ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Decision time as Ashwaubenon’s village board votes to replace the late Mike Aubinger as Village President.
In a unanimous vote, Mary Kardoskee will keep the job after serving as interim president.
Kardoskee, who has been a village trustee for the past 12 years, tells WLUK it’s been whirlwind since Aubinger passed late last month.
“I was very involved in the village, but there are always things the president does that you don’t know about behind the scenes.”
Aubinger was elected to his third three-year term last year.
The board agreed it makes most sense for Kardoskee to fulfill the term until 2019.
Its other choice was to appoint Kardoskee, or someone else, to hold the position until a special election in April of next year.
“The following year, in 2019, there is no other positions that are running so trustees have equal opportunity of getting that position at that time,” said Mark Williams, a village trustee.
Kardoskee says she never thought about running to become village president until Aubinger told her he likely wouldn’t be running again in 2019.
She says she never would have run against him.
“Mike was an icon in our community. A lot of people enjoyed working with Mike. He always had humor. He always wanted to help anybody get done what they needed to get done.”
Before being named village president, Kardoskee was the longest serving trustee on the board. She was elected to her fifth term last week.
Kardoskee believes the village will collect applications, hold interviews, and vote on a replacement for her trustee position.
