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| Public Act 100-0498 | ||||
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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 Joliet Regional Port District Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 15 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 1825/15) (from Ch. 19, par. 265) | ||||
Sec. 15. Appointment of Board. Within 60 days after this | ||||
Act becomes effective the Governor, by
and with the advice and | ||||
consent of the Senate shall appoint 3 members of
the Board who | ||||
reside within the District outside the corporate boundaries
of | ||||
the City of Joliet for initial terms expiring June 1st of the | ||||
years
1959, 1961, and 1963, respectively, and the Mayor, with | ||||
the advice and
consent of the City Council of the City of | ||||
Joliet, shall appoint 3 members
of the Board who reside within | ||||
the City of Joliet for initial terms
expiring June 1st of the | ||||
years 1958, 1960, and 1962, respectively. Of the 3
members each | ||||
appointed by the Governor and the Mayor not more than 2 shall
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be affiliated with the same political party at the time of | ||||
appointment. Beginning with the first appointment made by the | ||||
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, after the | ||||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||
Assembly, the Governor must appoint members who reside within | ||||
the District outside the corporate boundaries of the City of | ||||
Joliet and the Village of Romeoville. Within 60 days after the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | ||
Assembly, the County Executive of Will County, with the advice | ||
and consent of the County Board, shall appoint 3 members of the | ||
Board for terms expiring June 1st of 2008, 2010, and 2012, | ||
respectively. Within 60 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the President of | ||
the Village of Romeoville, with the advice and consent of the | ||
corporate authorities of the Village of Romeoville, shall | ||
appoint one member of the Board who resides within the Village | ||
of Romeoville for an initial term expiring June 1st of 2016; | ||
and within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory | ||
Act of the 100th General Assembly, the President of the Village | ||
of Romeoville, with the advice and consent of the corporate | ||
authorities of the Village of Romeoville, shall appoint one | ||
additional member who resides within the Village of Romeoville | ||
for an initial term expiring June 1st of 2021. | ||
At the expiration of the term of any member, his or her | ||
successor shall be
appointed by the Governor, Mayor, President | ||
of the Village of Romeoville, or County Executive of Will | ||
County in like
manner and with like regard to political party | ||
affiliation and place of
residence of the appointee, as | ||
appointments for the initial terms. | ||
All successors shall hold office for the term of 6 years | ||
from the first
day of June of the year in which the term of | ||
office commences, except in
the case of an appointment to fill | ||
a vacancy. In case of vacancy in the
office of any member | ||
appointed by the Governor during the recess of the
Senate, the | ||
Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next
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meeting of the Senate when he or she shall nominate some person | ||
to fill such
office; and any person so nominated, who is | ||
confirmed by the Senate, shall
hold his or her office during | ||
the remainder of the term and until his or her successor
shall | ||
be appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at | ||
the
time this Act takes effect, the Governor shall make | ||
temporary appointments
as in case of vacancies. The Governor, | ||
the Mayor, the President of the Village of Romeoville, and the | ||
County Executive shall certify their respective appointments | ||
to the
Secretary of State. Within 30 days after certification | ||
of his or her appointment,
and before entering upon the duties | ||
of his or her office, each member of the Board
shall take and | ||
subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file it in
the | ||
office of the Secretary of State. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1283, eff. 7-26-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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