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| Public Act 102-0736 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Water Commission Act of 1985 is amended by | ||||
changing Section 0.001 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 3720/0.001) | ||||
Sec. 0.001. Commissioners; terms; vacancies. Effective | ||||
January 1, 2011, the terms of office of the chairperson and all | ||||
commissioners of water commissions appointed pursuant to this | ||||
Act shall terminate and the commission shall be reconstituted. | ||||
(a) The commissioners of water commissions appointed | ||||
pursuant to this Act shall be appointed as follows: | ||||
(1) A chairperson, who shall also serve in the | ||||
capacity of a commissioner, shall be appointed by the | ||||
chairperson of the county board of the home county with | ||||
the advice and consent of the county board. For | ||||
appointments made on or after the effective date of this | ||||
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the | ||||
chairperson shall be a resident of the home county. | ||||
(2) One commissioner from each county board district | ||||
within the home county shall be appointed by the | ||||
chairperson of the county board of the home county with | ||||
the advice and consent of the county board. | ||||
(3) One commissioner from each county board district | ||
within the home county shall be appointed by the majority | ||
vote of the mayors of those included municipalities that | ||
have the greatest percentage of their respective | ||
populations residing within such county board district of | ||
the home county. A vice-chairperson of the commission | ||
shall be appointed from the commissioners appointed | ||
pursuant to this paragraph by a majority vote of these | ||
commissioners. | ||
(4) Upon receipt of water by any territorial | ||
municipality, one commissioner from a territorial | ||
municipality shall be appointed by the chairperson of the | ||
county board of the home county with the advice and | ||
consent of the county board. | ||
(5) Upon receipt of water by a territorial | ||
municipality, one commissioner from a territorial | ||
municipality shall be appointed by the majority vote of | ||
the mayors of those territorial municipalities. | ||
(b) All commissioners shall be residents of the home | ||
county or a resident of an included municipality. However, | ||
commissioners appointed under paragraph (4) or (5) of | ||
subsection (a) on or after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be | ||
residents of a territorial municipality. | ||
(c) The initial commissioners appointed pursuant to | ||
subsection (a) shall serve the following terms: | ||
(1) The chairperson shall serve for a term of 6 years. | ||
(2) At the first meeting of the commission held after | ||
January 1, 2011, the commissioners appointed pursuant to | ||
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall determine publicly | ||
by lot one-third of their members to serve for a term of 2 | ||
years, one-third of their members to serve for a term of 4 | ||
years, and one-third of their members to serve for a term | ||
of 6 years, any odd number of commissioners so determined | ||
by dividing into thirds to serve 6-year terms. | ||
(3) At the first meeting of the commission held after | ||
January 1, 2011, the commissioners and the | ||
vice-chairperson appointed pursuant to paragraph (3) of | ||
subsection (a) shall determine publicly by lot one-third | ||
of their members to serve for a term of 2 years, one-third | ||
of their members to serve for a term of 4 years, and | ||
one-third of their members to serve for a term of 6 years, | ||
any odd number of commissioners so determined by dividing | ||
into thirds to serve 6-year terms. | ||
(4) The commissioner appointed pursuant to paragraph | ||
(4) of subsection (a) shall serve an initial term of 3 | ||
years. | ||
(5) The commissioner appointed pursuant to paragraph | ||
(5) of subsection (a) shall serve an initial term of 6 | ||
years. | ||
The successor commissioners shall serve for a term of 6 | ||
years or until their successors have been appointed and | ||
qualified in the same manner as the original appointments. | ||
(d) A commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment | ||
upon the expiration of his or her term. A vacancy in the office | ||
of a commissioner shall be filled for the balance of the | ||
unexpired term by appointment and with the qualifications as | ||
to residency in the same manner as the original appointment | ||
was made. | ||
(e) A commissioner may be a member of the governing board, | ||
an officer, or an employee of the county or any unit of local | ||
government located within the county.
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(f) As used in this Section, "territorial municipality" | ||
means a municipality entirely outside of the home county, but | ||
within the territorial limits and receiving water from the | ||
water commission. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1389, eff. 7-29-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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