A. Regular Meetings: The Village Board shall hold its regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at eight o'clock (8:00) P.M., and no notice to each Village Board member of such meetings shall be required. The meeting place of the Board shall be at the Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Avenue, in the Village unless otherwise directed; provided, however, that if the meeting date shall fall on a legal holiday, the Village Board shall meet on the day following.
B. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called by the Village Mayor or any three (3) Trustees, in which event, the Mayor or Trustees calling such meeting shall file with the Village Clerk a statement, in writing, signed by him or them, setting forth the purpose of such special meeting and the day and hour thereof, which shall not be fixed at less than three (3) days from the filing of any such statement. Thereupon, the Village Clerk shall prepare and cause to be served upon the Mayor and each Trustee, at least twenty four (24) hours before the time fixed for such meeting, a notice, in writing, setting forth the purpose of such special meeting and the time and place of holding the same; however, upon agreement of all Trustees, said prior notice in writing of a special meeting may be waived.
C. Schedule And Notice Of Meetings:
1. The Village Clerk, on behalf of the Mayor and Board of Trustees, shall, at the beginning of each calendar year, prepare and make available a schedule stating the date, time and place of regular meetings of the Board of Trustees and committees thereof as provided in subsection 1-6-6I of this chapter. In addition, the Village Clerk shall post a notice of all said meetings on the bulletin board in the lobby of the administrative office building and shall furnish a copy of said notice to all news media requesting same in accordance with State law.
2. The Village Clerk, for and on behalf of the Mayor and Board of Trustees, shall post a notice of any change in any such regular meeting ten (10) days in advance of the meeting date. All news media requesting notice of meetings shall be notified.
3. In the event a special, rescheduled or reconvened meeting is called, the Village Clerk shall arrange a public posting on the aforementioned bulletin board at least twenty four (24) hours prior to such meeting. This requirement for posting shall not be necessary when a reconvened meeting is within twenty four (24) hours of the original meeting or when the announcement of the time and place of the reconvened meeting was made at the original meeting and there is no change in the agenda. All news media requesting notice of meetings shall be notified as provided by law.
D. Meetings Open To Public: All regular or special meetings of the Village Board shall be open to the public.
(1961 Code § 2.211; amd. Ord. 512, 12-5-1967; Ord. 1014, 8-5-1975; 1992 Code)
Statutory reference:
5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.