A. The village manager shall be the chief administrative official of the village and shall report to the village president and board of trustees and shall be responsible for the efficient management and operation of the affairs of the village and of all village departments and personnel. As chief administrative official, the village manager shall be responsible for the management and control of all matters pertaining to the operation and maintenance of village property. The village manager shall be responsible for the supervision of all village agencies and departments and officers thereof now in existence, or hereafter created by the village board of trustees, unless the management and control of such agencies, departments and officers expressly is delegated elsewhere by statute or ordinance.
B. The village manager shall have the following powers and shall perform the following duties:
1. The village manager shall appoint or hire, discipline and remove or discharge such assistants, department directors, or employees as are necessary for the proper functioning of the village, except those officers and employees who are by law or ordinance required to be appointed by the village president and/or board, the board of fire and police commissioners, or otherwise. The village manager may, however, make recommendations regarding the appointment or removal of officers appointed by the village president.
2. The village manager shall instruct all department directors and employees as to the policy and method of operation of all village departments and employee functions. The hiring, discipline, suspension or removal of employees may be undertaken through a process of recommendations from department heads and other supervisors, but the final authority for such matters shall be that of the village manager. Such actions shall be undertaken in compliance with applicable laws, ordinances and collective bargaining agreements and shall be based on the merit and qualifications of the applicants and employees.
3. The village manager may recommend from time to time to the corporate authorities that village departments, employment positions, job descriptions or the salaries paid to employees or appointed officers be revised or reorganized.
4. The village manager shall serve as the village's budget officer and be responsible for the preparation and administration of the annual budget, including necessary financial estimates and required ordinance(s). The village manager shall keep the village board advised of the financial condition and future needs of the village and make such recommendations, as he/she deems desirable.
5. The village manager is the chief purchasing agent of the village and shall be responsible for purchasing goods and services, soliciting bids for those goods or services, if necessary, and the letting of contracts. The village manager shall execute all contracts authorized by the village board except those contracts which by law must be executed by other village officers.
6. The village manager shall investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of village business and the services maintained and provided by the public utilities or other departments of the village and may make internal investigations into the affairs of any department or division of the village.
7. The village manager shall enforce: a) all laws and regulations within the village, and b) all franchises, permits and privileges granted by the village.
8. The village manager shall require all agencies, departments and officers thereof to submit all matters requiring the attention of the corporate authorities to the village manager, who shall then submit such matters to the corporate authorities as deemed necessary by the village manager. The village manager shall recommend to the village president and to the board of trustees the adoption of such measures as deemed necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare of the village and its residents.
9. The village manager shall attend all regular, rescheduled and special meetings of the corporate authorities unless excused by the village president or when the village manager's employment is under consideration, and shall have the privilege of taking part in the discussion of all matters coming before the corporate authorities, but shall have no right to vote.
10. The village manager shall supervise the issuance and sale of all bonds, warrants and obligations. (Ord. 2012-10-861, 10-1-2012)
11. The village manager may authorize the waiver of any village fees as the village manager deems reasonably necessary to assist the residents, business owners, and property owners of the village to respond to, mitigate, and recover from a declared disaster event. (Ord. 2013-09-910, 9-16-2013)
12. The village manager shall perform such other and additional duties as may be required by the village president or board of trustees from time to time, not inconsistent with village ordinances and state statutes. (Ord. 2012-10-861, 10-1-2012; amd. Ord. 2013-09-910, 9-16-2013)