The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, and he shall hold his office for four years and until his successor is elected and has qualified.
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be required of him or granted to him by statute or ordinance. He shall have supervision over all of the officers and employees of the City, and shall have the power and authority to inspect all books and records pertaining to City affairs and kept by any officer or employee of the City, at any reasonable time.
[Amended 8-13-2002 by Ord. No. 8-2002]
If the Mayor's absence from the City or a disability prevents the Mayor from performing his duties, but does not create a vacancy in the office, a Mayor Pro Tem shall be appointed and perform the duties of the Mayor. The Mayor Pro Tem shall possess all rights and powers of the Mayor, but shall retain his right to vote as an Alderman. The Mayor Pro Tem shall be appointed from the Aldermen by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. He shall retain the office until his successor is appointed. Upon the Mayor's return to the City or recovery from a disability, the Mayor Pro Tem shall cease to act.
[Amended 8-13-2002 by Ord. No. 8-2002]
In the Mayor's temporary absence from a meeting, not resulting from a disability or the Mayor's extended absence from the City, a Chairman Pro Tem shall be appointed to act as the Chairman of the meeting. The Chairman Pro Tem shall have only the powers of a presiding officer and shall vote in his capacity as an Alderman. The Mayor Pro Tem shall act as the Chairman Pro Tem. In the absence of the Mayor Pro Tem at a meeting, the Chairman Pro Tem shall be appointed by the City Council from among its members.
(A) 
Except as otherwise provided in the Illinois statutes, all officers of the City shall be appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen, voting jointly. Vacancies in all such offices may be filled in like manner. If a vacancy exists or any officer is not or cannot perform his duties and is an office he is authorized by law to appoint, the Mayor may appoint a temporary successor to that office until a successor is appointed and qualified. (Referendum 11-2-1982)
(B) 
The Mayor may remove any officer appointed by him by following the procedure provided for in the Illinois Municipal Code. All officers appointed jointly by the Mayor and Aldermen shall be removed by them jointly.
(C) 
All appointments shall be for the fiscal year unless otherwise authorized by this Code or statute. No appointment for a City office shall be longer than the term of the Mayor.
(D) 
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any office which by statute or ordinance the Mayor is authorized to fill, he shall, at the regular meeting of the City Council next occurring, communicate to the Council the name of his appointee to such office, and, pending approval or rejection by the Council as to such appointment, he may designate some suitable person to discharge the duties of said office.
The Mayor shall supervise the conduct of all appointed officers and employees and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge the duties of their respective offices; he shall inquire into all reasonable complaints made against them and cause all their neglects or violations of duties to be promptly corrected; and he shall from time to time give the Council such information relative to the affairs of the City as he may deem proper and recommend to its consideration any measure he may deem expedient, tending to the well-being, security and improvement of the City.
The Mayor may for good and sufficient reasons release any person imprisoned for violation of any City ordinance. The Mayor shall cause a proper record thereof to be made, and shall report such release with the cause therefor to the City Council at its first session thereinafter.
(A) 
The Mayor shall sign, and is hereby authorized to sign on behalf of the City, all instruments necessary to the prompt prosecution or defense of any or all actions brought by or against said City, including bonds for injunction.
(B) 
Upon the receipt of any notice, summons or subpoena, the Mayor shall contact the City Attorney, who shall immediately represent the City. The Mayor is authorized to cause litigation to be instituted in behalf of the City in all cases where he shall deem it in the best interest of the City to proceed to do so. He shall contact the City Attorney for advice. The City Attorney shall represent the City in all such legal matters.
The Mayor may by proclamation declare a civil emergency and impose a curfew under the following conditions.
(A) 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CIVIL EMERGENCY
(1) 
A riot or unlawful assembly, characterized by the use of actual force or violence or any threat or apparent threat to use force or violence against persons or property if accompanied by immediate power to execute by three or more persons acting together without authority of law; or
(2) 
Any natural disaster or man-made calamity, including flood, conflagration, cyclone, tornado, earthquake or explosion within the corporate limits of the City, resulting in the death or injury of persons or the destruction of property to such an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
CURFEW
A prohibition against any person or persons walking, running, loitering, standing or motoring upon any alley, street, highway, public property or vacant premises within the corporate limits of the City, excepting officials of any governmental unit and persons officially designated to duty with reference to said civil emergency.
(B) 
Declaration or proclamation. Whenever a civil emergency as defined in Subsection A of this section exists, the Mayor shall declare the existence by means of a written declaration (proclamation) signed by him under oath, which statement shall contain a finding that the standards herein set forth have been met, setting forth facts to substantiate said findings constituting the emergency, describing the nature of the emergency, and declaring that a state of emergency exists. Such statement shall be filed with the City Clerk as soon as practicable.
(C) 
General curfew. After proclamation of a civil emergency by the Mayor, he may order a general curfew applicable to such geographical areas of the City, or to the City as a whole, as he deems advisable, and applicable during such hours of the day or night as he deems necessary in the interest of the public safety and welfare.
(D) 
Orders in interest of public safety. After the proclamation of a civil emergency, the Mayor may also, in the interest of public safety and welfare, make any or all of the following orders:
(1) 
Order the closing of all retail liquor stores, including taverns and private clubs or portions thereof wherein the consumption of intoxicating liquor and beer is permitted.
(2) 
Order the discontinuance of the sale of alcoholic liquor by any wholesaler or retailer.
(3) 
Order the discontinuance of selling, distributing or giving away gasoline or other liquid flammable or combustible products in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle.
(4) 
Order the discontinuance of selling, distributing, dispensing or giving away of any firearms or ammunition of any character whatsoever.
(5) 
Order the blocking of streets or changing the direction and flow of traffic.
(6) 
Such other orders as are imminently necessary for the protection of life and property.
(E) 
Duration. The proclamation herein authorized shall be effective for a period of no longer than seven days or the adjournment of the first regular or special meeting called by the City Council, whichever occurs first, unless sooner terminated by a proclamation of the Mayor indicating that the civil emergency no longer exists. The Mayor shall have the power to reproclaim the existence of a civil emergency at the end of each seven-day period during the time said civil emergency exists.
(F) 
Public notice. Upon issuing the proclamation herein authorized, the Chief of Police shall notify the news media situated within the City and shall cause three copies of the proclamation declaring the existence of the emergency to be posted at the following places within the City: the City Hall, the police station, and the post office.
(G) 
Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this section or of an executive order issued pursuant thereto shall be guilty of an offense against the City, and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $750.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 30, General Provisions, Art. 2).
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 1.19 through 1.25, regarding civil emergencies, appear as § 1.18, Subsections (A) through (G), above.
The compensation of elected officials, including the Mayor, shall be fixed by ordinance at least 180 days before the beginning of the terms of the elected official whose compensation is to be fixed. In no case may the compensation be raised or lowered during a term of office.
[Amended 9-14-2004 by Ord. No. 14-2004; 7-22-2014 by Ord. No. 8-2014]
The annual salary of the Mayor shall be increased to $12,000 effective upon the beginning of the term of office following the 2017 Consolidated Election.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor, the following rules shall apply:
(A) 
If the unexpired term is 28 months or more in length, and the vacancy occurs at least 130 days before the next consolidated election scheduled under the general election law, the vacancy shall be filled at that consolidated election.
(B) 
If the unexpired term is less than 28 months or until said election, the City Council shall appoint one of its members to fill the vacancy as Acting Mayor until a Mayor is elected and qualified. He shall be called "Mayor."