(A) The Mayor shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution or motion except:
(1) When the vote of the Council Members has resulted in a tie;
(2) Where one-half of the Council Members then holding office have voted in favor of an ordinance, resolution or motion even though there is no tie vote; or
(3) Where a vote greater than a majority of the corporate authorities is required to adopt an ordinance, resolution or motion. In each instance specified the Mayor shall vote.
(B) All resolutions and motions which create any liability against the city, or which provide for the expenditure or appropriation of its money, or to sell any city property, and all ordinances passed by the City Council shall be deposited with the City Clerk. If the Mayor approves of them, he or she shall sign them. Those of which he or she disapproves he or she shall return to the City Council, with his or her written objections, at the next regular meeting of the City Council occurring not less than five days after their passage. The Mayor may disapprove of any one or more sums appropriated in any ordinance, resolution or motion making an appropriation. If the Mayor fails to return any ordinance or any specified resolution or motion with his or her written objections, within the designated time, it shall become effective despite the absence of his or her signature.
(1990 Code, § 2-97) (Ord. 62-643, passed 2-5-1962; Ord. 63-707, passed 4-1-1963; Ord. 73-251, passed 2-5-1973; Ord. 76-423, passed 1-19-1976)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 3.1-40-30