(A) Ordinances. The Village Clerk shall cause all ordinances passed by the Village Board and approved by the President, imposing any fine, penalty, imprisonment or forfeiture, or making any appropriation to be published or printed in book or pamphlet form, published by authority of the corporate authorities, or be published at least once within 30 days after passage, in one or more newspapers published in the village.
(65 ILCS 5/1-2-5)
(B) Minutes; records.
(1) Open meetings. The Village Clerk shall attend all meetings of the Village Board and shall keep in a suitable book to be styled “The Journal of the Village Board”, a full and faithful record of its proceedings. The Village Clerk shall record and properly index in a book kept for that purpose, all ordinances passed by the Village Board, and at the foot of the record of each ordinance so recorded, the Clerk shall make a memorandum of the date of the passage, when published and a memorandum of the publication of such ordinance.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-90)
(2) Closed meetings. The Clerk shall prepare and preserve the minutes of closed meetings according to the provisions of the Closed Meetings Act. At least twice a year, corporate authorities shall meet to review minutes of all closed sessions and make a public statement as to whether there is still a need to maintain such matters in confidence or whether minutes or portions of minutes from closed meetings no longer require confidential treatment and are available for public inspection.
(5 ILCS 120/2.06(c))
(C) Bonds. The Clerk shall also record in proper books for the purpose, all official bonds and note upon each bond so recorded when the same was entered of record and the book and pages where recorded.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-110)
(D) Issue notices. The Clerk shall issue and cause to be served upon all Trustees, notices of all special meetings of the Village Board; also notices to the members of the different committees of that body and all persons whose attendance may be required before any such committee, when so directed by the Chairperson thereof.
(65 ILCS 5/1-2-4, 65 ILCS 5/1-2-5 and 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-90)
(2009 Code, § 1-2-58)