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| Public Act 100-0479 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Regional Planning Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 25 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 1707/25)
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Sec. 25. Operations. | ||||
(a) Each appointing authority shall give notice of its | ||||
Board appointments to each other appointing authority, to the | ||||
Board, and to the Secretary of State. Within 30 days after his | ||||
or her appointment and before entering upon the duties of the | ||||
office, each Board member shall take and subscribe to the | ||||
constitutional oath of office and file it with the Secretary of | ||||
State. Board members shall hold office for a term of 4 years or | ||||
until successors are appointed and qualified. The terms of the | ||||
initial Board members shall expire as follows: | ||||
(1) The terms of the member from DuPage County and the | ||||
member representing both Kane and Kendall Counties shall | ||||
expire on July 1, 2007. | ||||
(2) The terms of those members from Lake, McHenry, and | ||||
Will Counties shall expire on July 1, 2009. | ||||
(3) As designated at the time of appointment, the terms | ||||
of 2 members from the City of Chicago shall expire on July | ||||
1, 2007 and the terms of 3 members from the City of Chicago | ||
shall expire on July 1, 2009. | ||
(4) The term of the member appointed by the President | ||
of the Cook County Board of Commissioners shall expire on | ||
July 1, 2007. | ||
(5) The terms of those members appointed, with the | ||
consent of the President of the Cook County Board of | ||
Commissioners, by the mayors representing those | ||
communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of | ||
Chicago and north of Devon Avenue shall expire on July 1, | ||
2007. | ||
(6) The terms of those members appointed, with the | ||
consent of the President of the Cook County Board of | ||
Commissioners, by the mayors representing those | ||
communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of | ||
Chicago, south of Interstate 55, and west of Interstate 57, | ||
excluding the communities of Summit, Dixmoor, Posen, | ||
Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park, shall | ||
expire on July 1, 2007. | ||
(7) The terms of those members appointed, with the | ||
consent of the President of the Cook County Board of | ||
Commissioners, by the mayor representing those communities | ||
in Cook County that are outside of the City of Chicago, | ||
south of Devon Avenue, and north of Interstate 55, and, in | ||
addition, the Village of Summit, shall expire on July 1, | ||
2009. | ||
(8) The terms of those members appointed, with the | ||
consent of the President of the Cook County Board of | ||
Commissioners, by the mayors representing those | ||
communities in Cook County that are outside of the City of | ||
Chicago and east of Interstate 57, and, in addition, the | ||
communities of Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak | ||
Forest, and Tinley Park, shall expire on July 1, 2009. | ||
(b) If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing | ||
authority shall fill the vacancy by an appointment for the | ||
unexpired term. Board members shall receive no compensation, | ||
but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the | ||
performance of their duties. | ||
(c) The Board shall be so appointed as to represent the | ||
City of Chicago, that part of Cook County outside the City of | ||
Chicago, and that part of the metropolitan region outside of | ||
Cook County on a one man one vote basis. Within 6 months after | ||
the release of each certified federal decennial census, the | ||
Board shall review its composition and, if a change is | ||
necessary in order to comply with the representation | ||
requirements of this subsection (c), shall recommend the | ||
necessary revision for approval by the General Assembly. | ||
(d) Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least | ||
once in each calendar quarter. The time and place of Board | ||
meetings shall be fixed by resolution of the Board. Special | ||
meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman or a | ||
majority of the Board members. A written notice of the time and | ||
place of any special meeting shall be provided to all Board | ||
members at least 3 days prior to the date fixed for the | ||
meeting, except that if the time and place of a special meeting | ||
is fixed at a regular meeting at which all Board members are | ||
present, no such written notice is required.
A majority of the | ||
Board members in office constitutes a quorum for the purpose of | ||
convening a meeting of the Board.
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(e) The meetings of the Board shall be held in compliance | ||
with the Open Meetings Act. The Board shall maintain records in | ||
accordance with the provisions of the State Records Act. | ||
(f) At its initial meeting and its first regular meeting | ||
after July 1 of each year thereafter, the Board
from its | ||
membership shall appoint a chairman and may appoint
vice | ||
chairmen and shall provide the term and duties of those | ||
officers pursuant to its bylaws.
Before entering upon duties of | ||
office, the chairman shall execute a bond with corporate | ||
sureties to be approved by the Board and shall file it with the | ||
principal office of the Board. The bond shall be payable to the | ||
Board in whatever penal sum may be directed and shall be | ||
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of | ||
office and the payment of all money received by the chairman | ||
according to law and the orders of the Board.
The Board may | ||
appoint, from time to time, an executive committee and standing | ||
and ad hoc committees to assist in carrying out its | ||
responsibilities.
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(g) Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the | ||
public and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using | ||
a high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting | ||
broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a | ||
reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as | ||
public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the | ||
Board. Compliance with the provisions of this amendatory Act of | ||
the 100th General Assembly does not relieve the Board of its | ||
obligations under the Open Meetings Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 94-510, eff. 8-9-05; 95-677, eff. 10-11-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2018.
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