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==Government and politics== The Village of Peoria Heights is a home rule municipality governed by a Village Board of Trustees form of government. The [[mayor]] and the [[village clerk]] are each elected at large to a four-year term. The Mayor appoints the Village Treasurer. The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the Village and presides over meetings of the Village Board. With the approval of the Village Board, the Mayor appoints non-elected Village officials. The Village Clerk is the recording officer of the Village, and is responsible for attending all meetings of the Village Board and keeping records of the proceedings. Village Board meetings are the first and third Tuesday of each month.<ref name=r1>[http://www.villageofpeoriaheights.org/ Village of Peoria Heights]. Village of Peoria Heights. Retrieved on March 28, 2011.</ref> The Village Board is the [[legislature|legislative body]] for the village, and consists of six trustees elected for a four-year term. Their terms are staggered, so that half are elected every two years. Members may be elected for an indefinite number of terms. The Village Board formulates policy and enacts local laws, usually in the form of resolutions and ordinances. The Village Board is directly responsible to the citizens of Peoria Heights.<ref name=r1/> Peoria Heights has a history of non-national [[political party|political parties]]. The "Village Party" and the "People's Party" were once prominent in local elections. Today the "Village Party" is defunct and the "People's Party" has lost in the last four elections to Independent candidates.
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