1-7-4: LEGISLATIVE, LICENSE, AND ETHICS COMMITTEE:

A. Appointment And Membership: The legislative, license, and ethics committee shall be appointed
by the president with the advice and consent of the board of trustees. Said legislative, license,
and ethics committee shall consist of three (3) trustees, and the committee shall choose a
chairperson from among its members at its June meeting.
B. Meetings: The legislative, license, and ethics committee shall meet monthly at a time and place to
be determined by the members.
C. Powers And Duties:
1. The power of the legislative, license, and ethics committee shall be to review policies and
recommend changes to the board of trustees. In addition, the committee shall have the power
to require village officers, department heads, and employees to appear before it and answer
questions and assist the committee in its deliberations.
2. The legislative, license, and ethics committee shall review and advise the board of trustees in
relation to legal policies, ordinances amending the Oak Lawn village code, licenses and license
fees, and the village of Oak Lawn ethics ordinance including the following:
a. Review and advise the board of trustees on municipal code violations and the prosecution
and administrative adjudication thereof.
b. Perform detailed work and prepare the text of suggested ordinances.
c. Periodically review the Oak Lawn village code and recommend amendments, additions, and
repeals of code provisions to the board of trustees.
d. Periodically review the procedure for issuance of business and liquor licenses in the village
and make recommendations to the board of trustees relative thereto.
e. Review the number and types of licenses issued in the village and make recommendations
thereon to the board of trustees.
f. Review ethics ordinances adopted by other municipalities and ethics code suggestions
brought forward by the citizens of the village and make recommendations to the board of
trustees relative thereto. (Ord. 13-09-29)