Section 18-1820. Establishment of a commission for village manager

The board
  of  trustees  of any village may, as an alternative to the adoption of a
  local law establishing the position of village manager,  adopt  a  local
  law  providing  for  the creation of a commission to study and prepare a
  local law establishing the position of village manager and defining  the
  duties  and responsibilities thereof. Such local law shall be subject to
  a permissive referendum. The local law  creating  the  commission  shall
  provide   for   the  organization  and  method  of  procedure  for  such
  commission, including, but not limited to, (a) the number of members  of
  such  commission,  which shall not exceed seven and of which number more
  than one-half shall not be members of the board  of  trustees,  (b)  the
  compensation,  if  any,  of  the  members  of  the  commission,  (c) the
  employment of staff or consultants, if any, and (d) the  date  by  which
  such  commission  shall  report  its recommendations to the board, which
  date shall be no later than two years after the final appointment of all
  members of the commission. The appointment of members of the commission,
  and the filling of any vacancies on such commission, shall  be  made  as
  provided in this chapter.