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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER III OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK TO ADD SECTION 12 ENTITLED “LATERAL ELIGIBILITY LIST”
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (the "Village") is a home rule municipality, having all of the powers and authority granted to such municipalities pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, including the right to exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, the Village may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Orland Park Board of Fire and Police Commissioners (“BOFPC”) desires to amend Chapter III of its Rules and Regulations to allow the BOFPC to establish a process to hire lateral candidates as police officers, which process is allowed by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Act at 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments expand the process set forth in the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Act; thus, the proposed amendments must be approved using the Village’s home rule authority; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park have determined that the public interest can be best served and have deemed it to be in the best interest of the Village to amend the BOFPC Rules and Regulations to allow for the hiring of qualified lateral candidates to serve as police officers in the Orland Park Police Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, and pursuant to its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
The Amendments to Chapter III, as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved and incorporated into the Orland Park BOFPC Rules and Regulations.
SECTION 3
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.