There is created a Board of Fire and Police Commissioners consisting
of three members, as provided by statute.
[Amended 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the consent of the Village Board. The
terms of office of the members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
shall be three years and until their respective successors shall be
appointed and qualified. However, no such appointments shall be made
by the President within 30 days before the expiration of his or her
term of office; and the President shall appoint the first members
of the Board, one of whom is appointed to serve until the end of the
current Village year in which the appointment is made, another to
serve until the end of the Village year next ensuing, and the third
to serve until the end of the Village year second next ensuing. Each
of the first members of the Board shall serve until his or her successor
is appointed and qualified.
[Amended 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall
have such qualifications as are now or may hereafter be required by
law. Each member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall
take oath or affirmation of office and shall execute and deliver to
the Village a bond in the sum of $1,000 with such sureties as the
President and Village Board shall approve, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties of his or her office. The members of the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall be subject to removal
from office in the same manner as other officers of the Village.
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioner shall have such powers
and duties as are now or as may hereafter be given to it by law.
[Amended 3-23-2016 by Ord. No. 16-07]
The Secretary of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
shall receive a salary of $600, payable annually. Members of the Board
not acting as Secretary shall serve without compensation. The Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners shall have the authority granted
by law to employ a Secretary or designate one of its own members to
act as Secretary.