Within five days after written notification and request, a person who has been an officer of the village shall deliver to the successor in office all property, books and effects in the former officer’s possession, belonging to the village. A former officer who violates this section is liable for all the damages caused by the violation and is subject to the penalty prescribed by ordinance.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-35) (2000 Code, § 31.88) Penalty, see § 10.99