The Mayor shall be elected for a four-year term and shall serve
until a successor is elected and has qualified. (65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-5
and 5/3.1-25-15)
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the Village
and shall see to the enforcement of all laws and ordinances. The Mayor
shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Trustees and perform
such duties as may be required of him by statute or law. The Mayor
shall have supervision over all of the executive officers and Village
employees; provided, however, his or her control is subject to the
power of the Village Board to prescribe the duties of various officers
and employees. The Mayor shall have the power and authority, at any
reasonable time, to inspect all books, papers and records pertaining
to Village affairs and kept by any officer of the Village. (65 ILCS
5/3.1-15-10 and 3.1-35-20)
The Mayor shall supervise the conduct of all officers of the
Village and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge the
duties of their respective offices. Except where otherwise provided
by statute, the Mayor may remove any officer appointed by the Mayor
under this article, on any written charge, whenever the Mayor is of
the opinion that the interests of the municipality demand removal.
The Mayor shall report the reasons for the removal to the corporate
authorities at a meeting to be held not less than five days nor more
than 10 days after the removal. If the Mayor fails or refuses to report
to the corporate authorities the reasons for the removal, or if the
corporate authorities by a 2/3 vote of all members authorized by law
to be elected disapprove of the removal, the officer thereupon shall
be restored to the office from which the officer was removed. The
vote shall be by yeas and nays, which shall be entered upon the journal
of the corporate authorities. Upon restoration, the officer shall
give a new bond and take a new oath of office. No officer shall be
removed a second time for the same offense. (65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-10)
Whenever there is a dispute as to the respective duties or powers
of any appointed officer of the Village, this dispute shall be settled
by the Mayor, after consultation with the Village Attorney; and the
Mayor shall have the power to delegate to any appointive officer any
duty which is to be performed when no specific officer has been directed
to perform that duty.
The Mayor shall act for and on behalf of the Village on formal
occasions and receptions, but in the absence or inability to attend
any such function, the Mayor may select any other Village officer
to so act.
The Mayor is hereby designated as License Commissioner to issue
and revoke any and all business licenses as prescribed by law, with
the advice and consent of the Village Board.
The Mayor is hereby designated as Local Liquor Commissioner
with all the powers to license and/or revoke any Village liquor license
according to state and Village laws. (235 ILCS 5/4-2)
The Mayor is hereby declared to be Health Commissioner with
all powers to abate and remove all nuisances or health hazards within
the jurisdictional boundaries of the Village authority as prescribed
by law.