§ 19-2. Meetings.

Meetings of the board of appeals shall be held at the call of the chairman, or any two members, or at such times as such board may determine. All hearings conducted by the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions. Findings of fact shall be included in the minutes of each case of a requested variation, or special permit, and the reasons for granting or denying such application shall be specified. Every rule or regulation, every amendment or repeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the board and shall be filed immediately in the office of the board and shall be a public record. The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this ordinance or with the Illinois Statutes in such case made and provided, and may select or appoint such officers as it deems necessary.

No meeting or hearing shall be conducted without a quorum of the board being present, which shall consist of a majority of all the members. The concurring vote of four members of the board is necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official charged with the enforcement of this ordinance or to decide in favor of the applicant any matter upon which it is required to pass under this ordinance or to effect any variation in the ordinance or to recommend any variation or modification in the ordinance to the corporate authorities.

(Ord. No. 234, 19-2, 8-2-71)