A. Election; Term of Office. The Village President shall be elected for a term of four (4) years, and he shall be the President of the Board of Trustees, as is provided by statute.
B. Duties.
1. The Village President shall be the chief executive officer of the Village and shall perform all such duties as may be required of him by statute or ordinance. He shall have supervision of all of the executive officers of the Village and over all of the employees of the Village.
2. The Village President shall have the power and authority to inspect all books and records kept by any Village officer or employee at any reasonable time.
3. The Village President shall be the presiding officer of regular and special meetings of the Board of Trustees and at times when the Board meets as a committee of the whole.
4. The Village President shall preserve order and decorum and may speak to points in order in preference to other members, and shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal.
5. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct, the Village President shall have the power to require the chamber cleared.
6. Whenever there is a question as to the respective powers or duties of any appointed officer of the Village, this shall be settled by the President; and he shall have the power to delegate to any such officer any duty which is to be performed when no specific officer has been directed to perform the duty.
C. Oath. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the President shall take the oath of office as prescribed by statute.
D. Reference to Mayor of Village.
1. The term “Village President,” as used in any ordinance, resolution, motion or other action of the corporate authorities shall be construed as meaning the Mayor; and the term “Mayor” whenever so used shall be construed to mean the Village President.
2. The title “Mayor,” as used in the minutes of the meetings of the corporate authorities or any other official document shall be construed as meaning “Village President.”
E. Village President's authority to declare a state of emergency.
1. The Village President is hereby authorized to render a declaration of a state of emergency within the Village based on the following findings and supporting facts:
a) There has occurred, or there is an actual imminent danger of the occurrence of, a natural disaster, catastrophe, pestilence, contagious disease or other public health emergency, which is likely to cause loss of life, loss of productivity, hardship or suffering to the persons residing in or doing business in the Village.
b) The declaration of a state of emergency and the actions to be taken pursuant to that declaration are specifically designed to, and likely to, address and alleviate the potential loss of life, loss of productivity, hardship and suffering.
2. The declaration of a state of emergency shall:
a) Be in writing and executed under oath;
b) Set forth the basis and underlying facts supporting the declaration of a state of emergency;
c) Make reference to published statements of federal, state or county agencies whose duty it is to address emergency matters;
d) To the extent possible, specify the procedures and protocols to be followed during the state of emergency;
e) To the extent possible, make specific reference to any regulations which may be subject to suspension during the state of emergency; and
f) Consistent with subsection E. below, set forth the duration of the state of emergency.
3. The declaration of a state of emergency shall be filed with the Village Clerk as soon as practicable after being issued.
4. During said state of emergency, the Village President shall be authorized to exercise, by executive order, such powers of the Corporate Authorities as may be reasonably necessary to respond to the emergency.
5. Any state of emergency declared pursuant to this authority shall expire no later than the adjournment of the first regular meeting of the Corporate Authorities after the state of emergency has been declared in accordance with Section 11-1-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-1-6); however, if the state of emergency has not been resolved as of commencement of the first regular meeting of the Corporate Authorities after the state of emergency has been declared, the authorizations set forth above in this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect without further action by the Village President or Corporate Authorities until such state of emergency has been resolved as declared in writing by the Village President or until the authorizations are withdrawn by passage of an ordinance by an affirmative majority vote the Corporate Authorities at a public meeting.
6. A declaration of a state of emergency, pursuant to this Section, may not suspend in any way the rights of residents of the Village, under the Illinois Constitution or the United States Constitution.
(Am. Ord. 847, passed 3-24-2020)