The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall possess the qualifications required of other officers of the Village, shall take oath or affirmation of office, and give bond in the same manner as other appointed officers of the Village.
No person holding an office under the Village shall be a member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners or the Secretary thereof. The acceptance of any such office by a member of the Board shall be treated as a resignation of his or her office as a member of the Board or the Secretary thereof. No person shall be appointed a member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners who is related, either by blood or marriage up to the degree of first cousin, to any elected official of the Village. No more than two members of said Board shall belong to the same political party existing in the Village at the time of such appointments and as defined in Section 10-2 of the State Election Code. If only one or no political party exists in the Village at the time of such appointments, then State or national political party affiliations shall be considered in making such appointments. Party affiliation shall be determined by affidavit of the person appointed as a member of the Board.
Members shall not be subject to removal, except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard within thirty days in his, her or their own defense, before a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village. A majority vote of the elected members of such governing body shall be required to remove any such member from office.