The members of the board shall be considered officers of the city and shall file an oath and a fidelity bond in such amount as may be required from time to time by the city council of the city.
No person holding a lucrative office under the United States, the state of Illinois or any political subdivision thereof, or a municipality including the city, shall be a member of the board of fire and police commissioners or the secretary thereof. The acceptance of any such lucrative office by a member of the board shall be treated as a resignation of his office as a member of the board or the secretary thereof. No person shall be appointed a member of the board of fire and police commissioners who is related, either by blood or marriage up to the degree of first cousin, to any elected official of the city. No more than two (2) members of the board shall belong to the same political party existing in the city at the time of such appointments. If only one or no political party exists in the city at the time of such appointments, then state or national political party affiliations shall be considered in making appointments. Party affiliation shall be determined by affidavit of the person appointed as a member of the board.
Members shall not be subject to removal, except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard within thirty (30) days in his or their own defense, before a regular meeting of the city council of the city. A majority vote of the city council shall be required to remove any such member from office. (Ord. 826, 7-1-1980)