(A) There is created the office of Mayor Pro Tem for the village.
(B) In the event of a temporary absence, or a disability causing the President of the village to be incapacitated from the performance of his duties, but which by law does not create a vacancy in the office of President, the Board of Trustees shall elect one of its members to act as Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor Pro Tem, during the absence or disability of the President, shall perform the duties and possess all the rights and powers of the President.
(C) The selection of a Mayor Pro Tem shall be made on an annual basis. However, the Mayor Pro Tem shall not act as Mayor Pro Tem unless and until the President is temporarily absent or is disabled to an extent so as to incapacitate him from the performance of his duties.
(D) In the event the President fails to attend a meeting of the Village Board, the Mayor Pro Tem shall act as a temporary chairman for the meeting of the Village Board, and while so serving as temporary chairman, shall have only the power of a presiding officer and a right to vote in his capacity as trustee on any ordinance, resolution, or motion.
('77 Code, § 31.006) (Ord. 77-0-003, passed 1-12-77)
Statutory reference:
Mayor pro tem, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 3.1-35-35