The Monticello Village Board met on January 18, 2017. Trustee Robert Harvey was absent. The boardroom in Village Hall was filled to capacity, with some people standing in the hallway. During the Public Comment section of the meeting three people were on the agenda to speak.

First to speak was Leaora Miller. She presented the board with a petition with over 260 signatures requesting that the board hire Monticello Police Officer Szvon Conway as Police Chief. Miller said that the three reasons she and the signers of the petition supported Conway for Chief were Approachability, Personalit...