2-28-3: REMOVAL:

Members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall not be subject to removal except for cause upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard in their own defense before a public meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village. A majority vote of the President and Board of Trustees shall be required to remove any such member from office. (Ord. 1993-0-89, 10-18-1993; amd. Ord. 1997-0-32, 8-4-1997)

2-28-4: ANNUAL REPORTS; BUDGET REQUEST:

Annually, at any time the corporate authorities may provide, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall submit to the President a report of its activities, and of the rules in force and the practical effect thereof. In this report, the Board may make suggestions which the Board believes would result in greater efficiency in the Fire or Police Department. The annual report shall also contain detailed information, including statistical information indicating Fire and Police Department progress toward compliance with the Village equal employment opportunity/affirmative recruitment plan. The Board shall also submit an annual budget request to the Municipal governing body prior to the end of each fiscal year. The President shall transmit all reports to the Board of Trustees.

This section shall supersede section 5/10-2.1-19 of said state act. (Ord. 1993-0-89, 10-18-1993; amd. Ord. 1997-0-32, 8-4-1997)

2-28-5: HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND BOARD AS MEMBERS OF THE ENTRY LEVEL APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AS SECRETARY OF THE BOARD; DUTIES; SEAL OF THE BOARD:

The Human Resources Director for the Village of Oak Park shall perform the following functions in relation to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners:

   A.   Solicit proposals, interview vendors and recommend the award of contracts to the President and Board of Trustees with regard to any and all contractual services required by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in the performance of their duties.

   B.   Conduct all recruiting on behalf of the Village for entry level positions in the Fire and Police Departments, and to perform all services and take all actions incidental thereto. (Ord. 1993-0-89, 10-18-1993; amd. Ord. 1997-0-32, 8-4-1997)

   C.   Participate in the Police and Fire Department entry level appointment process as a member of the Entry Level Appointment Committee, comprised of the Human Resources Director, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and either the Fire Chief or the Chief of Police, as the case may be, which shall include conducting the oral interview of entry level recruits in accordance with the rules of the Entry Level Appointment Committee and the scoring of each recruit orally interviewed in such a manner as to create a final composite score, based upon the combined equally weighted scores of the participating Committee members, for each orally interviewed recruit. The Human Resources Director shall serve in this capacity at the discretion of the Village Manager, who may designate himself or herself or some other administrative or human resources employee of the Village to serve in this capacity. (Ord. 2006-0-48, 7-17-2006)

   D.   Be the secretary to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. The secretary: 1) shall be responsible for providing clerical support to the Board for the taking and transcribing of minutes for all of the Board's proceedings and for performing all other duties which the Board prescribes, 2) shall keep the minutes of the Board's proceedings, 3) shall be the custodian of all records pertaining to the business of the Board, 4) shall keep a record of all examinations held, and 5) shall be custodian of the seal of the Board, if one is adopted, and the Board is hereby authorized to adopt an official seal and to prescribe the form thereof by resolution of the Board. (Ord. 1993-0-89, 10-18-1993; amd. Ord. 1997-0-32, 8-4-1997)