[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.
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.
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.
