HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 99 - 5/11/1959 - FIRE POLICE COMMISSIONOrdinance No. 99
AN ORDINANCE establishing a Fire
and Police Commission.
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village, at the regular
election held on April 21, 1959, did by a majority of the votes cast
adopt the article providing for the appointment of Fire and Police
Commissioners, which said proposition was submitted at the regular
election pursuant to a petition of electors,: duly filed with the Village
Clerk, February 23, 1959;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook County,
Illinois:
SECTION 1. Creation. There is hereby created a board
of fire and police commissioners, consisting of three (3) members
whose terms of office shall be three (3) years and until their respective
successors are appointed and have qualified.,
SECTION Z. Qualifications. The members of said board
shall possess the qualifications required of other officers of the Village,
shall take oath or affirmation of office, and give bond in thee same
manner as other appointive officers of the Village,, They shell be subje,,.t
to the removal from office as such other officers.
SECTION 3� Appointment of Board. Such board of fire and
police commissioners shall appoint all officers end members of the
fire and police department of the Village, except the chief of police
and the chief of the fire department„ which appointments sb:kll be madle
by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village. All appointrner.:ts
made by the board of fire and police commissioners sha,11 be from the
rank next below that to which the appointment sha11 be made, other
than that of the lowest rank.
SECTION 4. Rules, Such board of commissioners shall
make such rules and make such appointments and removals except
those herein reserved to the President and Board of Trustees, and
shall have such other and further powers as is contained in Chapter
24, Article 14 of the Revised Cities and Villages Act as amended.
SECTION S. SecretarL. Such board may employ a secre-
tary or may designate one of its own members to art as such, The
secretary shall keep the minutes of the board's proceedings, shall
be custodian of all peepers pertw.ining to the business of the board,
shall keep a record of all examinations held„ and shall perform such
other duties as the board shall prescribe.
SECTION b, That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect upon its passage a.nd approval according to law.
PASSED:
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
this 11th day of May, A. D� 1959=
this 11th day of Ma.yw A� D, 1959=
Margaret C. Petrie
Village Clerk
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Charles A. Hodlmair
President