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(A) All ordinances passed by the City Council shall thereupon be recorded at length by the Clerk in permanent record books, provided that typewritten or printed certified copies of the originals may be pasted in such records, provided with ample stubs running through them lengthwise. Ordinances shall be divided into three classes, and books provided accordingly:
(1) General ordinances, in which those pertaining to subject embraced in this general ordinance revision are covered.
(2) Special ordinances, relating to special subjects, including appropriations and tax levy, and not comprised in the other two.
(3) Improvement ordinances, relating to improvements of every kind and nature, whether by general or special taxes or special assessments.
(B) Upon the back of each ordinance a number shall be placed running consecutively under the above general heads (separate thereunder). Such records shall be provided with a numerical and alphabetical index combined, and ordinances indexed accordingly. The City Clerk shall also endorse on every ordinance the date of filing, when read first and referred, when reported and read second time, and any other definite action had and its nature, with pages of the journal of the Council. A similar entry shall be made on the record copy thereof, and where publication is legally or by such ordinance required a certified copy of publication, with publishers' affidavit attached to it.
('68 Code, § 2.12)
(A) The City Council has and shall exercise all legislative powers, functions and duties conferred upon the city or its officers.
(1) It shall make all orders for the doing of work, or the making or construction of any improvements, bridges or buildings. It shall levy all taxes, apportion and appropriate all funds, and audit and allow all bills, accounts, payrolls, and claims, and order payment thereof. It shall make or authorize the making of all contracts, and no contract shall bind or be obligatory upon the city unless either made by ordinance or resolution adopted by the Council or reduced to writing and approved by the Council, or expressly authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the Council.
(2) All commissioners of departments and officers are the agents of the Council only, and all their acts shall be subject to review or approval or revocation by the Council. Every commissioner or officer shall, from time to time, as required by law or ordinance, or when requested by the Council, or whenever he or she shall deem necessary for the good of the public service, report to the Council in writing respecting the business of his or her department, office or matters connected therewith. Each commissioner or department head may make such rules and regulations or issue such commands and directions as he or she may deem wise and expedient for the proper conduct of the business of his or her department.
(3) The Council may, by ordinance or resolution, assign to a commissioner, officer or employee, duties in respect to the business of any other department, office or employment, and such service shall be rendered without additional compensation.
(B) The Council shall adopt rules governing its order of business and prescribe the manner in which legislation shall be considered, which rules shall not be inconsistent with the law and ordinance.
(C) Classification of employees.
(1) Probationary employees. Except for police officers and firefighters, an employee is a probationary employee for his or her first six months of employment. A police officer or firefighter is a probationary employee for his or her first 12 months of employment. The city may discharge the employee with or without cause during this probationary period.
(2) Regular full-time employees. A person working the regularly scheduled number of hours is considered a regular full-time employee. Temporary employees are not considered regular full-time employees.
(3) Regular part-time employees. A person working less than the regularly scheduled number of hours is considered a regular part-time employee.
(4) Temporary employees. A person expected to be employed for a period of less than six consecutive months or less than 1,000 hours in the next 12-month period is considered a temporary employee. Temporary employees may work the regularly scheduled number of hours (full- time) or less than the regularly scheduled number of hours (part-time).
(5) Exempt employees. A person appointed to a management, supervisory or confidential position as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act and/or the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
(6) Non-exempt employees. A person appointed to a position that is not an exempt position.
(D) Appointment authority. New probationary, regular full-time, regular part-time, exempt and non-exempt employees of the municipality may be hired only by the affirmative vote of a super majority (75% or more) of the total members of the City Council then holding office. Temporary employees may be appointed by departmental directors with the approval of the departmental commissioner.
(Ord. 89-4608, passed 5-1-1989; Am. Ord. 2001- 5083, passed 9-18-2001; Am. Ord. 2005-5199, passed 2-1-2005; Am. Ord. 2005-5207, passed 9-6-2005; Am. Ord. 2012-5358, passed 8-7-2012; Am. Ord. 2020-5435, passed 12-15-2020)
The city hereby adopts the electronic attendance at meetings rules that permit a member of the public body to attend any meeting of a public body as defined in the Open Meetings Act via electronic means.
(A) Rules statement. It is the decision of the city that any member of the city may attend any open or closed meeting of the city via electronic means (such as by telephone, video or internet connection) provided that such attendance is in compliance with these rules and any applicable laws.
(B) Prerequisites. A member of the city may attend a meeting electronically if the member meets the following conditions: A quorum is physically present throughout the meeting; and, a majority of the members present votes to approve the electronic attendance at the meeting.
(1) The member should notify the Clerk at least one hour before the meeting, unless impractical, so that necessary communications equipment can be arranged. Inability to make the necessary technical arrangements will result in denial of a request for electronic attendance.
(2) The member must assert one of the following three reasons why he or she is unable to physically attend the meeting:
(a) The member cannot attend because of personal illness or disability;
(b) The member cannot attend because of employment purposes or the business of the city; or
(c) The member cannot attend because of a family or other emergency.
(3) The Clerk, after receiving the electronic attendance request, shall inform the City Council of the request for electronic attendance.
(C) Voting procedures. After a roll call establishing that a quorum is physically present, the presiding officer shall call for a motion that a member may be permitted to attend the meeting electronically after specifying the reason entitling the absent member to attend electronically. The motion must be approved by a vote of a majority of the members present of the City Council.
(D) Adequate equipment required. The member participating electronically and other members of the City Council must be able to communicate effectively, and members of the audience must be able to hear all communications at the meeting site. Before allowing electronic attendance at any meeting, the City Council shall provide equipment adequate to accomplish this objective at the meeting site.
(E) Minutes. Any member attending electronically shall be considered an off-site attendee and counted as present electronically for that meeting. The meeting minutes shall also reflect and state specifically whether each member is physically present or present by electronic means.
(F) Rights of remote member. A member permitted to attend electronically will be able to express his or her comments during the meeting and participate in the same capacity as those members physically present, subject to all general meeting guidelines and procedures previously adopted and adhered to. The member attending electronically shall be heard, considered, and counted as to any vote taken. Accordingly, the name of any member attending electronically shall be called during any vote taken, and his or her vote counted and recorded by the Clerk and placed in the minutes for the corresponding meeting. A member attending electronically may leave a meeting and return as in the case of any member, provided the member attending electronically shall announce his or her leaving and returning.
(G) Committees, boards and commissions. These rules shall apply to all committees, boards and commissions established by authority of the City Council.
(Ord. 2008-5248, passed 1-15-2008)
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