§ 2-131. Ordinance adoption and reconsideration procedure.

The preparation, introduction and adoption of all ordinances shall be governed by the following rules of procedure:

(1)

Ordinances are to be prepared by the Corporation Counsel at the request of a majority of the Board, a majority of a committee of the Board, President, or Village Manager.

(2)

The Corporation Counsel may refer the ordinance for introduction to the standing committee which has jurisdiction of the subject matter of the ordinance or the Corporation Counsel may introduce an ordinance directly to the Board.

(3)

Each ordinance to be introduced shall be placed on the published agenda for the meeting at which the introduction is to be made. An ordinance shall not be introduced at any meeting of the Board unless:

a.

It has appeared on the published agenda for such meeting; or

b.

This rule shall have been waived with respect to the introduction of such ordinance at such meeting by a majority vote of the Trustees present at such meeting.

(4)

No ordinance shall be adopted by the Board at the same meeting at which it was introduced unless:

a.

This rule is suspended by a majority vote of the Corporate Authorities present; or

b.

The ordinance is drawn pursuant to a resolution adopted at a previous meeting of the Board; or

c.

The ordinance adopts a recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals or Plan Commission to grant a variation or special use, when such recommendation has been approved by the Board as submitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals or Plan Commission; or

d.

The ordinance adopts a recommendation of the Final Plan of a Planned Unit Development, when the Zoning Administrator recommends approval of the Final Plan.

(5)

Subject to subsection (4) of this section, an ordinance shall be placed on the agenda for passage at the next regular meeting following its introduction, unless the Board shall otherwise indicate.

(6)

In the event substantial changes or amendments are made to the ordinance between readings, then an amended ordinance with the same number shall be introduced by the sponsoring committee at the second reading. This becomes the "introduction" of the amended proposed ordinance.

(7)

If the changes or amendments are not of a substantial nature, the Board may proceed to vote on the ordinance "as amended" at the second reading.

(8)

The President of the Board shall be the sole judge of whether the changes are substantial enough to refer the proposed ordinance back to the originating committee.

(Code 1993, § 2-2.5.4; Ord. No. 78-O-51, 1-2-1979; Ord. No. 82-O-38, 0-7-1982; Ord. No. 2018-O-07, § 2, 2-13-2018)