[Adopted as Ch. 1, Art. II, Div. VI, of the 2015 Code]
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)
A.
If the Mayor is temporarily absent because of an incapacity to perform
official duties, but the incapacity does not create a vacancy in the
office, the corporate authorities shall elect one of their members
to act as Mayor pro tem. The Mayor pro tem, during this absence or
disability, shall perform the duties and possess all the rights and
powers of the Mayor but shall not be entitled to vote both as Mayor
pro tem and as a Trustee.
B.
In the absence of the Mayor, or Mayor pro tem, the corporate authorities
may elect one of their members to act as a temporary Chairman. The
temporary Chairman shall have only the powers of a presiding officer
and a right to vote only in the capacity as Trustee on any ordinance,
resolution, or motion.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-35)
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)
A.
The Mayor shall sign all Village warrants, commissions, permits and
licenses granted by authority of the Village Board, except as otherwise
provided, and such other acts and deeds as law or ordinance may require
his or her official signature.
B.
The Mayor may designate another to affix his or her signature to
any written instrument that requires the Mayor's signature.
(2)
A written
signature of the Mayor executed by the person so designated with the
signature underneath the signature of the person so designated shall
be attached to the notice. The notice with the signature attached
shall be recorded in the journal of the Village Board and then filed
with the Village Clerk. When the signature of the Mayor is placed
on a written instrument at the direction of the Mayor in the specified
manner, the instrument, in all respects, shall be as binding on the
Village as if signed by the Mayor in person.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-30)
A.
Appointed. At the first annual meeting in May, the Mayor shall appoint,
by and with the advice and consent of the Village Board, all officers
of the Village whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided
for, and said officers shall hold their offices for the ensuing month
or year, and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in an appointive office shall be filled in the
same manner. The Mayor shall issue a commission or certificate of
appointment to all persons appointed to office in the municipality.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-5)
B.
Filling vacancies. The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the advice
and consent of the Village Board, all officers of the Village whose
appointment will not otherwise be provided for by law; and whenever
a vacancy shall occur in any office which by law or ordinance the
Mayor is empowered and required to fill, the Mayor shall, at the next
regular meeting of the Village Board, communicate to it the name of
the appointee to such office, and pending the concurrence of the Village
Board in such appointment, the Mayor may designate some suitable person
to discharge the functions of such office. (50 ILCS 105/2)
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.
A.
The Mayor shall perform all the duties which are prescribed by law
and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed.
B.
The Mayor from time to time may and annually shall give the Village
Board information relative to the affairs of the Village, and may
recommend for their consideration such measures as he or she believes
expedient.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-5)
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.
A.
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Village Board. The
Mayor shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution or motion, except:
(1)
Where the vote of the Trustees has resulted in a tie; or
(2)
Where 1/2 of the Trustees elected have voted in favor of an ordinance,
resolution or motion, even though there is no tie; or
(3)
Where a vote greater than a majority of the corporate authorities
is required by the Illinois Compiled Statutes to adopt an ordinance,
resolution or motion.
B.
In each instance specified, the Mayor shall vote. Nothing in this
section shall deprive an Acting Mayor or Mayor pro tem from voting
in his or her capacity as Trustee, but he or she shall not be entitled
to another vote in his or her capacity as Acting Mayor or Mayor pro
tem.
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-45-5)
