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Powers of the Village President
The GLV Act also establishes the duties and responsibilities of the
village president. The president not only presides at each meeting
of the council, but also votes on each question. Some duties of the
president may be delegated to the manager. These duties are
highlighted.
- Serves as the chief executive officer, with
supervisory authority over affairs and property of the village.
- Serves as a voting member of the council on
all issues.
- Presides at council meetings.
- Gives the council information concerning the
affairs of the village and recommends appropriate actions.
- Sees that laws relating to the village and
ordinances and regulations of the council are enforced.
- Is a conservator of the peace and may
exercise power to suppress disorder. May command citizen
assistance to help enforce ordinances in emergency and disaster
situations.
- May remove any appointed officer or suspend
any police officer for neglect of duty.
- May examine all books, records or papers of
the village.
- Performs all duties prescribed by village
ordinances.
- Calls special meetings of the council.
- Approves synopsis of actions taken at council
meetings prior to publication.
- Authenticates by signing, all ordinances.
- Nominates the clerk and/or treasurer for
council appointment if village has appointed a clerk and/or
treasurer.
- Sign certification of assessment roll and
amount required to be raised by general tax and special
assessment.
- Warrants the treasurer to collect taxes.
- Countersigns disbursement warrants.
- Directs the fire chief.
- Appoints police officers and personnel with
the consent of council.
- Nominates a police chief for council
appointment.
- Nominates a director of public safety for
council appointment.
- Nominates a director of public works for
council appointment.
- Nominates non-elected officers for council
appointment.
- Fills the vacancies of non-elected officials,
with the consent of council.
- Concurs with the fire chief to order the
destruction of a building, if necessary, to arrest the progress
of a fire.
- Signs boundary adjustment petition for
presentation to the couunty commission.
- Prepares budget for presentation to the
council.
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