(a) Office of Clerk/Treasurer. The office of Clerk/Treasurer is hereby created and shall perform those duties and possess the authority specified in Section 4.03
below.
(b) Term. The Clerk/Treasurer shall be elected for a four (4)-year term. The term shall begin on the first day of April following the Village election in November and end on midnight, March 31. The current term of the Clerk/Treasurer is extended through March 31, 2001.
(c) Qualifications. The Clerk/Treasurer shall have been a resident and qualified elector of the Village for at least three (3) consecutive years prior to the election and shall continue to be a resident of the Village throughout the term of office. The Clerk/Treasurer shall hold a four-year accounting/finance degree from an accredited college or university and have a minimum of five (5) years recent accounting experience. Upon petitioning for the position, the Law Director shall confirm a candidate's qualifications for the office. The Clerk/Treasurer shall not hold any other elected public office. If the Clerk/Treasurer shall cease to possess any of the qualifications herein enumerated, the office shall be forfeited pursuant to the procedures contained in Section 2.06
, but failure to maintain the qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any action in which the Clerk/Treasurer has participated. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Council or the Mayor from selecting any current or former Clerk/Treasurer to represent the Village on any Village board, commission or committee or on the governing board of any regional or other intergovernmental agency.
(Nov. 4, 1997; Nov. 5, 2002; Nov. 2, 2021)