[Adopted 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 08-015]
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. 10-004; 7-8-2015 by Ord. No. 15-030; 10-26-2016 by Ord. No. 16-047A; 9-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-057; 3-24-2021 by Ord. No. 21-012; 9-8-2021 by Ord. No. 21-040; 10-26-2022 by Ord. No. 22-047; 5-24-2023 by Ord. No. 23-028; 4-24-2024 by Ord. No. 24-022; 9-11-2024 by Ord. No. 24-048]
There are hereby established the following standing committees of the corporate authorities of the Village of Homer Glen: Administration and Finance, Community Development, Economic Development, Homer Festival, Ability and Awareness, Environment, Parks and Recreation, Public Services and Safety, and Behavioral Health and Addiction Recovery. All of these committees shall be advisory in nature, and any action and all findings and recommendations shall be presented to the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Homer Glen for further deliberation, review, and/or approval.
[Amended 9-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-057; 2-14-2018 by Ord. No. 18-005; 9-8-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04; 5-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-027; 5-24-2023 by Ord. No. 23-028; 4-24-2024 by Ord. No. 24-022; 9-11-2024 by Ord. No. 24-048; 10-23-2024 by Ord. No. 24-055; 6-23-2025 by Ord. No. 25-030]
Each committee established pursuant to § 10-5 above shall consist of at least five members, all of whom shall be residents of the Village of Homer Glen selected for their interest, fitness and aptitude for working within the particular area of a given committee. Village Trustees are not required to serve on a committee. The Administration and Finance Committee shall consist of four Village Trustees and include the Village Manager and the Finance Director, if different from the Village's Finance Director, to serve as advisory members of the Committee. The Public Services and Safety Committee shall include Village of Homer Glen Public Works' Director, Building Official, Village of Homer Glen's Emergency Management Agency, Northwest Homer Fire Protection District, Homer Township Fire Protection District, Will County Sheriff's Office and the Village of Homer Glen's Development Services Department. As for order of priority, the Village President shall first seek to appoint a Village Board Trustee to serve as chairperson for any standing committee or subcommittee (hereinafter referred to collectively as "committee"). If the Trustee who the Village President initially elects to appoint declines or does not serve as chairperson for any reason, the Village President can next appoint either a Trustee or a Village staff member to serve as chairperson for any committee. For qualification purposes, a Village staff member does not have to be a Village resident to serve as chairperson for any committee. If the Trustee or staff member declines, or does not serve for any reason, the Village President can next seek to appoint any Village resident to serve as chairperson for any of the above committees. The Village President shall also appoint members of each committee as well as a vice-chairperson if considered to be necessary, all who shall be residents, staff or members of the Village Board of Trustees. The Village President shall serve as an ex-officio member of such committees as he or she may deem necessary and appropriate. All committee members, subcommittees, task forces and advisors shall serve at the pleasure of the residents and Village Board and may be removed at any time for such reasons as the Village President shall deem sufficient therefor. Appointments for committees are made in May of each fiscal year. Any committee member absent from more than three consecutive committee meetings without informing the chairperson of the committee of the reasons therefor shall be subject to removal therefrom by action of the Village President. Any vacancy on any committee shall be filled by appointment of the Village President.
[Amended 9-8-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04; 5-10-2023 by Ord. No. 23-027; 5-24-2023 by Ord. No. 23-028]
The Village President, with the advice and consent of the Village Board, may appoint from time to time on an as-needed basis subcommittees and/or task forces to address issues under consideration by the committee that require additional study or analysis beyond the time or expertise of the standing committee. For advisory purposes, the Village President, with the advice and consent of the Village Board, may appoint nonresident members as additional nonvoting members to a subcommittee or task force. The term for subcommittees and task forces shall coincide with the term of the respective standing committee. Any subcommittee or task force member absent from more than three consecutive meetings without informing the chairperson of the committee of the reasons therefor shall be subject to removal therefrom by action of the Village President. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Village President with the advice and consent of the Village Board.
Upon their initial appointment and thereafter at such times as may be necessary, the members of the several committees created above shall meet, organize, and adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the conduct of their business, all in compliance with the ordinances of the Village and laws of the State of Illinois.
[Amended 9-11-2024 by Ord. No. 24-048]
The several committees herein created shall have the duty and responsibility to investigate concerns, in general compliance with the committee scope as described in Standard Operating Procedure No. 001, as amended from time to time by Village ordinance,[1] and to otherwise promote the best interest of the Village with respect to such areas. Additionally, all committees shall undertake such other particular duties and responsibilities as they may be charged with from time to time by the Village President and Village Board. All actions of any committee established by this Part 2 shall be advisory in nature, and shall not in any way be binding on the corporate authorities of the Village, or require them to take or refrain from taking any action whatsoever in relation to the action or recommendation of the committee.
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Editor's Note: Standard Operating Procedure No. 001 is on file in the Village Clerk's office.