CHAPTER 6
VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SECTION:
1-6-1: Elected Officials; Qualifications; Term
1-6-2: Meetings
1-6-3: Quorum
1-6-4: Order Of Business
1-6-5: Procedures
1-6-6: Trustee Liaison To Commissions And Zoning Board Of Appeals
1-6-7: Additional Board Assignments
1-6-8: Remote Attendance At Meetings
1-6-1: ELECTED OFFICIALS; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM:
The Board of Trustees shall consist of the Village President and six (6) Trustees, who shall be citizens of the United States, qualified electors and shall have resided in the Village at least one year next preceding the election. They shall hold office for four (4) years, three (3) Trustees to be elected every two (2) years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless otherwise provided by law. (1977 Code § 2-3-1; amd. 2004 Code)
1-6-2: MEETINGS:
   A.   Regular Meetings: The regular meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held on the third Wednesday of each month at seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., unless otherwise provided by the Board of Trustees. The regular meeting place shall be the North Barrington Village Hall unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
   B.   Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called by the Village President or any three (3) Trustees. Public notice of any special meeting, except a meeting held in the event of a bona fide emergency, shall be given at least forty eight (48) hours before such meeting, which notice shall also include the agenda for the special meeting. Notice shall be given to the President and the Trustees and otherwise as then required by statute.
   C.   Time Limit For Meetings: Regular, special and committee meetings of the Village Board shall not extend beyond ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. (central time), except closed sessions, unless authorized by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees or committee members.
   D.   Open Meetings: All meetings of the Village Board of Trustees shall be open to the public unless otherwise excepted by law. (1977 Code § 2-3-3; amd. 2004 Code; Ord. 889, 5-20-2002; Ord. 1164, 8-15-2009; Ord. 1359; 12-18-2019)
1-6-3: QUORUM:
A majority of the President and Trustees then holding office shall constitute a quorum to do business, but no ordinance shall be passed except upon the favorable vote of a majority of the corporate authorities then holding office, as provided by statutes. (1977 Code § 2-3-6; amd. 2004 Code)
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