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Committee reviews draft requiring board approval for administrative actions; mayor asks to strike payment-plan language
Summary
Committee examined an ordinance proposing board approval for actions such as filing liens or entering settlement agreements; the mayor requested removal of language tying payment plans and employee discipline to the ordinance and the committee agreed to seek attorney review before return.
The committee reviewed a draft ordinance that would require board approval for certain actions, including recording liens, initiating administrative adjudication, or entering settlement agreements and payment plans. The chair explained the ordinance is intended to ensure the board signs off on collection efforts and liens; committee members sought clarification about whether the ordinance would apply to village staff and whether it duplicates state law.
The mayor (speaker 1), who said "I am the mayor," asked that payment-plan language and a sentence relating to employee disciplinary action be struck so that the ordinance could not be interpreted to apply to staff. The chair and other members agreed that the attorney should re-review the revised draft with those items removed and return the ordinance to the committee. The committee discussed updating the utility ordinance to keep lien language consistent if this draft moves forward.
