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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 5423 04/06/2004 ORDINANCE NO. 5423 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 (VILLAGE PRESIDENT) OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Passed and approved by the President and Board of Trustees the 6th day of April, 2004 Published in pamphlet form by authority of the corporate authorities of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois, the ih day of April, 2004 ORDINANCE NO. 5423 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: Section 1.104 entitled "President Pro Tem" of Chapter 1 of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be deleted in its entirety and a new Section 1.104, entitled "Designated President Pro Tem" shall be inserted in its place which shall be and read as follows: Sec. 1.104. Designated President Pro Tern. A. Policy Statement. Good government demands, in the absence or disability of the Village President, that another elected official be continuously and readily available to fulfill the duties of the Office of Village President, especially in cases of emergency. The person selected to act in the stead of the Village President should be an experienced and committed trustee who has an excellent record of attendance at Village Board meetings. This person should also have a demonstrated ability to conduct and facilitate meetings and to make decisions in emergency situations. B. Creation of Office: Powers and Duties. There shall be in the Village an office known as Designated President Pro Tem. One Trustee shall be elected to such office and shall be authorized to perform the functions and duties the Village President is empowered to perform, but only under the following circumstances: 1. The Village President is absent from the Village and, for the purpose or implementing the authority of the Designated President Pro Tem, has notified the Village Manager's office of such absence; or 2. The Village Manager has been notified that the Village President is under a temporary disability which prevents the President from performing his or her duties; or 3. Immediate action is required of the Village President and good faith attempts by the office of the Village Manager to locate him or her have been unsuccessful within the time in which the action is required. C. Qualifications. 1. No person shall be appointed to the office of the Designated President Pro Tem unless he or she is a duly elected or appointed trustee of the Village of Mount Prospect. 2. Any person who has filed a nominating petition for the office of Village President shall be ineligible to occupy the office of Designated President Pro Tem. If a Designated President Pro Tem files nominating petitions for the Office of Village President, the office of Designated President Pro Tem shall immediately and automatically become vacant and shall be filled for the remainder of the term by following the procedures set forth in paragraph D "Selection." 3. A person who has not completed at least 365 days in office, as a Trustee, shall not be eligible for nomination as Designated President Pro Tem unless all of those trustees who are qualified have declined nomination for the office. D. Selection. The Designated President Pro Tem shall be elected as follows: 1 . The Village President or any Trustee, acting in open session, may nominate without comment, a trustee for the office of Designated President Pro Tem; provided that in all instances the President shall have the right to make the first nomination. No Trustee may nominate or second the nomination of himself or herself. 2. Upon receiving a second, the nominated Trustee shall become a candidate for this office. Nominations may then continue until a motion to close nominations is approved. 3. Nominations shall be closed on the motion, second and the majority vote of Trustees present at the meeting. 4. Discussion and consideration of the candidates and their qualifications may be discussed in open or upon appropriate vote of the President and Board of Trustees in closed session as provided by paragraph (c)3 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, but the final vote must be taken in open session. 5. Upon the close of discussion, the Village Clerk shall call the vote on each nominated candidate in the order in which the nominations were made and seconded. Abstentions shall be counted as a "No" vote. Balloting shall continue until one of the candidates receives four affirmative votes of the President and Trustees voting jointly. That person shall become Designated President Pro Tem. No additional oath or bond shall be required. 6. E. Term of Office. The initial term of office of the Designated Pro Tem shall commence on the day of appointment and terminate June 30 of 2005 or until a successor has been selected. Thereafter, the Designated President Pro Tem shall be elected at the first regular meeting in June, take office on July 1 st and serve until June 30th of the following year or until a successor has been selected. The Designated President Pro Tem may be removed at any time by four affirmative votes of the President and trustees voting jointly. If such removal occurs, a successor shall be expeditiously selected for the remainder of the term in accordance with Paragraph D "Selection". F. Acting Village President, Vacancy. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Village President, the Designated President Pro Tem, may, in the sole discretion of the trustees, serve as Acting Village President until such time as a successor to fill the vacancy has been duly elected and has qualified; or the trustees may select a new Acting Village President at any time during the vacancy. G. Absence or Disability of Designated President Pro Tem. If anyone of the circumstances described in (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection B of Section 1.104 is found to exist as to both the Village President and the Designated President Pro T em, the Board of Trustees shall elect one of its members to act as President Pro Tem, who during the absence or disability of the President and the Designated President Pro Tem shall, temporarily perform the duties of the President. 2 SECTION 2: 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: Corcoran, Hòefert, Lohrstorfer, Skowron, Wilks NAYS: None ABSENT: Z ade 1 PASSED and APPROVED this 6 thday of ATTEST: 3