There is hereby created and established a Board of Police Commissioners for the Village of Beecher, which shall consist of five (5) members. The Commission shall be comprised of the Village Administrator, the Chief of Police, the Chairman of the Village Public Safety Committee, and two (2) volunteer, non-paid voting members residing in the Village both of which shall be annually appointed by the Village President with consent of the Village Board. The Commissioners shall elect its officers which shall include a Chair and Secretary at its first meeting of each year. The President of the Village shall have the power to remove any volunteer Commissioner with or without cause with approval by the Village Board. The Commission shall adopt such rules governing its procedures and regulating its business as if from time to time, it deems proper and necessary, with approval of the Village Board. Board Meetings shall be open to the public except as otherwise permitted by the Illinois Open Meetings Act and the Commission shall abide by all laws of the State of Illinois including the Freedom of Information Act as a special Commission of the Village Municipal Corporation. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and filed with the office of the Village Clerk after they are approved. (Ord. 1383, 11-11-2022)