Title
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE (BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS) TITLE 2, CHAPTER 10
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WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the Village of Orland Park deem it in the best interests of the Village and its residents to amend the Orland Park Village Code with regard to Advisory Boards and Commissions.
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 2, Chapter 10, of the Village Code shall be and hereby is amended to provide in its entirety as follows:
2-10-1: ESTABLISHMENT:
There is hereby created a Commission known as the Veterans Commission, hereinafter referred to as Commission.
2-10-2: MEMBERSHIP; TERM; COMPENSATION:
The Commission shall consist of nine (9) members to be appointed by the Village President and with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, and one (1) non-voting Village staff member (the “Veterans Program Assistant”) appointed by the Village Manager to act as staff liaison and recording secretary.
1. Members shall serve for one-year terms, which shall begin on the first Monday in June and expire on the first Monday in June of the following year. Members shall be selected on the basis of experience and/or knowledge of veteran affairs and concerns, and the members shall have served in one of the American military branches and have been honorably discharged. Members shall serve without compensation.
2. If any member shall fail to attend four (4) regular meetings within any one-year period, without reasonable excuse, such failure shall constitute sufficient grounds for termination of the member's appointment. The chairman shall immediately file notification of nonattendance with the Village Clerk for placement on the agenda of the Board of Trustees, and the Board shall, after notice to the member, by appropriate action, consider whether to terminate the member's appointment. If the...
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