There is created a Board of Fire and Police Commissioners consisting of three members, as provided by statute.
[Amended 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Village Board. The terms of office of the members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall be three years and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. However, no such appointments shall be made by the President within 30 days before the expiration of his or her term of office; and the President shall appoint the first members of the Board, one of whom is appointed to serve until the end of the current Village year in which the appointment is made, another to serve until the end of the Village year next ensuing, and the third to serve until the end of the Village year second next ensuing. Each of the first members of the Board shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
[Amended 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall have such qualifications as are now or may hereafter be required by law. Each member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall take oath or affirmation of office and shall execute and deliver to the Village a bond in the sum of $1,000 with such sureties as the President and Village Board shall approve, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office. The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall be subject to removal from office in the same manner as other officers of the Village.
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioner shall have such powers and duties as are now or as may hereafter be given to it by law.
[Amended 3-23-2016 by Ord. No. 16-07]
The Secretary of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall receive a salary of $600, payable annually. Members of the Board not acting as Secretary shall serve without compensation. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall have the authority granted by law to employ a Secretary or designate one of its own members to act as Secretary.