(A) The Board of Trustees shall meet at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in December of each election year, and the outgoing officers and the outgoing members of the Board shall present their reports. Upon the outgoing Board having completed its business, the outgoing Trustees shall surrender their offices to the incoming Trustees, and the outgoing officers shall thereupon each surrender to their successors in office all property, records, papers and moneys belonging to the same.
(B) The newly elected Trustees and those continuing in office shall convene immediately after the prior Board adjourns and proceed to organize themselves for the ensuing year. The Chairperson pro tempore shall call the meeting to order. The Clerk-Treasurer shall report to the Board the names of all Trustees-elect who have qualified for their respective offices. The Board shall examine the credentials of its members and any other elective officers of the village to see that each has been duly and properly elected and to see that such oaths and bonds as are required have been given. The Clerk-Treasurer’s report shall be spread upon the minutes of the meeting preceding the roll call.
(C) After ascertaining that all Trustees and officers are duly qualified and after the Clerk-Treasurer has called the roll, the Board shall elect a Chairperson and shall appoint the officers required by state law or village ordinance. The Chairperson shall then proceed with the regular order of business.