The members of the board shall be considered officers of the Village, and shall file an oath and a fidelity bond in such amount as may be required by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village. No person holding an appointive or elective office within any municipality shall be a member of the Board of Police Commissioners or the Secretary thereof. The acceptance of any such office by a member of the board shall be treated as a resignation of his office as a member of the board or the Secretary thereof. No person shall be appointed a member of the Board of Police Commissioners who is related, either by blood or marriage, up to the degree of first cousin, to any elected office, or any police officer of the Village. No more than two (2) members of the board shall belong to the same political party existing in the Village at the time of such appointments and as defined in 10 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/10-2 of the Election Code. If only one or no political party exists in the Village at the time of such appointments, then State or national political party affiliations shall be considered in making such appointments. Party affiliations shall be determined by an affidavit of the person appointed as a member of the board.
Members shall not be subject to removal, except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard within thirty (30) days in his or their own defense, before a regularly or specially called meeting of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village. The majority vote of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village shall be required to remove any such member from office. (Ord. 82-O-49, 10-11-1982)