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An Ordinance Adopting Chapter 42B of the Village Code of Ordinances-Administrative Hearing Procedure for Public Safety Employee Benefit Claims
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WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville, Will County ("Village") is a municipality duly organized and operating pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Village is a "Home Rule Unit" under the 1970 Illinois Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution of 1970 provides that a Home Rule Unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including but not limited to the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license, to tax; and to incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village has in full force and effect a codified set of those ordinances of the Village which are of a general and permanent nature, which said codified set is known and designated as the Village Code of the Village of Romeoville, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Romeoville finds it necessary and proper to amend its Village Code to provide an administrative hearing procedure for public safety employee benefit claims, which this Board finds is in the best interest of the Village of Romeoville and its citizens and residents.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Romeoville, Will County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: The recitals above shall be and are hereby incorporated in this Section One as if restated herein.
SECTION 2: That the Village Code of Ordinances shall be and hereby is amended to add a new Chapter 42B to the Village Code of Ordinances, as hereinafter set forth:
CHAPTER 42B--ADMINISTATIVE HEARING PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT CLAIMS.
42B.01 Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a fair and efficient method of determining the eligibi...
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