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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE I CHAPTER 5 OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK MUNICIPAL (VILLAGE) CODE ADOPTING NEW RULES TO ALLOW A MEMBER OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY MEANS OF VIDEO OR AUDIO CONFERENCE
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Open Meetings Act has been amended to allow a member of a public body to attend meetings of the public body by video or audio conference, provided the public body has adopted rules for attendance at a meeting by such means.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Title 1 Chapter 5 of the Municipal (Village) Code is amended by deleting Section 7-7-3 thereof and substituting in its place the following:
1-5-7-7-3: ORDINANCES - VOTING - RULES FOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETING BY VIDEO OR AUDIO CONFERENCE
Every ordinance and resolution, including any proposed amendment thereto, shall be reduced to writing and presented to the President and Board of Trustees at any Board meeting before vote thereon by the members is taken. Copies thereof shall be furnished to each Board member.
All resolutions and motions (1) which create any liability against the Village, or (2) which provide for the expenditure or appropriation of its money, or (3) which authorize the sale of any Village property and all ordinances shall be decided by a roll call vote, the result of which vote shall be recorded, and all ordinances passed by the Village Board shall be deposited with the Village Clerk.
Any meeting of the Board of Trustees at which a quorum of the Board of Trustees is physically present may be attended by a Trustee by means of video or audio conference under the following conditions:
a. The Trustee cannot be physically present at the meeting due to (i) personal illness or disability; (ii) employment purposes or the business of the Village; or (iii) a family or other emergency.
b. The Trustee desiring to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees by means of video or audio conference for one of the reasons stated above must notify the Village Clerk before the meeting unless advance notice is impractical.
c. The absent Trustee’s voice on the audio conference, after being identified by the rest of the Board as belonging to the Trustee, shall be simultaneously broadcast to the public present at the meeting and open to the media, and the Trustee shall also be able to hear any public comment regarding any issue or matter discussed at the meeting, if any.
d. The Trustee shall publicly state the reason for not being physically present at the meeting.
SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication in pamphlet form.