The Palos Heights City Council officially appointed Joe Smith to be the Director of Public works last week.
Smith has been serving as the Interim Director of Public Works since December following Adam Jasinski’s appointment to City Administrator from the Public Works Director role in September 2025. The official appointment to the permanent director was held off until June to give Smith time to complete training for a water operators license through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Prior to his interim appointment, Smith had served as the Assistant Director of Public Works since January 2023. He has been with the department in various capacities since June 2012…