Section 2175.110  Organization and Supervisory Relationships

a)         Each member of the Board is aided by a confidential advisor who may be an attorney or who may have an advanced technical degree.  The Chair may have two confidential advisors.

b)         To carry out its functions, the Board is comprised of the following offices and units:  Clerk's Office, Legal Unit, Technical Unit, and Fiscal Unit.  The function of each is as follows:

1)         Clerk's Office.  This office is responsible for the processing, maintaining, and distributing all materials related to Board regulatory, adjudicatory, and time-limited water quality standard (TLWQS) proceedings.  The Clerk's Office is located in Chicago.

2)         Legal Unit.  This unit is responsible for general legal functions of the Board and case or rule-related legal responsibilities.

3)         Technical Unit.  This unit is responsible for gathering technical and scientific data required by the Board in the performance of its duties and for advising the Board on technical issues related to pending adjudicatory cases and rulemakings.

4)         Fiscal, Personnel, and Information Technology Unit.  This unit is responsible for budgeting, expenditures, procurement, computer operations, personnel, and related duties.

c)         The Board may also employ other professional staff to carry out its functions and mandates, including an Executive Director, a General Counsel, a Human Resources Manager, an Information Systems Analyst, and a Rulemaking Coordinator.

d)         Organizational relationships are shown in the organizational chart in Appendix A.  Detailed descriptions of the specific responsibilities and duties of each of the job titles are maintained in the Board's Springfield office.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 9973, effective May 26, 2022)