[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]
There are hereby established the following standing committees
of the corporate authorities of the Village of Homer Glen: Community
Development, Economic Development, Community Festival, Ability and
Awareness, Environment, Parks and Recreation, Public Services and
Safety, and Behavioral Health and Addiction Recovery.
[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]
Each of the aforementioned standing committees, Community Development,
Economic Development, Community Festival, Ability Awareness, Environment,
Parks and Recreation, Public Services and Safety, and Behavioral Health
and Addiction Recovery, shall consist of at least five members, not
less than one of whom shall be a member of the Village Board of Trustees,
and the remainder 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. The Public Services
and Safety Committee shall include Village of Homer Glen Public Works'
Director, 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. The Village President
shall appoint a Village Board Trustee as the chairperson of each committee.
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 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.
The several committees herein created shall have the duty and
responsibility to investigate concerns, in general compliance with
the committee scope as described in Attachment A, Committee Scopes, 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.