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This week marked a changing of the guard at the Mokena Village Board.

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Mayor Ronald Grotovsky, retiring from politics after two terms as mayor, turned the gavel over Monday to Robert Chiszar, the village trustee who was elected to succeed Grotovsky on April 1.

Also leaving village politics was veteran Trustee Gary Chase.

Re-elected Village Clerk Jane McGinn and Trustee John Mazzorana were sworn in, as was new Trustee Mike Everett. Another new trustee, Ed Jancauskas, was unable to attend and will be sworn in April 28.

In other business, the board agreed to join 10 other Will County communities in hiring a negotiator to work out a new with Continental Cablevision.