The Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Village Board, for a term of one year, unless
sooner removed for cause, and until a successor shall have been appointed
and qualified. The Attorney shall have full charge of the law affairs
of the Village and shall be known as the Village Attorney, and shall
receive reasonable fees for services rendered when, in his or her
judgment, or in the judgment of the Mayor or Village Board, the same
are necessary or are for the best interests of the Village. (65 ILCS
5/3.1-30-5)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A. For each complaint that is prosecuted on behalf of the Village to
enforce the provisions of general ordinances of the Village and also
to enforce provisions of state statutes affecting the affairs of the
Village, there shall be added as costs to be assessed against the
defendant in each case the sum of $200, to be known as the "Village
prosecutor's fee."
B. Upon said defendant being found guilty of the charges as set up in
the complaint that is filed on behalf of the Village in any of the
two above-named situations, it shall be the duty of the court before
whom such matter is heard to assess a Village prosecutor's fee in
the sum of $200, which shall be paid directly to the Prosecutor by
the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and that the fine or penalty as assessed
by the court for the violation of the complaint shall be paid to the
Village Clerk.