There is hereby created the Bannockburn Emergency Telephone
System Board (the "ETS Board").
The President and Board of Trustees delegate to the ETS Board
the following powers and duties:
A. To plan, or to negotiate with another public agency or other public
agencies for the planning of, an E9-1-1 system;
B. To coordinate and supervise, or to negotiate with another public
agency or other public agencies for the coordinating and supervising
of, the implementation, upgrading, and maintenance of an E9-1-1 system,
including the establishment of equipment specifications and coding
systems;
C. To receive monies from the surcharge described herein, and from any
other source, for deposit into the emergency telephone system fund
(the "fund");
D. To authorize all disbursements from the fund;
E. To hire, or to negotiate with another public agency for the hiring
of, on a temporary basis, any staff necessary for the implementation
or upgrade of an E9-1-1 system;
F. To advise the President and Board of Trustees with respect to the
implementation; upgrading, and maintenance of an E9-1-1 system;
G. To prepare a biannual report to the President and Board of Trustees
of the activities of the ETS Board;
H. To respond to inquiries, complaints, and requests for information
received from the President and Board of Trustees and the citizens
of the Village; and
I. To undertake and pursue other matters and activities as may be specifically
directed by ordinance duly adopted by the President and Board of Trustees.
The ETS Board shall be organized in the following manner:
A. The ETS Board shall consist of at least five voting members, and
in addition the Police Chief of the Village shall serve as an ex-officio
member. One of the voting members shall be a public member who is
a resident of the local exchange service territory included in the
9-1-1 coverage area, and at least three of the voting members shall
be representatives of the 9-1-1 public safety agencies and appointed
by the Village President on the basis of their ability or experience,
subject to confirmation by a majority of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 5-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-12]
B. Each member shall hold his or her office until his or her respective
successor is duly appointed and qualified.
C. One of the voting members so appointed shall be designated as Chairperson
of the ETS Board by the Village President, which designation shall
be confirmed by the Board of Trustees, and shall hold his or her office
as such Chairperson until his or her respective successor is duly
designated and qualified.
D. The ex-officio member so appointed is hereby designated as Secretary
of the ETS Board and shall hold his or her office as such Secretary
until his or her respective successor is duly designated and qualified.
E. The Chairperson and other ETS Board members shall serve at the pleasure
of the President and Board of Trustees.
F. The ETS Board members shall serve without compensation but shall
be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses.
G. The Board of Trustees may, by a vote of the majority of the members
elected, remove an ETS Board member for misconduct, official misconduct,
or neglect of office.
[Added 5-22-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-12]
Vacancies in the ETS Board shall be filled in the manner herein
provided for the appointment of its members; provided, however, that
the vacancy of a voting member of the ETS Board need only be filled
if such vacancy results in there being fewer than five such members.
A vacancy in the offices of Chairperson and Secretary shall be filled
in the manner herein provided for their respective designations.