Ordinance 1977-10 FHD:GKH
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ORDINANCE NO. /Gl - /? �7 J
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF THE
VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE , KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CENTER
COMMITTEE AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO
THE CITY COUNCIL THEREOF
WHEREAS , the Mayor and City Council of the UNITED
CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE are aware of the need for and
the desire by the citizens of the community to establish a
Community Center ; and
WHEREAS , the Mayor and City Council recognize the
need of responsible leadership in the planning and development
of a Community Center ; and
WHEREAS , the late Clarence Beecher, in his Last
Will and Testament , directed that the remainder of his estate
be used for the purchase of land and construction of a building
for use by the community as a Community Center building; and
WHEREAS , this Community Center building shall be
expressly for the purpose of social, literary and recreational
use .
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City
Council of the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS , as follows :
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Commission and the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE
Park Commission, serving jointly as the City of Yorkville
Community Center Committee. The terms of office of members
of the Community Center Committee shall be coincidental
with the terms of office of the members of the Human
Resources Commission and the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE
OF YORKVILLE Park Commission. Membership in the UNITED
CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE Community Center Committee
shall be automatic and coterminous with the tenure of
each member of the Human Resources Commission and the
UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE Park Commission.
The Chairman of the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE
OF YORKVILLE Community Center Committee shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
The Chairman of the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE
Community Center Committee shall vote only in the event
of a tie vote within said Committee.
The Aldermen acting as liaison and representatives
to the Park Commission and to the Human Resources Commission
from the City Council and the Mayor shall be ex-officio
members of the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE
Community Center Committee.
SECTION 2 : Duties.
The UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE Community
Center Committee shall investigate, hear and advise the
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City Council concerning the maintenance and improvement
of said building, its present and future usage, promotion
of community usage for the greatest and broadest possible
use by the community in general, and for that purpose, they
shall recommend the employment of such director or personnel
and shall recommend to the City Council such purchases
or contracts for materials and services as the Committee
may deem necessary, provided that in no case shall the Committee
enter into a contract and in no case shall the Committee
incur liability for and on behalf of the City. The Committee
shall also hear reports from all personnel and shall report
periodically concerning the activities of the employees
to the City Council, and shall investigate the advisability
and need for expenditures for and on behalf of existing
and proposed functions, and shall further advise the City
Council with respect to charges for any proposed usage of
the building and make recommendations therefor.
The UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE Community
Center Committee shall be authorized to expend no municipal
or public funds other than those appropriated and approved
by the Mayor and City Council .
The Community Center Committee shall be furnished
with a secretary by the corporate authorities of the UNITED
CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, whose duties shall be
to keep minutes of all meetings, to document and record
accurately and to keep in good order all records of the
and recommendations to said Council as often as directed
by said Council .
The UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE Community
Center Committee shall further cooperate with The Merchants
National Bank of Aurora, as Trustee of the late Clarence
Beecher Testamentary Trust, and shall recommend to the
City Council sites for the construction of such building or
buildings as may be appropriate under the provisions of
the late Clarence Beecher Testamentary Trust. The said
Committee is further directed to solicit and enlist the
volunteer services of such organizations and citizens of
the community who will assist in achieving the goal of the
Community Center, which will serve the entire community
and enhance the quality of life of all citizens thereof.
SECTION 3: Receipts, Donations and Dispositions.
All receipts on account of the Community Center,
whether arising from rentals, donations or sales of lands
devised to the City, shall be exclusively expended and
applied under the direction and control of the City Council
of the UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE, with the
advice and recommendations of the Community Center Committee.
SECTION 4 : Compensation.
The Committee and its members shall not be compensated
for their services.
from and after its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED this day of 1977,
CITY ERK
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of ,
1977.
MAYOR