CHAPTER 1
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Village President   I

Board Of Trustees   II

Village Clerk   III

Village Treasurer   IV

Village Deputy Clerk   V

Village Attorney   VI

Village Engineer   VII

Village Employees   VIII

Emergency Service And Disaster Agency   IX

Village Collector   X

Ethics Regulations   XI

Village Manager   XII

Budget Officer   XIII

Board Of Police Commissioners   XIV

Police Pension Board Of Trustees   XV

Business Development Commission   XVI

ARTICLE I VILLAGE PRESIDENT

SECTION:

1-1-1: Election And Term

1-1-2: Bond And Oath

1-1-3: Powers And Duties

1-1-4: Temporary Absence Or Disability

1-1-5: Vacancy

1-1-6: Compensation

1-1-7: Formal Occasions

1-1-8: Local State Of Emergency

1-1-1: ELECTION AND TERM:

The Village President shall be elected for a four (4) year term and shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified as is provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes. (1985 Code)

1-1-2: BOND AND OATH:

Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Village President shall take and subscribe the oath of office as provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and shall execute a bond in such amount and with such sureties as may be required by the Board of Trustees, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office. (1985 Code)

1-1-3: POWERS AND DUTIES:

   A.   The Village President shall be the President of the Board of Trustees and shall preside at all meetings of the Board.

   B.   The Village President shall, except as provided otherwise by the Illinois Compiled Statutes, have the powers and perform the duties of Chief Executive Officer of the Village.

   C.   The Village President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, all officers of the Village whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for by the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Any vacancy occurring in an appointive office shall be filled in the same manner.

   D.   The Village President shall supervise the conduct of all officers of the Village and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge the duties of their respective offices. He shall inquire into all reasonable complaints made against them and cause all their neglects or violations of duty to be promptly corrected; and he shall, in case he becomes satisfied that any officer wilfully neglects or violates his duties, cause such officer to be prosecuted and punished.

   E.   The Village President may remove any officer appointed by him, on any formal charge, whenever he is of the opinion that the interests of the Village demand removal; but he shall report the reasons for the removal to the Board of Trustees at a meeting to be held not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) days after the removal. If the Village President fails or refuses to report to the Board of Trustees the reasons for the removal, or if the Board of Trustees, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its elected members authorized by law, disapproves of the removal, the officer thereupon shall be restored to the office or position from which he was removed. The vote shall be by yeas and nays, which vote shall be entered upon the Board of Trustees' minutes. Upon restoration, the officer shall give a new bond, and a new oath of office, if required by law. No officer shall be removed a second time for the same offense.

   F.   Whenever there is a dispute as to the respective powers or duties of any appointed officer in the Village, the Village President shall settle the dispute after consulting with the Village Attorney.

   G.   The Village President shall have the power to delegate to any appointed officer any duty which is to be performed when no specific officer has been directed to perform that duty.

   H.   The Village President shall sign all licenses and permits granted by the authority of the President and Board of Trustees, except as otherwise provided by law or Village ordinance.

   I.   If the Village President disapproves of any resolution, motion or ordinance, he shall return it to the Board of Trustees with his written objections at the next regular meeting not less than five (5) days after its passage. Any such vetoed resolution, motion or ordinance, upon reconsideration by the Board of Trustees, shall become effective if two-thirds (2/3) of the Board shall vote to pass it. (1985 Code)

   J.   The Village President shall appoint members of the Board of Trustees to serve on standing committees of the Board, and shall designate one (1) member of each such committee to serve as Chair, as provided in section 1-2-13 of this title. (Ord. 16-29, 12-1-2016)

   K.   The Village President shall have such additional powers and duties as provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes. (1985 Code; amd. Ord. 16-29, 12-1-2016; amd. Ord. 19-06, 3-21-2019; Ord. 20-14, 5-7-2020)

1-1-4: TEMPORARY ABSENCE OR DISABILITY:

During a temporary absence or disability of the Village President, the Board of Trustees may, by a proper motion duly seconded and passed by a majority vote of the quorum, elect one (1) of its members to act as President Pro Tem who, during such absence or disability, shall possess the powers of the Village President. (1985 Code)