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Committee sends Chapter 3 ordinance to council and asks attorney for clarification on fines and exemptions
Summary
The committee recommended forwarding a draft ordinance (Chapter 3) to the full council that would require board approval before village officers may initiate adjudication, record liens, refer violations to collections, or enter settlement agreements; members asked the village attorney to clarify whether the draft’s fines or censures could inappropriately apply to employees or routine utility-collection activities.
The committee reviewed a draft ordinance that would require board approval before the mayor, village staff, or contractors initiate adjudication, record liens, refer violations to collections, or enter settlement agreements — with an emergency exception for imminent public-health or safety threats. Members expressed concern that the draft’s penalties (censure, fines, administrative disciplinary actions and contract termination) might be applied to employees or routine utility-collection actions, and they asked for the village attorney to appear at the council meeting to explain legal implications.
Committee member (S2) moved to recommend the ordinance to the council; the motion was seconded and the committee approved forwarding the draft with a request that the attorney attend the board meeting to answer questions about application to utility accounts, employee protections and the availability of emergency exceptions. "So I I would motion to recommend this to council," Committee member (S2) said during the vote. Members particularly asked staff to clarify whether routine payments plans or utility enforcement would be exempt and whether the ordinance language on fines and censure was consistent with state labor and municipal law.
The committee did not finalize language and asked staff to place the ordinance on the council agenda with an explicit attorney briefing; the committee’s recommendation is advisory, pending council action.
