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| Public Act 094-0457 |
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AN ACT concerning counties.
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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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
5-25012 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/5-25012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25012)
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Sec. 5-25012. Board of health. Except in those cases where | ||||
a board of 12 members is provided for as
authorized in this | ||||
Section, each county health department shall be managed
by a | ||||
board of health consisting of
8 members appointed by the | ||||
president or
chairman of the county board, with the approval of | ||||
the county board, for a
3 year term, except that of the first | ||||
appointees 2 shall serve for one
year, 2 for 2 years, 3 for 3 | ||||
years and the term of the member appointed
from the county | ||||
board, as provided in this Section, shall be one year and
shall | ||||
continue until reappointment or until a
successor is appointed. | ||||
Each board of health which has 8 members, may
have
one | ||||
additional member appointed by the president or chairman of the | ||||
county
board, with the approval of the county board. The | ||||
additional member shall
first be appointed within 90 days after | ||||
the effective date of this amendatory
Act for a term ending | ||||
July 1, 2002.
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The county health department in a county having a | ||||
population of 200,000
or more may, if the county board, by | ||||
resolution, so provides, be managed by
a board of health | ||||
consisting of 12 members appointed by the president or
chairman | ||||
of the county board, with the approval of the county board, for | ||||
a
3 year term, except that of the first appointees 3 shall | ||||
serve for one
year, 4 for 2 years, 4 for 3 years and the term of | ||||
the member appointed
from the county board, as provided in this | ||||
Section, shall be one year and
shall continue until | ||||
reappointment or until a successor is appointed. In
counties | ||||
with a population of 200,000 or more which have a board of | ||
health
of 8 members, the county board may, by resolution, | ||
increase the size of the
board of health to 12 members, in | ||
which case the 4 members added shall be
appointed, as of the | ||
next anniversary of the present appointments, 2 for
terms of 3 | ||
years, one for 2 years and one for one year.
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The county board in counties with a population of more than | ||
100,000
but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and contiguous to | ||
any county with a
metropolitan area with more than 1,000,000 | ||
inhabitants, may establish
compensation for the board of | ||
health, as remuneration for their services as
members of the | ||
board of health. Monthly compensation shall not exceed
$200 | ||
except in the case of the president of the board of health | ||
whose
monthly compensation shall not exceed $400.
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Each multiple-county health department shall be managed by | ||
a board of
health consisting of 4 members appointed from each | ||
county by the president
or chairman of the county board with | ||
the approval of the county board for a
3 year term, except that | ||
of the first appointees from each county one shall
serve for | ||
one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years and the term of the
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member appointed from the county board of each member county, | ||
as
hereinafter provided, shall be one year and shall continue | ||
until
reappointment or until a successor is appointed.
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The term of office of original appointees shall begin on | ||
July 1
following their appointment, and the term of all members | ||
shall continue
until their successors are appointed. All | ||
members shall serve without
compensation but may be reimbursed | ||
for actual necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of | ||
their duties. At least 2 members of each county board
of health | ||
shall be physicians licensed in Illinois to practice medicine | ||
in
all of its branches and at least one member shall be a | ||
dentist licensed in
Illinois. In counties with a population | ||
under 500,000, one member shall
be chosen from the county board | ||
or the board of county commissioners
as the case may be. In | ||
counties with a population over 500,000, two members
shall be | ||
chosen from the county board or the board of county | ||
commissioners
as the case may be. At least one member from each | ||
county on each
multiple-county board of health shall be a | ||
physician
licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of | ||
its branches, one
member from each county on each | ||
multiple-county board of health shall be
chosen from the county | ||
board or the board of county commissioners, as the case
may be, | ||
and at least one member of the board of health shall be a | ||
dentist
licensed in Illinois. Whenever possible, at least one | ||
member shall have
experience in the field of mental health. All | ||
members shall be chosen for
their special fitness for | ||
membership on the board.
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Any member may be removed for misconduct or neglect of duty | ||
by the
chairman or president of the county board, with the | ||
approval of the county
board, of the county which appointed | ||
him.
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Vacancies shall be filled as in the case of appointment for | ||
a full term.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the | ||
contrary, a county
with a population of 240,000 or more | ||
inhabitants that does not currently have a
county health | ||
department may, by
resolution of the county board, establish a | ||
board of health consisting of the
members of such board. Such | ||
board of health shall be advised by a committee
which shall | ||
consist of at least 5 members appointed by the president or
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chairman of the county board with the approval of the county | ||
board for terms of
3 years; except that of the first appointees | ||
at least 2 shall serve for 3
years, at least 2 shall serve for 2 | ||
years and at least one shall serve for one
year. At least one | ||
member of the advisory committee shall be a physician
licensed | ||
in Illinois to practice medicine in all its branches, at least | ||
one
shall be a dentist licensed in Illinois, and one shall be a | ||
nurse licensed in
Illinois. All members shall be chosen for | ||
their special fitness for membership
on the advisory committee.
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All members of a board established under this Section must | ||
be residents of the county, except that a member who is | ||
required to be a physician, dentist, or nurse may reside | ||
outside the county if no physician, dentist, or nurse, as | ||
applicable, who resides in the county is willing and able to | ||
serve.
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(Source: P.A. 91-568, eff. 8-14-99.)
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