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receive compensation as set by the board and shall be removable by the
Village President for cause upon written charges and after public hearing.
The Village President shall designate one of the members as chairman. The
Village President shall also appoint, subject to confirmation by the Village
Board, two alternate members for staggered terms of 3 years. Annually, the
Village President shall designate one alternate as 1st alternate, who shall act
with full power only when a member is absent or refuses to vote because of
interest, and the other as 2nd alternate, who shall act with full power only
when the 1st alternate or a member is absent or refuses to vote because of
interest. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms of members and
alternates whose terms become vacant. The Board of Appeals may employ
a secretary and other employees.

(b) The Board of Appeals shall adopt rules for its government and procedure.
Meetings of the Board of Appeals shall be held at the call of the Chairman
and at such other times as the Board of Appeals may determine. The
Chairman, or in his absence the acting chairman, may administer oaths and
compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings shall be open to the
public.

(c) The Board of Appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the
vote of each member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote,
indicating such fact, and shall keep record of its examinations and other
official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the
Board of Appeals and shall be a public record.

(d) Appeals to the Board of Appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved or
by any officer, department, board or bureau of the Village affected by any
decision of the Zoning Administrator or Building Inspector. Such appeal
shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the
Board of Appeals, by filing with the Zoning Administrator or Building
Inspector and with the Board of Appeals a notice of appeal specifying the
grounds thereof. The Zoning Administrator or Building Inspector shall
forthwith transmit to the Board of Appeals all the papers constituting the
record upon which the action appealed from was taken. The Board of
Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of appeals and give
public notice thereof as well as due notice to the parties in interest and shall
decide the same within a reasonable time. A filing fee in the amount
periodically as set by the Village Board must accompany a Notice of
Appeal to the Board of Appeals. (Am. #096-4)

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