The Village Board shall consist of the Village
President and six Trustees.
The business of the Board shall be conducted
in the following order:
A. Roll call. If a quorum is not present, the meeting may thereupon adjourn, which may be to a specific date and hour pursuant to §
64-2C, or the absentees may be summoned as provided by §
64-4A.
B. Reading the minutes of the preceding meeting and approving
the same if correct or rectifying mistakes if any exist.
C. Reports of standing committees.
D. Reports of special committees.
F. Any business made the special order for the present
meeting.
G. Unfinished business from the previous meeting.
H. The reception and reference of petitions and communications.
I. New business, including the introduction of ordinances
and resolutions.
In the absence of the Clerk-Treasurer, the Deputy
Clerk-Treasurer shall act as Clerk Pro Tem.
The deliberations of the Village Board shall
be conducted in the following manner:
A. When two or more members simultaneously seek recognition,
the presiding officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
B. No person other than a member shall address the Board,
except by vote of a majority of the members present.
C. No motion shall be discussed or acted upon until it
has been seconded unless the rules permit one Trustee to initiate
action. No motion shall be withdrawn without the consent of the person
making the same and the person seconding it.
D. When a question is under discussion, no action shall
be in order except the following motions, which shall have precedence
in the order listed:
(3) To move the previous question.
(4) To postpone to a certain day.
(7) To postpone indefinitely.
E. Any member desiring to terminate debate may move the
previous question, in which event the presiding officer 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 Board to a direct vote, first upon
any pending amendments and then upon the main question.
F. Any Trustee may demand an 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 Board, by a majority
vote of those present, excuses him for special cause. A majority vote
of all members of the 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
by these rules, a majority vote of those present shall prevail in
other cases.
G. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order; and
a motion to adjourn or to lay on the table and a call for the previous
question shall be decided without debate.
Any member voting with the majority may move
for a reconsideration of the vote on any question at that meeting
or at the next succeeding regular meeting. A motion to reconsider
being put and lost shall not be renewed. A Trustee may not change
his vote on any question after the result has been announced.
A call of the Board may be requested at any
time by two or more members and absent members shall be sent for;
but a call shall not be made after voting has commenced. When a call
of the Board has been requested and ordered, the door shall be closed
until the report of the policeman has been received and acted upon
or until further proceedings under the call are dispensed with by
a majority of the entire Board.
Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct
occurs in any meeting of the Board, the presiding officer may cause
the room to be cleared of all persons guilty of such disorderly conduct
except the Trustees. If any Trustee is guilty of disorderly conduct,
the presiding officer may order the police to take him into custody
for the time being or until the meeting adjourns. Such member may
appeal from such order to the Board as in other cases.
All demands or accounts shall be acted upon
at the time of presentation unless one or more members demand a reference.
[Amended 3-8-2005]
See Chapter
6, Boards, Commissions and Committees.
These rules shall not be rescinded or amended
unless the proposed amendment or motion to rescind has laid over from
a regular meeting, and then it shall require a vote of 2/3 of all
the members of the Board.
These rules or any part thereof may be temporarily
suspended in connection with any matter under consideration by a recorded
vote of all of the members present.