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Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-90 – Clerk; duties. Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions. (a) The municipal clerk shall keep the corporate seal, to be provided by the corporate authorities, and all papers belonging to the municipality the custody and control of which are not given to other officers.
Shall the clerk in (name of village) be elected, rather than appointed? If a majority of the electors in the village voting on the question vote in the affirmative, the village clerk shall thereafter be elected.
Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, all municipal officers, whether elected or appointed, shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by the Illinois Constitution.
Election or appointment of clerk; term; vacancy. (a) Any village of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants may, by resolution adopted by not less than two-thirds of the village board, choose to have a clerk appointed by the village president with the concurrence of the village board.
The Village Clerk is a part-time elected official that performs duties provided by the laws of the State of Illinois and the Ordinances of the Village. Listed below are specific powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Village Clerk:
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summary of the functions and duties of local elected officials. FORMS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Except for 14 municipalities operating under pre-1870 charters as incorporated towns, all other municipalities in Illinois are either cities or villages. Many municipalities operate under either an aldermanic-city or a trustee-village form of government.
