CHAPTER 8
CITY OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL

SECTION:

1-8-1: Elective Officers

1-8-2: Appointive Officers And Personnel

1-8-3: Oath Of Office

1-8-4: Employee Handbook Adopted

1-8-5: Drug Free Workplace

1-8-1: ELECTIVE OFFICERS:

   A.   The elective officers of the city shall consist of such as shall be provided for by law from time to time. (1977 Code § 2.08.010)

   B.   The terms of municipal officers elected in 2011 shall commence on April 28, 2011. Thereafter, the terms of elected municipal officers shall begin the first regular or special meeting of the corporate authorities after receipt of the official election results from the county clerk of the regular municipal election at which the officers were elected. (Ord. 2346, 4-25-2011)

1-8-2: APPOINTIVE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL:

   A.   Appointive Officers Designated: The appointive officers of the city shall consist of a city administrator, city clerk, city finance director-treasurer, chief of police, fire chief, code enforcement officer, cemetery superintendent, street superintendent, water department superintendent, sewer department superintendent, animal control officer and human resources and risk management director. (1977 Code § 2.08.020; amd. 2013 Code)

   B.   Appointment: The council shall, at the first regular meeting after their election and qualification, or as soon thereafter as practicable, elect by a majority vote the appointive officers named in subsection A of this section.

   C.   Other Appointive Positions: The council may, from time to time, as deemed best by them, create and fill city offices and employment other than prescribed in this section, as provided by law.

   D.   Removals: The council may, by a majority vote of all of its members, remove any appointive official or employee of the city except as otherwise provided by law.

   E.   Discontinuance Of Offices: The council may, from time to time, discontinue offices and employment by ordinance. (1977 Code § 2.08.030)

1-8-3: OATH OF OFFICE:

The mayor and commissioners and all city officers elected or appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the oath or affirmation prescribed by the constitution; which oath or affirmation may be administered by the city clerk, except his own oath, which shall be administered by the mayor; and which oath or affirmation so subscribed shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. The oath or affirmation to be subscribed by the mayor and commissioners and all city officers shall be in the following form:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of                    , of the City of Marion, Illinois to the best of my ability.

(1977 Code §§ 2.56.010, 2.56.020)

1-8-4: EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK ADOPTED:

The employee handbook for the city is hereby adopted by reference. Said employee handbook is on file in the office of the city clerk for public use and inspection. (2013 Code)