HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 4216 08/07/1990 ORDINANCE NO. 4216
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 2
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
the 7th day of . ~qust , 1990
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
8th. day of August , 1990.
ORDINANCE NO. 4216
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGARTICLE II OF CI{APTER 2
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT A~D BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That Section 2.201.B entitled "Conduct of Business"
of Chapter 2 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is
hereby further amended by adding a sub-paragraph 4; so that
hereinafter said Section 2.201.B shall be and read as follows:
" 4. For purposes of the Article II, a majority shall be more
than one-half (1/2) of the President and Board of
Trustees then holding office. "
SECTION TWO: That Section 2.201.C entitled "Conduct of Business
of Chapter 2 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is
hereby further amended in its entirety; so that hereinafter said
paragraph C of Section 2.201 shall be and read as follows:
" C. When a Board Member is Not Required to Vote.
1. As a general rule, no member of the Board of
Trustees or the President shall vote on a question
in which he has a direct, personal, or pecuniary
interest. In such case, the office of such person
casting such "present" or "pass" vote shall be
deemed vacant.
2. While it is the duty of every member of the
President and Board of Trustees who has an opinion
on any question in which he has no direct, personal
or pecuniary interest, to express it by his vote,
such member cannot be compelled to do so.
a. Such member may prefer to abstain from voting.
b. In such instances, a vote "present" or "pass"
shall be considered a vote on the prevailing
side upon announcing the adoption or rejection
or a motion on the floor. "
SECTION THREE: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in
pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Arthur, Busse, Corcoran, Flores, Van Geem
NAYS: Wattenberg
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this ?th day of August. , 1990.
Village president ~/
Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk