(A) Election of an Acting Mayor. The election of an Acting Mayor, pursuant to §§ 31.07(E) or 31.08, does not create a vacancy in the original office of the person on the City Council, unless the person resigns from the original office following election as Acting Mayor. If the person resigns from the original office following election as Acting Mayor, then the original office must be filled pursuant to the terms of this section, and the Acting Mayor shall exercise the powers of the Mayor and shall vote and have veto power in the manner provided by law for a Mayor. If the person does not resign from the original office following election as Acting Mayor, then the Acting Mayor shall exercise the powers of the Mayor but shall be entitled to vote only in the manner provided for as the holder of the original office and shall not have the power to veto. If the person does not resign from the original office following election as Acting Mayor and if that person’s original term of office has not expired when a Mayor is elected and has qualified for office, the Acting Mayor shall return to the original office for the remainder of the term thereof.
(Prior Code, § 1-2-41)
(B) Mayor Pro-Tem; Temporary Chairperson.
(1) If the Mayor is temporarily absent because of an incapacity to perform official duties, but the incapacity does not create a vacancy in the office, the corporate authorities shall elect one of their members to act as Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor Pro Tem, during this absence or disability, shall perform the duties and possess all the rights and powers of the Mayor but shall not be entitled to vote both as Mayor Pro Tem and as an Alderperson.
(2) In the absence of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem, the corporate authorities may elect one of their members to act as a Temporary Chairperson. The Temporary Chairperson shall have only the powers of a Presiding Officer and a right to vote only in the capacity as Alderperson on any ordinance, resolution, or motion.
(Prior Code, § 1-2-51)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-35