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Hampshire board repeals annexation-related ordinances after vote-count error; zoning to be reheard
Summary
Trustees voted to repeal several annexation-related ordinances after discovering a required supermajority had not been recorded for an earlier annexation action; the applicant will return to planning and zoning on March 9 and the board expects to consider corrected ordinances on March 19.
The Hampshire Village Board voted unanimously to repeal a set of annexation-related ordinances after officials discovered the earlier vote had not met the statutory supermajority required for part of the annexation process.
Chair (voice labeled 'Chair') told the board that a prior approval needed a supermajority of the corporate authorities but had been recorded with only five (or fewer) counted affirmative votes, making the prior actions irregular. Chair said staff and the property owner had worked to correct zoning classification questions (the owner is amenable to rezoning from M3 to M2 where appropriate) and that the board would fast-track corrected filings.
Trustees and counsel debated whether the village president should be counted in corporate-authority tallies and how to calculate majority thresholds; counsel explained Illinois practice, noting some statutory definitions draw the president into the count while routine practice often leaves voting to trustees unless the president elects to vote. The board agreed staff would insert explicit vote-threshold language in ordinance drafts to avoid recurrence.
The board repealed the identified ordinances (the transcript referenced specific ordinance numbers during the motion) and confirmed the rezoning will go to planning-and-zoning for a March 9 hearing and return to the village board on March 19. Chair apologized to the property owner for the procedural error and said staff will cover publication and related costs as necessary to correct the record.
The repeal was adopted by roll-call vote with five affirmative votes. Trustees instructed staff to ensure required notices and hearing timelines are met for the resubmitted zoning and annexation materials.
