(a) Except for the purpose of inquiry, and in case of emergency during the temporary absence or disability of the Village Manager, the Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Village Manager and neither the Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate of the Village Manager, either publicly or privately; neither shall any member of the Council direct or request: (1) except for the election of those administrative officers required to be elected by the Council, the appointment of any person to, or the removal of, any person from any employment or office for which the Village Manager is responsible; nor (2) except at public meetings and in cases of letting of contracts, the purchase of any specific materials, supplies or equipment. It is not the intention of this provision to prevent frank discussion of the business of the village between the Village Manager and the Council or any member of the Council at any time, but to prevent the personal favoritism or prejudice of any member of the Council from hampering the administration of the village government as set forth in this Charter.
(b) The Council shall not have the power to make any contract with or give any official position to any person who is in default to the village. No real estate shall be sold, nor leased, in excess of three (3) years, without first being appraised by at least one qualified appraiser within sixty (60) days prior to the proposed sale or lease; which proposed sale or lease to be on a bid basis pursuant to public notice. The Council shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids. The Council shall not sell any park, cemetery or any part thereof, or any property bordering on a water front, nor shall the Council engage in any business enterprise requiring an investment of money in excess of Twenty-five Hundred ($2,500) Dollars unless approved by a majority vote of the electors of the village voting thereon. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, no ordinance or resolution shall be adopted or passed except by the affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the Council.
(Adopted 3-13-67; Amended 3-12-84)