[Ord. No. 04-03 §1, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 05-10, 5-10-2005; Ord. No. 09-07 §1; Ord. No. 13-06 §1, 5-14-2013]
A. There is hereby established an Emergency Management Advisory Committee
which shall consist of five (5) members who shall be residents of
the Village. The Board of Trustees shall elect one (1) of the members
of the Board of Trustees to serve as Committee Chair for a term of
one (1) year.
[Ord. No. 03-17, 5-9-2017]
B. The Committee Chair shall appoint a Trustee to serve as Committee
Vice Chair for a term of one (1) year.
C. The Chair and Vice Chair shall nominate three (3) additional committee
members to each serve one-year terms. These nominees shall be confirmed
and appointed by the Board of Trustees.
D. Vacancies shall be filled by the nomination of a new member by the
Chair and Vice Chair, with appointment by the Board of Trustees, with
the new appointee to serve to the end of the unexpired term.
E. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chief of Police and
Administrator shall be ex officio, non-voting members of the Committee
and shall be entitled to be present and participate in all meetings
of the Committee.
[Ord. No. 04-03 §2, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 05-10, 5-10-2005; Ord. No. 09-07 §2; Ord. No. 03-17, 5-9-2017]
A. The Emergency Management Advisory Committee shall have the authority
and responsibility to:
1.
Hear and review complaints by citizens pertaining to public
safety and to request the Board of Trustees to direct proper authorities
to investigate such complaints.
2.
Propose to the Board of Trustees, from time to time, suggestions
for formulation of emergency response procedures, to be coordinated
with various departments of the Village and State and local governments.
B. Nothing
contained in this Section shall give the Committee any power, either
directly or indirectly, to investigate personnel procedures or policies
of the public safety ordinance, but may make recommendations to the
Board of Trustees if revisions are deemed appropriate.
[Ord. No. 04-03 §3, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 09-07 §3]
A. The Committee shall meet not less than four (4) times annually. The
Committee may meet in special meetings at such additional times as
may be set by the Chairman. All meetings shall be held at the Village
office.
B. All meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public unless
otherwise authorized by law.
[Ord. No. 04-03 §4, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 09-07 §4; Ord. No. 03-17, 5-9-2017]
The Committee shall expend monies within the amounts appropriated
for that purpose by the Board of Trustees. The Committee shall not
expend any monies or enter into any contracts of any nature without
the prior approval of the Board of Trustees.
[Ord. No. 05-07, 4-12-2005]
If a member of this Committee/Commission is absent and unexcused
for three (3) consecutive regular meetings or fifty percent (50%)
of all meetings in a given year, the Chair will recommend to the Board
of Trustees that the member be replaced as soon as possible.