeting adjourned at 5:58 p.m.