The provisions of this article shall apply alike to all officers
and employees of the Village, regardless of the time of the creation
of the office or position or the time of the appointment of the officer
or employees.
All officers, other than elective officers, shall be appointed
by the Mayor and Board of Trustees, as is provided by statute, provided
that all employees shall, in the absence of any provision to the contrary,
be appointed or selected by the Village Manager.
Every appointive officer of the Village shall hold office until
the first day of May following his appointment or until his successor
is appointed and qualified, unless it is otherwise provided by ordinance.
In case of a vacancy in any such place, it shall be filled in the
same manner in which appointments or selections are made in the absence
of provision to the contrary.
Every officer of the Village shall at least once each month
turn over all money received by him in his official capacity to the
Treasurer with a statement showing the source from which the same
was received.
Every officer of the Village shall, before entering upon his
duties, take the oath prescribed by statute.
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All officers and employees of the Village shall receive such
compensation as may be from time to time provided by the Mayor and
Village Board of Trustees.
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The Village Manager shall have the power to assign to any appointive
officer any duty which is not assigned by ordinance to some other
specific officer, and shall determine disputes or questions relating
to the respective powers or duties of officers.
All records kept by any officer of the Village shall be open
to inspection by the Mayor or any member of the Board of Trustees
at all reasonable times, whether or not such records are required
to be kept by statute or ordinance.
Every officer and employee shall, if required by the Village
Board of Trustees, upon entering upon the duties of his office, give
a bond in such amount and with such sureties as may be determined
by the said Board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the
duties of his office or position.
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After receiving a certificate attesting to the successful completion
of a training course administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement
Training Standards Board, the Mayor, members of the Board of Trustees,
as well as every sworn member of the Police Department, are hereby
declared to be conservators of the peace with such powers to make
arrests as given to conservators of the peace by statute.
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Every officer and employee of the Village, upon the expiration
of his term for any cause whatsoever, shall deliver to his successor
all books and records which may be the property of the Village, and,
if no successor has been appointed within one week after the termination
of said office, such property shall be delivered to the Village Manager,
Village Clerk or Village Treasurer.
A. Any officer or employee of the Village, who is authorized to enforce
ordinances, may make such inspections as may be necessary to see to
the enforcement of such ordinances.
B. Whenever such officer or employee shall have reason to believe that
there exists on or in any premises in the Village any nuisance dangerous
to public health, any fire hazard, any structural defect likely to
result in injury to person or property, or any electrical wiring or
equipment in such condition as to present a fire hazard or danger
to persons, he shall ask permission of the occupant of such premises,
or the owner or custodian thereof, if the premises are unoccupied,
to inspect the same.
C. Each such occupant or owner shall permit such inspection at any reasonable
time.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to impersonate without lawful
authority any Village officer or employee.
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It shall be unlawful to interfere with or hinder any officer
or employee of the Village while engaged in the duties of his office
or employment.