HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3663 - 6/16/2020 - Amending Section 1-5-6 Deputy MayorORDINANCE NO.3663
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-5-6 OF THE VILLAGE CODE BY
DELETING MAYOR PRO TEM AND ESTABLISHING IN ITS PLACE THE POSITION
OF DEPUTY MAYOR
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village is a home rule municipality with broad
authority to "exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and
affairs" in accordance with Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees have determined it to be in the best
interests of the Village to have a replacement process in effect should the Mayor be unable to
perform the duties pertaining to the office of the Mayor.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That Section 1-5-6 Mayor Pro Tern of the Village Code be deleted in its
entirety and amended to read as follows:
1-5-6: DEPUTY MAYOR: There is hereby established the position of Deputy Mayor
who shall be a current sitting trustee designated by the Mayor in his sole discretion. In the event
the Mayor is unable to attend a regular or special meeting of the Board or a meeting of the Board
as a Committee of the Whole, the Deputy Mayor shall act as temporary mayor or chairman pro
tem and preside over the meetings. In the event the Mayor is incapacitated and unable to
perform the duties of Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall act as mayor pro tem and perform the
duties of the Mayor until such time as the Mayor recovers and is thus able to perform the duties
of his office. The designation shall be made by a written submittal by the Mayor to the Village
Clerk and can change from time to time by the Mayor in his sole discretion.
Section 2: That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES:6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT:O
PASSED this 16' day of June 2020.
APPROVED this 161h day of June 2020.
ATTEST:
Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village