(A) As set forth in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-45-5, the President of the village shall be President of the Board of Trustees thereof and shall preside at all meetings of the Board. He or she shall devote to the duties of his or her office whatever time the faithful discharge thereof may require.
(B) The President shall perform all the duties which are prescribed by law, including the Municipal Code and village ordinances, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed. The President from time to time may, and annually shall, give the Board of Trustees information relative to the affairs of the village, and may recommend for their consideration measures as he or she believes expedient.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-35-5)
(C) The President shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations upon all lawful occasions.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-15-20)
(D) The President at all times may examine and inspect the books, records, and papers of any agent, employee, or officer of the village.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-35-20)
(E) The President may designate in writing another person to affix the signature of the President to any written instrument or instruments required to be signed by the President. The President shall send written notice of this designation to the Board of Trustees, stating the name of the person whom he has selected and what instrument or instruments the person will have authority to sign. A written signature of the President executed by the person so designated, with the signature of the person so designated underneath, shall be attached to the notice. The notice, with the signatures attached, shall be recorded in the journal of the Board and then filed with the Village Clerk. When the signature of the President is placed on a written instrument at the direction of the President in the specified manner, the instrument or instruments, in all respects, shall be as binding on the village as if signed by the President in person.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-35-30)
(F) If the President is temporarily absent because of an incapacity to perform official duties, but the incapacity does not create a vacancy in the office, the Board of Trustees shall elect one of their members to act as President Pro Tem. The President Pro Tem, during this absence or disability, shall perform the duties and possess all the rights and powers of the President but shall not be entitled to vote both as President Pro Tem and as Trustee. In the absence of the President, Acting President, and President Pro Tem, the Board of Trustees may elect one of their members to act as temporary chairperson. The temporary chairperson shall have only the powers of a presiding officer and a right to vote only in the capacity as Trustee on any ordinance, resolution or motion.
(ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-35-35)
Statutory reference:
Duties as conservator of the peace, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-15-25 and Ch. 50, Act 735, § 2