(a) Appointment of Committees. The following standing committees, consisting of two members each, are hereby authorized. Appointment of members to such committees shall be made by the Mayor and approved by Council.
(1) Building Department Committee.
(2) Finance Committee.
(3) Human Resources Committee.
(4) Properties Committee.
(5) Public Utilities Committee.
(6) Safety Committee.
(7) Streets Committee.
The Mayor, with Council's approval, or Council may appoint such special or ad hoc committees as are deemed necessary, provided that matters referred to or pending before a standing committee may not, without consent of its members, be referred to or considered by a special committee.
(b) Committee of the Whole. The Mayor shall preside when Council resolves itself into a Committee of the Whole. These rules of Council shall govern the Committee of the Whole except that no limit shall be placed on or time or frequency of speaking and the previous question cannot be moved. All questions shall be decided by a majority vote of those present. When this Committee arises, any measure, together with any amendments thereto, reported out, shall receive the immediate consideration of Council unless otherwise ordered placed upon the calendar.
(c) Meetings. Committees shall meet on call of the Chairman, or on request of two members and the Fiscal Officer shall be notified of the date, time and location of the meeting.
(d) Quorum. A majority of members of a committee shall constitute a quorum.
(e) Temporary Chairman. In the absence of a Chairman, the member named next shall act as Temporary Chairman.
(f) Secretary to Committees. The Chairman of a committee shall act as Secretary.
(g) Reports. Reports of committees shall be agreed to by a majority thereof. All documents that are the property of the Village shall be returned to Council with the report of the committee. Upon motion, and by a majority vote, Council may relieve a committee of further consideration of any question and order it placed on the calendar. When any matter is referred to a committee with instructions to report at a time named in the order of reference, failure to report at such time shall be considered as if reported back without recommendation, unless Council extends the time for the report. If no such extension is granted, the Committee shall forthwith return to the Fiscal Officer the documents pertaining thereto, and the matter shall take its appropriate place on the calendar.
(Ord. 2005-31. Passed 12-12-05; Ord. 2022-02. Passed 1-10-22.)