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The Village President shall be the chief executive officer of the village. He shall be a citizen of the United States, a qualified elector and shall have resided in the village at least one year next preceding the election. He shall hold office for four (4) years and until his successor is elected and qualified. (1999 Code § 2.04; amd. 2005 Code; Ord. 2023-02, 1-10-2023)
Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Village President shall execute a bond to the village in the penal sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) with such sureties as the board of trustees shall approve, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. (1999 Code § 2.04; amd. Ord. 2023-02, 1-10-2023)
A. Generally: The Village President shall devote so much of his time to the duties of his office as a faithful and efficient discharge thereof may require. He shall take care that all ordinances of the village are duly enforced, respected and observed. He shall preside at all meetings of the board of trustees but shall not vote except in the case of a tie or for such other purpose as may be properly prescribed by law. He shall preserve order and decorum and generally do and perform all duties required by state law and the ordinances of the village.
B. Signature Required; Assist In Prosecutions: The Village President shall sign all commissions, licenses, permits and warrants granted, issued or drawn by order of the board of trustees, or authorized by ordinance. He shall sign all contracts to which the village is a party on behalf of the village. He shall see that the other contracting parties faithfully comply with the contract. In all suits where the village is a party, it shall be the duty of the mayor to advise and assist the village attorney in prosecuting or defending cases.
C. Appointment Of Officers: The Village President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, all officers of the village whose appointment is not otherwise provided for by law. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any office which by law or ordinance he is required to fill, he shall, at the earliest practicable time, communicate to the board of trustees the name of his appointee to such office. Pending the concurrence of the board of trustees in such appointment, he may designate some suitable person to discharge the function of such office.
D. Supervision Of Officers: The Village President shall supervise the conduct of all officers of the village and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge their duties of office. He shall inquire into all complaints made against them and cause any neglect or violation of duty to be promptly corrected. He shall, when satisfied that any officer has willfully neglected or violated his duty, cause such officer to be prosecuted and punished. He shall give the board of trustees such information concerning the affairs of the village that he may deem proper. He shall recommend to the board of trustees any measure that he considers necessary.
E. Removal Of Officers: The Village President shall have the power to remove any officer appointed by him whenever he shall be of the opinion that the interests of the village demand such removal. He shall report the reasons for such removal to the board of trustees at a meeting to be held not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) days after the removal. If he shall fail or refuse to report to the village board a statement of the reasons for such removal, or if the board of trustees by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, by yeas and nays entered upon the records, disapproves of such removal, such officer shall thereupon become restored to the office from which he was removed. Such officer shall then give a new bond and take a new oath of office. No officer shall be removed a second time for the same offense. (1999 Code § 2.04; amd. 2005 Code; Ord. 2023-02, 1-10-2023)
During a temporary absence or disability of the Village President, the board of trustees shall elect one of its members to act as mayor pro tem, who, during such absence or disability, shall possess the powers of the mayor but shall not be entitled to vote both as mayor and as trustee. (1999 Code § 2.04; amd. 2005 Code; Ord. 2023-02, 1-10-2023)
Beginning with the term of office which commences after the consolidated election to be held in April 2013, the Village President shall be paid a salary of two hundred thirty-five dollars ($235.00) per month. The Village President shall be entitled to miss up to two (2) regular meetings of the board of trustees per fiscal year; thereafter, the Village President shall not receive compensation under this section in any month in which the Village President misses a third or following regular meeting of the board of trustees for that fiscal year. Additionally, the Village President shall receive reimbursement for any expenses incurred by the Village President in the performance or furtherance of the official duties of the office. (Ord. 2012-23, 10-9-2012; amd. Ord. 2023-02, 1-10-2023)