Illinois Statutes Chapter 70. Special Districts § 2005/7. Board of trustees; corporate authority; officers; meetings

§ 7. The trustees appointed in accordance with this Act shall constitute a board of trustees for the rescue squad district for which they are appointed, and that board of trustees is declared to be the corporate authority of the district and shall exercise all of the powers and control all of the affairs and property of the district. The board of trustees may provide and adopt a corporate seal. Immediately after their appointment and at their first meeting in December of each year thereafter, the board of trustees shall elect one of their number as president, one as secretary, and one as treasurer, and shall elect such other officers as may be necessary. The board of trustees shall provide for the time and place of holding regular meetings and may establish rules for board proceedings. Special meetings may be called by the president of the board or by any 3 trustees, but each member of the board shall be given notice of a special meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting. All of the meetings of the board, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public. A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. The board shall keep a regular book of records of all of the proceedings of the board, which book shall be open to the inspection of any person residing in the district at all reasonable and proper times.