The Board of Commissioners is specifically empowered to:

• Adopt by-laws and rules of procedure for the orderly execution of its duties.
• Prepare and submit an annual budget for the Village Fire Department, on a calendar year basis, to each contracting city on or before June 30 of the year next preceding for the year for which the budget is proposed.
• Collect the funds paid by each of the contracting cities for the providing of fire protection and emergency ambulance service.
• Disburse collected funds for the purposes and to the extent authorized in the budget approved by the contracting cities to procure and provide those services.
• Prepare monthly statements of accounts, income received, and expenses paid during said month and cumulatively during the current calendar year.
• Prepare a table of organization of the Village Fire Department designed to provide for the orderly operation of the Village Fire Department and the furnishing of the services described.
• Prescribe the policies to be followed by the Chief of the Village Fire Department in the use of department resources and the furnishing of the services described.
• Purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire any and all personal property necessary to the performance of the fire and ambulance services described and prescribe standards of accountability, preservation, and use of such personal property.
• Maintain accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• To the extent permitted by law, enter into such contracts, within the limits of the applicable approved budget, and exercise all powers appropriate or necessary to effectuate any or all of the purposes and powers set forth.
• To employ, assign, reassign, promote, demote, discipline, and discharge any and all officers and employees of the Village Fire Department, all of whom shall serve and hold their offices or employment at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners. It is specifically provided, however, that said Board of Commissioners may by resolution duly adopted delegate to the Fire Chief of said Department any or all of the following authority: to employ, assign, reassign, promote, demote, discipline, or discharge all or specified personnel within the Department.
• Establish, impose, and collect reasonable charges for emergency medical services provided by the Village Fire Department.

(VFD Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, 5.01), refer to VFD Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for full text