(A) The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council. The Mayor shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution or motion except:
(1) When the vote of the Aldermen has resulted in a tie;
(2) When one-half of the Aldermen elected have voted in favor of an ordinance, resolution or motion even though there is no tie vote; or
(3) When a vote greater than a majority of the corporate authorities is required by the Illinois Municipal Code to adopt an ordinance, resolution or motion.
(B) In the instances specified in division (A) above, the Mayor shall vote.
(C) Nothing in this section shall deprive an acting Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem from voting in his or her capacity as Alderman, but he or she shall not be entitled to another vote in his or her capacity as acting Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem.
(1986 Code, § 2-80)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see S.H.A. ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-40-30