(A) Generally. The President shall supervise the conduct of all appointed officers and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge the duties of their respective offices. He shall inquire into all reasonable complaints made against them and cause all their neglects or violations of duties to be promptly corrected, and he shall, from time to time, give the Board of Trustees such information relative to the affairs of the village as he may deem proper and recommend to their consideration any measure he may deem expedient, tending to the well-being, security, and improvement of the village.
(B) Approval and veto of ordinances. The President shall carefully inspect all ordinances passed by the Board of Trustees and fix his official signature to such as he may approve and return them to the Village Clerk. Such ordinances as he shall not approve shall be returned to the Board of Trustees, with his objections thereto in writing, at the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, occurring after the passage thereof. Such veto may extend to any one or more items or appropriations contained in any ordinance making appropriations, or to the entire ordinance and in case the veto only extends to a part of such ordinance, the residue thereof shall take effect and be in force; but in case the President shall fail to return any ordinance with his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have approved such ordinance and the same shall take effect accordingly.
(C) Sign licenses, permits, and commissions. The President shall sign such commissions, licenses, permits, and warrants granted, issued, or ordered by the Board of Trustees or authorized by the ordinances of the village, as may be required by this code.
(D) Warrants signed by President. All warrants drawn upon the Treasurer must be signed by the President and countersigned by the Village Clerk and must state the particular fund to which same is chargeable and the person to whom payable, and for what purpose the same was drawn and no money shall be otherwise paid than upon warrants so drawn.
(E) Tax titles; conveyance. Upon such terms as may be agreed upon with the consent of the Finance Committee and the Board of Trustees, the President and Village Treasurer may sell and convey any and all lots and parcels of land to which a title is held by the village under sale and conveyance for the village taxes or assessments.
(F) Powers as to litigation. The President shall sign, and is hereby authorized to sign in behalf of the village all instruments necessary to the prompt prosecution or defense of any or all actions brought by or against the village, including bonds for injunction.
(G) Inspections of records. The President shall have power at all times to examine and inspect the books, records, and papers of any agent, employee, or officer of the village.
(H) Additional powers. In addition to the above, the President shall perform all such other duties and have all additional powers that are or may be prescribed by the laws of the State of Illinois, or the provisions of this code.
(Ord. 75-15, passed 7-30-75)