ORDINANCE NO. 2024-11

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE PERTAINING TO MEMBERSHIP ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

WHEREAS, there exist current vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Glen Carbon; and

WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Glen Carbon desire to reduce the total number of members to serve on the planning and zoning commission.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF GLEN CARBON, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION ONE

   That Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Village Code shall be amended by deleting the present wording thereof and substituting the following wording therefore: 

“2-1-1: MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENT:

The planning and zoning commission shall consist of seven members and a chairman to be appointed by the President of the Village Board with the approval of the Board of Trustees. The chairman shall call for meetings as needed and shall preserve order at the meetings. The chairman shall have no right to vote at any meeting. If the chairman is unable to serve at any given meeting, a chairman pro tem shall be elected by the commission members to serve as chairman pro tem for that meeting. The chairman pro tem may make a motion or second a motion while serving as chairman pro tem and shall vote as a member but shall not have a second vote as chairman pro tem to break a tie or for any other purpose.” 

SECTION TWO

Any and all ordinances or parts of other ordinances in conflict herewith shall be and hereby are repealed to the extent of any such conflict, provided that nothing herein shall in any way excuse or prevent prosecution of any previous or existing violation of any ordinance or part of any ordinance repealed or superseded hereby. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding now pending in any court, any rights acquired, any liability incurred, any cause of action acquired or existing by reason of this Ordinance or any part thereof repealed by this Ordinance. No accrued legal right or remedy of any kind or character shall be lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance.

SECTION THREE

That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.

Passed by the Village Board of the Village of Glen Carbon, Illinois, this          day of _________________, 2024.

Approved by the Mayor of the Village of Glen Carbon, this      day of _________________, 2024.

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Robert P. Marcus, Mayor

Village of Glen Carbon, Illinois

ATTEST:

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Kathleen K. Scaturro, Village Clerk

Village of Glen Carbon, Illinois