South Jacksonville Delays Clerk Appointment, Approves Sirens, Sets March 17 Referendum

The South Jacksonville Board of Trustees delayed a vote to appoint Village Treasurer Mindy Olson to the vacant village clerk position, citing no final action at a meeting that followed two resignations which left both the clerk’s office and a trustee seat open. Trustees did, however, approve a purchase of replacement storm sirens at the same meeting.

MyJournalCourier had reported trustees “were expected to vote Thursday to approve the appointment of Village Treasurer Mindy Olson to fill the vacancy of village clerk,” but the Board ultimately delayed the vote rather than confirming Olson to the clerk post. The meeting took place February 19, 2026, and the appointment remains pending after the postponement.

The original report notes two resignations created the current vacancies; the provided materials do not name the departing clerk or trustee, nor do they give reasons or resignation dates. With both the clerk position and a trustee seat unfilled, village administrative continuity is in question until the Board schedules a formal appointment or election to fill the trustee vacancy and the clerk role.

Trustees approved purchasing replacement storm sirens during the February 19 meeting. The record supplied to this newsroom states only that trustees “approved a purchase of replacement storm sirens” and does not include vendor names, cost, number of sirens, installation sites, or a deployment timetable. The Board’s action on sirens was the only procurement outcome specified in the available notes.

The agenda also included a fire-district referendum set for March 17. The supplied materials state only that the referendum is scheduled for March 17; they do not include ballot language, the district or jurisdictions affected, or any estimated tax or millage changes tied to the measure. Voters in Morgan County should watch for official notices from the county election authority clarifying which precincts will see the measure.

Several key details remain unreported by the materials provided: the identities of the two resigning officials, vote counts or motions for the clerk appointment delay and the siren purchase, whether Mindy Olson accepted or declined the potential appointment, and the financial or technical specifics of the siren purchase. South Jacksonville trustees did not announce a new date for the clerk appointment during the meeting notes available to this newsroom.

Residents with firsthand information about the resignations, the clerk vacancy, the siren purchase, or the March 17 fire-district referendum are encouraged to contact the South Jacksonville village office or the Morgan County election authority for official records and notices. The Board’s next agenda and the election authority’s upcoming postings will provide the definitive schedule and ballot language for the March 17 referendum.