(A) Establishment of official position. There is hereby established the appointed office of "Village Services Director" for the Village of Calumet Park.
(B) Appointment. The Village Services Director shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
(C) Term. The term of the Village Services Director shall be as announced by the Mayor at the time of appointment and shall not exceed four years or the remaining portion of the Mayor's term of office, whichever is shorter.
(D) Qualifications, oath and removal. The Village Services Director shall possess the qualifications required of other officers of the village; shall take oath or affirmation of office as required by law; and shall be subject to removal from office by the Mayor in the same manner as other appointive officers of the village. No elected official of the village shall be eligible to serve as Village Services Director.
(E) Compensation. The Village Services Director shall receive the compensation as prescribed and approved at the time of appointment and/or as recited, from time to time, in the annual appropriation ordinance of the village.
(F) Powers and duties.
(1) The Village Services Director shall perform services on behalf of the village, as directed and assigned by the Mayor and Board of Trustees, including, but not limited to:
(a) Direction and coordination of village services to residents and businesses;
(b) Coordination of village departments, boards and commissions towards the goal of achieving efficient operation of the village government;
(c) Liaison assistance between village departments, boards, commissions, employees and officials, for the purpose of providing coordinated services to the public and citizenry of Calumet Park;
(d) Responses to public requests and inquiries concerning village operations and services;
(e) Coordination and supervision of compliance notices and complaints pertaining to alleged violations of village health, building and zoning codes and ordinances, to assure vigorous prosecution thereof and the presentation of relevant testimony and documentation;
(f) Implementation and recommendation of village personnel policies and practices;
(g) Assistance in providing information to residents and businesspersons in the village in cooperation with the Community Relations Commission and other departments, as to village activities and programs;
(h) Attendance as official representative of the village and Village Board, at meetings concerning all municipal functions with other governmental bodies and agencies, civic, neighborhood, business, religious, charitable, homeowners, apartment dwellers and condominium members, organizations and associations; and
(i) Attendance at regular, special, and committee meetings of the Mayor and Board of Trustees for the purpose of receiving directions therefrom and public participation thereof.
(2) Not less than once each fiscal year, and at any other times as requested by the Mayor or Board of Trustees, the Village Services Director shall provide a written report of the Director's services, activities, programs and duties, together with recommendations, and the proposals received from others, as to additional and further Village Services Director activities, plans, duties, responsibilities and studies.
(3) The Village Services Director shall have no power to incur liability or in any way transact business for or in the name of the village.
(G) Responsibility. Any person appointed as Village Services Director shall have overall responsibility for the village budget. Some specific duties shall be to chair the Finance Committee meetings; to conduct union negotiations, along with any other members of the negotiating team appointed by the Mayor; to monitor all routine expenditures and expenditures for capital improvements; to undertake any additional duties relating to the budget and finances of the Village of Calumet Park as may be requested by the Mayor from time to time.
(Ord. 04-841, passed 1-22-2004; Ord. 04-846, passed 4-8-2004)