2-2-3: DUTIES:
   A.   Appeals: It shall be the duty of the zoning board of appeals to hear and decide any appeal from any order, decision or interpretation of the enforcing officer, or any matter referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under the provisions of this code, the ordinances of the village, or state statutes; provided, that a concurring vote of four (4) members shall be necessary to reverse any decision of the enforcing officer or to recommend a variation.
   B.   Zoning Variations: The zoning board of appeals shall hear all requests for zoning variation and make recommendations to the corporate authorities, as provided in the zoning ordinance.
   C.   Records: The zoning board of appeals shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions. Every rule, regulation, amendment or repeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision, determination or recommendation of the zoning board of appeals, shall be filed promptly in the office of the village clerk and shall be a public record. (2013 Code § 2-2-3)