Trustee defends attendance record

Belgium Trustee Dale Pfeifer on Monday defended his absences from Village Board meetings and offered to step down if the village president requests it.

Last month, Trustee Don Gotcher had asked that the issue be discussed after Pfeifer was appointed to the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Committee, which Gotcher chairs. He said he wasn’t interested in scheduling committee meetings on Saturdays so Pfeifer could attend.

Not counting Monday’s meeting, Village Board minutes show Pfeifer has attended three of 24 Village Board meetings since 2017, a 12.5% attendance rate.