[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Crystal Lake 1-19-1993 (Art. II, Ch. II, Section B, of the 1993 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
The City Council shall consist of the Mayor
and six Council members. Council members shall be elected at large
for a term of four years pursuant to the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
The salary of each Council person shall be $2,400
per annum computed on the basis of the fiscal year of the City, provided
that, in the event of death, resignation or other dismissal of any
Council person from office, the salary shall be computed on a pro
rata basis for the portion of the fiscal year served.
Each member of the City Council shall take such
oath and furnish such bond as may be required by the Illinois Compiled
Statutes.
It shall be the duty of the City Council to
pass all ordinances for the City. In carrying out its duties, the
City Council may provide for the creation of any departments necessary
to effectively govern the City. In addition, it shall be the duty
of the City Council to appoint a City Manager for an indefinite term,
as prescribed by the Illinois Compiled Statutes. The City Manager
may be removed from office by a majority vote of the City Council;
provided, however, that in the event of such removal, the Council
shall notify the City Manager at least 60 days prior to the termination
of his/her duties.
A.
Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the first and
third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council chambers,
100 West Municipal Complex, Crystal Lake, Illinois, or at such other
place as the Council may designate.
[Amended 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 7653]
B.
Special meetings of the City Council may be called
by the Mayor or by two members of the City Council, provided that
written notice of such meeting shall be given to each member of the
Council at least 24 hours before the time set for the meeting; provided,
further, however, that failure to provide written notice shall not
affect the validity of any special meeting at which all the members
of the City Council are present.
C.
Notice of all public meetings of the City Council,
appointed boards or committees shall be given in compliance with the
Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.
A.
Presiding officer. The Mayor shall be the presiding
officer of the Council at all regular or special meetings and when
the Council meets as a committee.
B.
Quorum. A majority of the elected members of the Council
shall constitute a quorum thereof, but no ordinance or measure for
the expenditure or money shall be passed without the affirmative vote
of the elected members, pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois
Compiled Statutes.
C.
Order of business. The order of business at meetings
of the City Council shall be as the Council from time to time determines.
D.
The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in the
latest published edition of Roberts Rules of Order Revised shall govern
all general or special meetings of the City Council to the extent
that they are not inconsistent with rules of procedure specified in
ordinances of the City or in the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
E.
Addressing meetings. No person other than the Mayor
or a member of the City Council or other municipal officer or employee
shall address that body at any regular or special meeting of the Council
except upon the consent of a majority of the members present.
F.
Disruption of meetings. It shall be unlawful for any
person to disrupt or otherwise interfere with the orderly administration
of any regular or special meeting of the City Council or any committee
thereof.
A member of the City Council may be removed
from office by a vote of 2/3 of the elected members of the Council.
Grounds for removal shall include abuse of official power, failure
to attend at least 1/2 of the regular Council meetings in any given
year, conviction of a disqualifying crime, abandonment of office,
or removal of residence from the City.
[Added 3-17-2020 by Ord.
No. 7618]
A.
During a state of emergency as established in Subsection B of this section, the Mayor (or the Mayor's designee as hereinafter provided) may exercise by executive order extraordinary power and authority on behalf of the City pertaining to the performance of public work, entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the employment of temporary workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase of supplies and materials, and the appropriation, expenditure, and disposition of public funds and property.
B.
In the event of a declaration of disaster affecting the City as provided
in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (20 ILCS 3305/1 et
seq.) ("IEMAA"), or in the event of any circumstance of the nature
of a disaster as defined in 20 ILCS 3305/4 (the "standards"), the
Mayor may declare that a state of emergency exists by signing, under
oath, a statement finding that such standards have been met, setting
forth facts to substantiate such findings, describing the nature of
the emergency, and declaring that a state of emergency exists. Such
statement shall be filed with the City Clerk as soon as practicable.
Appropriate steps shall be taken to disseminate information regarding
such state of emergency to other members of the corporate authorities,
as well as the City administrative staff and City Police and Fire
Departments.
C.
The powers set forth in Subsections A and B of this section shall be exercised by the Mayor, or, in the event of the Mayor's incapacity, the most senior Council member who is not incapacitated, To the extent that multiple Council members have similar seniority, the most senior Council member who received the most votes at the last election shall be deemed most senior.
D.
A state of emergency, declared as provided in this section, shall
expire not later than the adjournment of the first regular meeting
of the corporate authorities after the state of emergency is declared,
unless the corporate authorities authorize a longer period.
