City Council - Elected Officials
St. Charles has an Aldermanic-City form of government, which consists of 10 Aldermen, a Mayor and a City Administrator. The Aldermen and Mayor are elected officials who serve four-year terms. The City of St. Charles is divided into five wards. Two Aldermen from each ward are elected to represent their ward on the City Council and serve staggered terms. The City Clerk and City Treasurer are elected at large.
The City Council is responsible for establishing policy, passing ordinances, adopting the budget. The mayor appoints the City Administrator and department directors with the advice and consent of the City Council. Other offices and vacancies are filled by appointment by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council.
Members of the City Council receive compensation for their service but do not have offices or regular office hours at City Hall. Their contact information is listed below. Mail should be directed to their attention at the City, 2 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174.
The City of St. Charles is a home rule municipality.
Ward Maps
Click on the Ward to download the map for that Ward, or view a map of all wards.
City Council Meetings
Default meeting location:
Council Chambers, City Hall
2 East Main Street
St Charles, IL 60174
Meeting frequency:
First and third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers
Member Term
Member Term:
4 years
Mayor
| Contact | Term Expires | |||||
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Lora Vitek | Mayor | (630) 377-4422 | lvitek@stcharlesil.gov | 2025 |
Aldermen
| Contact | Term Expires | |||||
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Richard Balla | Alderman Ward 1 | rballa@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 | ||
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Ronald Silkaitis | Alderman Ward 1 | (630) 584-1904 | rsilkaitis@stcharlesil.gov | 2025 | |
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Rita Anne Payleitner | Alderman Ward 2 | (630) 377-7530 | rpayleitner@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 | |
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Ryan Bongard | Alderman Ward 2 | (630) 443-3745 | rbongard@stcharlesil.gov | 2025 | |
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Todd Bancroft | Alderman Ward 3 | (630) 443-7974 | tbancroft@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 | |
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Paul D. Lencioni | Alderman Ward 3 | (630) 890-5739 | plencioni@stcharlesil.gov | 2025 | |
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David A. Pietryla | Alderman Ward 4 | (630) 803-8534 | dpietryla@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 | |
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Bryan Wirball | Alderman Ward 4 | (847) 373-7553 | bwirball@stcharlesil.gov | 2025 | |
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Ed Bessner | Alderman Ward 5 | (630) 802-8824 | ebessner@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 | |
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Steve Weber | Alderman Ward 5 | (630) 774-6908 | sweber@stcharlesil.gov | 2025 |
Other Elected Officials
| Contact | Term Expires | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nancy Garrison | City Clerk | (630) 513-3059 | ngarrison@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 | |
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John Harrill | City Treasurer | (630) 596-7419 | jharrill@stcharlesil.gov | 2023 |
Key Documents
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