A. Officers Generally:
1. Compensation: Except as otherwise provided in this code, compensation for elected and appointed officers shall be as fixed by ordinance. Salaries shall not be increased or diminished so as to take effect during the term of any officer holding an elective office and shall be fixed at least one hundred eighty (180) days before the beginning of the term of officers whose compensation is to be fixed. The salaries, fees, or other compensation of any appointed officer, not including those appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices, may be increased but not diminished during the term for which the officer was appointed. No additional compensation shall be paid for performing the duties of office, but officers shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses lawfully and validly incurred in the discharge of their duties.
2. Oath: Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, all elected and appointed officers shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by the Illinois constitution, which oath or affirmation shall thereafter be filed in the office of the village clerk.
3. Bonds: Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, the village president, village clerk, village treasurer, and village attorney shall execute a bond with security, to be approved by the corporate authorities. The bond shall be payable to the village in the penal sum set forth herein, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and the payment of all money received by the officer, according to law and village ordinances. The bond may provide that the obligation of the sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency, failure, or closing of a bank or savings and loan association organized and operating either under the laws of the state or the United States in which the officer has placed funds in the officer's custody, if the bank or savings and loan association has been approved by the corporate authorities as a depository for those funds. Bonds shall be filed with the village clerk, except the bond of the village clerk, which shall be filed with the village treasurer. The penal sum of the bonds of the aforesaid officers shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or in the case of the village treasurer an amount not less than three (3) times the latest federal census population or any subsequent census figure used for motor fuel tax purposes, whichever is greater. (Ord. 99-07, 3-16-1999)
B. Elected Officers: The terms of all elected officers of the village shall begin at the first regular meeting in May following the proclamation of the results of the election at which the office is filled. (Ord. 11-05, 5-17-2011)
C. Appointed Officers:
1. Appointments: All appointed officers of the village shall be appointed by the president, subject to the advice and consent of the village board.
2. Residency: Except for village engineers, the village attorney or other officers who require technical training or knowledge, and the village treasurer, all appointed officers shall be qualified electors in the village.
3. Term: Except as otherwise provided in this code, all village officers appointed by the village president shall serve for a term of one year, commencing May 1 and ending April 30 of the following year; provided that such village officers shall serve until their successor has been appointed and has qualified, unless sooner disqualified by law.
4. Vacancies: Vacancies in all appointed village offices may be filled in the same manner as appointments are made pursuant to subsection C1 of this section.
5. Reports: Appointed officers shall report to the village president or such other officer or committee as the village board may, by ordinance, or written request provide. From time to time, the village president, village board, or other officer may request, and the appointed officer shall provide, a written report of the status of certain work or projects performed by such appointed officer.
D. Other Positions:
1. Selection: Selections of persons to hold other positions, as designated in Section 1-6-3 of this Chapter, shall be made by the Village President with the concurrence of the Board of Trustees. Persons selected for such positions shall serve at the discretion of the corporate authorities.
2. Residency: Persons selected for other positions, as designated in Section 1-6-3 of this Chapter, shall not be required to be residents of the Village.
3. Compensation: Except as otherwise provided herein, persons selected for other positions, as designated in Section 1-6-3 of this Chapter, shall be compensated in accordance with the Village's annual appropriation ordinance, or pursuant to an agreement between such person and the corporate authorities for compensation as an independent contractor.
4. Reports: Persons selected for other positions, as designated in Section 1-6-3 of this Chapter, shall report to the Village President, or such other officer or committee as the Village Board may, by ordinance, provide. From time to time, the Village President or other officer may request and the person selected shall provide a written report of the status of certain work or projects performed by such person. (Ord. 99-07, 3-16-1999)