Mallard Point

Background info:
Rick Montalto (Law Enforcement, 30 years) (married 34 years)
Wife: Carol (Kindergarten Teacher)
Daughter: Michelle 27, (works at the Kane County Sheriff 911 center)
Daughter: Christina 23, (English Teacher at Kaneland High School)
Son: Michael 21, Senior at Bradley University also majoring in secondary education.

Mallard Point Resident for 15 years
A.S. degree from Triton College
B.A. degree from Northern Illinois University
M.S. degree from Benedictine University in Management & Organizational behavior
Employed by the Village of Lombard Police Department for 30 years with a current position of Administrative Sgt. overseeing all the civilian personnel, records, property and evidence, and building issues.

Served 7 years on Sugar Grove Public Safety Committee and have been the Chairman of the Sugar Grove Board of Police Commissioners for the last 5 years
Coached youth soccer, baseball, and basketball teams as my children were growing up in town.
Active with Kaneland music boosters and sports boosters as children went through school system
Active members of St Gall Church in Elburn until St Katharine Drexel recently started in Sugar Grove (we switched to the Sugar Grove Church and are volunteering time to get the church off the ground)

Hobbies:
Restoring Classic cars and motorcycles
Home repair
Yard work
Volunteerism

Goals if given the ability to become a trustee:
Monitor balanced growth in the village of homes, retail, and industrial buildings in an effort to reduce the tax burden on homeowners.
Improve lines of communication with other government agencies so our village needs are not ignored (Ex. State roads through town)
Be a voice for the people of Mallard Point, and the other residents of Sugar Grove, who seem to be ignored by some members of the current board.
Encourage broadcasting village board meetings on cable access channel in an effort to make the board more accountable to the residents for what is said and done in meetings.
Provide incite for the proposed new Police Station and future needs of the village as growth continues through my 30 years experience with a larger village