HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 7-A_3/26/1998 MEMORANDUM:
TO: Village Council
FROM: Thomas G. Bradford, Village Manager
DATE: March 16, 1998
SUBJECT: Election of Council Officers for the Ensuing Year
Section 2 . 06 of the Village Charter requires that the Village
Council, at its first regular meeting following the annual
election, shall appoint a Mayor and Vice-Mayor. Section 2 . 06
states the following:
"The Village Council at its first regular meeting
subsequent to the date of the annual election of Village
Councilmen shall appoint one of its members as and to be
• Mayor of said municipality and another of its members as
and to be Vice-Mayor of said municipality. Said officers
shall serve at the pleasure of the Council for one year
and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.
The Mayor shall preside at all meetings; shall be
recognized by 'the courts for the purpose of military law;
and shall, when directed to do so by the Village Council,
execute all instruments to which the Village is a party
unless otherwise provided hereby or by ordinance; but he
shall have no administrative duties. The Vice-Mayor
shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of
the Mayor. "
During the process of appointing the Mayor, you may let the Village
Manager run the meeting by passing the gavel to allow for a full
discussion by all parties.
TGB/krb
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