(A) Appointment and qualifications.
(1) The History Committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Village President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
(2) Committee members are to be appointed on the basis of familiarity with or interest in preserving the history of the village. Consideration is to be given to the appointment of current or former village residents.
(B) Term and compensation.
(1) The initial Committee members shall be appointed as follows: three members shall be appointed to serve a term ending on April 30, 2017 and two members shall be appointed for a term ending on April 30, 2018 in order to create staggered terms for the various Committee members.
(2) All appointments thereafter shall be for a term of three years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified to serve.
(3) Any vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by appointment of the Village President and concurrence of the Board of Trustees.
(4) All Committee members shall serve without compensation.
(C) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.
(1) The Village President shall designate one Committee member as Chairperson to preside at all meetings and to fill the customary functions of that position and another Committee member as a Vice Chairperson.
(2) In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson or, in the absence of the Vice Chairperson, a temporary Chairperson elected by the Committee members, shall act as Chairperson.
(D) Secretary.
(1) The Committee members shall select one of its members to serve as secretary.
(2) Among other duties that the Committee may assign, the secretary shall take minutes of Committee meetings and submit copies of minutes approved by the Committee to the Village Clerk.
(Ord. 2016-01, passed 1-19-2016)