[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton as Title 2, Ch. 2.08, of the 1979 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. A-008-91, 1991; Ord. No. 008-94, 1994; Ord. No. 011, 1995; Ord. No. 027, Series 2003]
A. Regular meetings of the Village Board shall be held on the first
Monday evening and on the third Monday evening of each calendar month
at 6:00 p.m., except that in the month of April of each year the regular
meetings of the Village Board shall be held on the first Monday evening
and the third Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m.
[Amended by Ord. No. 006, Series 2008]
B. Any regular meeting falling on a legal holiday in which the Village
offices are closed shall be held on the next following day at the
same hour and place. All meetings of the Board and adjourned meetings,
except when otherwise directed by the Village Board, shall be held
in the Village Hall.
Special meetings of the Village Board may be called by any two
Trustees in writing, filed with the Village Clerk at least 24 hours
prior to the time specified for such meetings. The Village Clerk shall
immediately notify each Trustee of the time and purpose of such meeting
by causing a written notice thereof to be delivered to each Trustee
personally if he can be found, and if he cannot be found, then by
leaving a copy of such notice at the home of such Trustee. The Village
Clerk shall cause an affidavit showing service of such notice as provided
in this section to be filed in his office prior to the time fixed
for such special meeting. Special meetings may be held without such
notice when all members of the Village Board are present in person
or consent in writing to the holding of such meeting, such written
consent to be filed with the Village Clerk prior to the beginning
of the meeting. Public notice of such special meeting shall be given
at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such meeting, unless
for good cause such notice is impossible or impractical; in which
case shorter notice may be given, but in no case may the notice be
provided less than two hours in advance of the meeting.
The Village Board may, by a majority of those present but not
less than three affirmative votes, adjourn from time to time to a
specific date and hour.
[Amended by Ord. No. A-009-91, 1991; Ord. No. 027, Series 2003; 10-2-2017 by Ord. No. 009, Series 2017]
The business of the Village Board shall be conducted in the
following order.
A. Call to order/pledge of allegiance to the flag;
B. Roll call of trustees/department heads/officials;
C. Conduct public hearing(s), if applicable;
D. Approval/filing of minutes;
E. Persons requesting to be heard;
F. Business presented by President;
G. Resolutions/ordinances/action items;
J. Departments' and officers' reports;
The Village President at the stated hour shall call the meeting
to order. He shall preserve order and decorum, decide all questions
of order, and conduct the proceedings of the meeting in accordance
with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order,
unless otherwise provided by statute or these rules. Any member shall
have the right of appeal from a decision of the presiding officer.
No appeal shall be debatable, and the appeal may be sustained by a
majority of the members present, exclusive of the President.
If the President is absent at the designated time for any meeting,
the Village Clerk or, in his absence, the senior Trustee present based
on date of original election as Trustee shall call the meeting to
order and preside until the Village Board shall, by motion, select
an acting President for that meeting.
Whenever the presiding officer shall desire to speak upon any
question or to make any motion he shall vacate the Chair and designate
a Trustee to preside temporarily.
[Amended by Ord. No. 006, 1999; amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01,
Code Adoption)]
The following committees shall be appointed by the Village President,
subject to the approval of the majority of the Village Board, at the
second regular meeting in April of each year:
A. Finance Committee, includes claims, insurance, codes, personnel.
[Amended by Ord. No. 017, Series 2002; 1-21-2013 by Ord. No. 008-2013]]
A. The composition of the Finance Committee shall be as follows: four
Village Board members. The Village President shall be the Chair. Each
member shall serve as appointed unless excused by a majority of the
members of the Village Board.
A. Form. No ordinance or resolution shall be considered by the Village
Board unless presented by a Trustee in writing.
B. Referral to committee. All ordinances, resolutions, communications
and other matters submitted to the Village Board shall be read by
title and author and referred to the appropriate committee by the
President. The Village Clerk shall read and record each such reference
by title. Any Trustee may require the reading in full of any matter
at any time it is before the Village Board. All bills and other financial
claims against the Village shall, upon receipt thereof, be immediately
referred by the Village Clerk to the Finance Committee for report
thereon at the ensuing meeting of the Village Board.
C. Committee report. Each committee shall, at the next regular meeting,
submit a written report on all matters referred to it, unless a longer
time be granted by vote of the Village Board, and such report shall
be entered in the proceedings. Such report shall recommend a definite
action by the Village Board on each item, shall be signed by a majority
of the committee, and shall be filed with the Village Clerk prior
to each meeting. Minority reports may be submitted. Previous notice
of each committee meeting shall be filed with the Village Clerk, and
each meeting shall be open to the public. Any committee may require
any Village officer to confer with it and supply information needed
in connection with any matter pending before the committee.
D. Vote on committee report. Any aye and nay vote shall be taken on
each committee report immediately following its submission, provided
that any Trustee may require a separate vote on any ordinance, resolution
or other matter in any report. Action upon a specific matter included
in any committee report shall be deferred until the next regular meeting
following the submission of the report upon the request of any two
Trustees. The approval of a committee report in which the adoption
of an ordinance or resolution is recommended shall comprise final
action on such ordinance or resolution, and likewise for other actions
recommended by the committee on any matter.
E. Appropriations. All ordinances or resolutions appropriating money
or creating any charge against the Village other than the payment
of claims for purchases or work previously authorized by the Village
Board shall only be acted upon by the Board at the next regular meeting,
provided that this provision may be suspended by affirmative action
by three-fourths of all members of the Village Board. A roll-call
vote shall be taken and recorded on all appropriations.
The deliberations of the Village Board shall be conducted in
the following manner:
A. No Trustee shall address the Village Board until he has been recognized
by the presiding officer. He shall thereupon address himself to the
President and confine his remarks to the question under discussion
and avoid all personalities.
B. When two or more members simultaneously seek recognition, the presiding
officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
C. No person other than a member shall address the Village Board, except
by vote of a majority of the members present.
D. No motion shall be discussed or acted upon unless and until it has
been seconded, unless the rules permit one Trustee to initiate action.
No motion shall be withdrawn or amended without the consent of the
person making the same and the person seconding it.
E. When a question is under discussion, no action shall be in order,
except:
4. To postpone to a certain day;
7. To postpone indefinitely.
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These motions shall have precedence in the order listed.
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F. Any member desiring to terminate debate may move the previous question,
in which event the President shall announce the question as "Shall
the main question now be put?" If a majority of the members present
vote in the affirmative, the main question shall be taken without
further debate; its effect being to put an end to all debate and bring
the Village Board to a direct vote, first upon any pending amendments
and then upon the main question.
G. Any Trustee may demand any aye and nay vote on any matter, and such
vote shall be entered in the proceedings. Every member shall vote
when a question is put, unless the Village Board, by a majority vote
of those present, excuses him for special cause. A majority vote of
all members of the Village Board in favor of any proposed ordinance,
resolution or appointment shall be necessary for passage or approval,
unless a larger number is required by statute. Except as otherwise
provided, a majority vote of those present shall prevail in other
cases.
H. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and a motion to adjourn,
to lay on the table, and a call for the previous question shall be
decided without debate.
[Amended by Ord. No. 016, Series 1998]
It shall be in order for any member who voted with the prevailing
side to move for a reconsideration of the vote on any question at
that meeting or at the succeeding regular meeting. A motion to reconsider
being put and lost shall not be renewed. A Trustee cannot change his
vote on any question after the result has been announced.
The rules enumerated in this chapter or any part thereof may
be temporarily suspended in connection with any matter under consideration
by a recorded vote of two-thirds of the members present.