[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Fremont 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 86-1 as Ch. 2 of the 1986 Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Regular meetings. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month, except for the month of April which will be on the second and fourth Tuesdays, at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Hall. Any regular meeting falling on a legal holiday shall be held on a day designated by the Village Board.
[Amended by Ord. No. 96-4; 8-14-2012 by Ord. No. 12-1[1]]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Village President at least 24 hours prior to the time specified for such meeting. The Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately post a notice of the meeting together with the agenda and reasonably notify each Trustee of the time and purpose of such meeting.
The business of the Village Board shall be conducted in the following order:
A. 
Call to order by presiding officer.
B. 
Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be adjourned, which may be to a specified date.
C. 
Report by the Village President, or his designee, regarding compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
D. 
Approval of agenda.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
E. 
Correction and approval of minutes of previous meeting.
F. 
Hear citizens requesting to address the Village Board.
G. 
Reports of Village officers and employees.
H. 
Unfinished business from previous meeting.
I. 
New business, including introduction of ordinances and resolutions.
J. 
Communications.
K. 
Payment of claims.
L. 
Adjournment.
A. 
Control of meeting. The Village President shall preserve order and conduct the proceedings of the meeting. A member may appeal from the decision of the presiding officer. Such appeal is not debatable and must be sustained by a majority of the members present, exclusive of the presiding officer.
B. 
Absence of Village President. If the Village President is absent at any meeting, the Clerk-Treasurer shall call the meeting to order and preside until the Board selects a Trustee to preside for that meeting.
Ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, communications and other matters submitted to the Board shall be read by title and author. No ordinance shall be considered unless presented in writing by a Trustee. Unless requested by a Trustee before final vote is taken, no ordinance need be read in full.
The deliberations of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, revised. No person other than a member shall address the Village Board except by majority vote of the members present. No ordinance, resolution or other motion shall be discussed or acted upon unless it has been seconded. No motion shall be withdrawn or amended without the consent of the person making the same and the person seconding it.
These rules, or any part thereof, may be temporarily suspended in connection with any matter under consideration by a majority of the Board.
The following committees shall be appointed by the Village President at the organizational meeting of the Village Board each year, and the Chairman of each shall be designated by the Village President.
A. 
Ordinance Committee.
B. 
Utility Committee.
C. 
Streets and Lights Committee.
D. 
Buildings and Library Committee.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
E. 
Park and Beach Committee.
F. 
Employees and Purchases Committee.