2.24.030 – Members - Qualifications - Oath - Bond - Removal

The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall have such qualifications as are now or may hereafter be required of them by law, except that no person be disqualified from serving as a Commissioner because of his or hers political affiliations.  Pursuant to the City's home rule authority, this section shall supersede Section 10-2.1-3 of the Illinois Municipal Code.

Each member of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall take oath or affirmation of office, and shall execute and deliver to the City a bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars, with such sureties as the Mayor and City Council shall approve, conditioned for the faifthful performance of the duties of his or her office.  The members of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shall be subject to removal from office in the same manner as other officers of the City.