Chapter 2.10
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Sections:
2.10.020 Authority in general.
2.10.030 Appointment of officers.
2.10.040 Filling vacancies in appointive offices.
2.10.050 Filling vacancies in elective offices.
2.10.010 Corporate authority.
The corporate authority of the town is vested in a board of trustees, consisting of one mayor and six trustees. [Code 1999 § 2-1-1].
2.10.020 Authority in general.
The board of trustees shall constitute the legislative body of the town, and shall have power and authority, except as otherwise provided by statute, to exercise all power conferred upon or possessed by the town, and shall have the power and authority to adopt such ordinances and regulations as it shall deem proper in the exercise of its powers. [Code 1999 § 2-1-2].
2.10.030 Appointment of officers.
(a) The board of trustees shall appoint a recorder, who shall be designated as the town clerk; a town treasurer; a town attorney; a municipal judge; and a police chief.
(b) The board of trustees may appoint other officers as it may deem necessary for the good government of the town, and prescribe their duties, fix their compensation and require an oath or affirmation.
(c) All appointments of officers shall be by voice vote and a concurrence of a majority of the members elected to the board is required. The names of those who voted, and the vote each candidate received upon the vote resulting in an appointment, shall be recorded.
(d) All appointed officers shall be appointed by the board of trustees at the first regular meeting after each regular election, and shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years, or until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. [Amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 437 § 15, 1992. Code 1999 § 2-1-3].
2.10.040 Filling vacancies in appointive offices.
The board of trustees shall have power, by appointment, to fill all vacancies in any appointive office, and the person so appointed shall hold office until after the next regular election, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. [Code 1999 § 2-1-4].
2.10.050 Filling vacancies in elective offices.
The board of trustees shall have power, by appointment, to fill all vacancies on the board or in any other elected office, and the person so appointed shall hold office until the next regular election and until his successor is elected and qualified. If the term of the person creating the vacancy was to extend beyond the next regular election, the person elected to fill the vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term. Where a vacancy or vacancies exist in the office of trustee and a successor or successors are to be elected at the next election to fill the unexpired term or terms, the three candidates for trustee receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to four-year terms, and the candidate or candidates receiving the next highest number of votes, in descending order, shall be elected to fill the unexpired term or terms. [Code 1999 § 2-1-5].
2.10.060 Removal of officers.
Any elected or appointed officer of the town may be removed from office as provided by state law. [Ord. 437 § 1, 1992. Code 1999 § 2-1-6].
2.10.070 Combined offices.
The board of trustees may appoint one person to hold more than one office, where such offices are compatible. The board of trustees may appoint one person to hold the offices of town clerk and town treasurer. [Code 1999 § 2-1-7].
2.10.080 Intergovernmental contracts and agreements.
The board of trustees shall have authority, on behalf of the town, to enter into contractual arrangements with one or more other governmental bodies for the performance of any governmental service, activity or undertaking which could be performed by each of the governmental bodies, in accordance with the requirements of state law. [Code 1999 § 2-1-8].
2.10.090 Committees.
Any question pending before the board of trustees may be referred to a standing committee, or to a special committee, for its consideration and report. Standing committees shall be appointed by the mayor at the first regular meeting following a regular election. [Code 1999 § 2-1-9].