(A) The following standing committees of the Village Board are hereby established, to-wit:
(1) Finance and budget;
(2) Street and alley;
(3) Sanitation and drainage;
(4) Health and safety;
(5) Utilities;
(6) Police and traffic; and
(7) Public property
(B) The committees shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees. This appointment shall be done within 30 days of the last election.
(C) The Mayor shall be the ex-officio Chairperson of each and every standing committee.
(D) The first named Trustee of each committee shall be the Chairperson.
(E) So far as is practicable, reports of committees shall be in writing.
(F) As provided by law, any report of a committee of the Board shall be deferred for final action thereon to the next regular meeting of the same after the report is made, upon the request of any two Trustees present.
(G) Each standing committee of the Village Board shall exercise a general supervision over the affairs of the department of municipal government with which it is connected; shall ascertain the condition and needs of said department; shall, from time to time, report the same to the Mayor and Village Board so that a full understanding thereof may be had; and, generally, shall do all acts necessary to promote the efficiency of the Department.
(Prior Code, § 1-2-6)