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| Public Act 097-0278 | ||||
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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 Quad Cities Regional Economic Development
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Authority Act, approved September 22, 1987, is amended by | ||||
changing Section 4 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 510/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6204)
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Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby created a political | ||||
subdivision, body politic
and municipal corporation named the | ||||
Quad Cities Regional Economic Development
Authority.
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territorial jurisdiction of the Authority is that geographic | ||||
area
within the boundaries of JoDaviess, Carroll, Whiteside, | ||||
Stephenson, Lee, Rock Island, Henry, Knox, and Mercer counties | ||||
in
the State of
Illinois and any navigable waters and air space | ||||
located therein.
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(b) The governing and administrative powers of the | ||||
Authority shall be
vested in a body consisting of 16
11 members | ||||
including, as an ex officio
member,
the Director of Commerce | ||||
and Economic Opportunity, or his or her
designee.
The other 10 | ||||
members of the Authority
shall be designated "public members", | ||||
6 of whom shall be
appointed by the Governor
with the advice | ||||
and consent of the Senate. Of the 6 members
appointed by
the | ||||
Governor, one shall be from a city within the Authority's | ||||
territory
with a population of 25,000 or more and the remainder | ||
shall be appointed at
large. Of the 6 members appointed by the | ||
Governor, 2 members shall
have
business or finance experience. | ||
One member shall be appointed by each of
the county board | ||
chairmen of Rock Island, Henry, Knox, and Mercer
Counties with | ||
the advice and consent of the respective county board.
Within | ||
60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
97th General Assembly, one additional public member shall be | ||
appointed by each of the county board chairpersons of | ||
JoDaviess, Carroll, Whiteside, Stephenson, and Lee counties | ||
with the advice and consent of the respective county board. Of | ||
the public members added by this amendatory Act of the 97th | ||
General Assembly, one shall serve for a one-year term, 2 shall | ||
serve for 2-year terms, and 2 shall serve for 3-year terms, to | ||
be determined by lot. Their successors shall serve for 3-year | ||
terms. All public members shall reside within the territorial | ||
jurisdiction of this
Act. Nine
Six members shall constitute a | ||
quorum.
The public members shall be
persons of recognized | ||
ability and
experience in one or more of the following areas: | ||
economic development,
finance, banking, industrial | ||
development, small business management, real
estate | ||
development, community development, venture finance, organized | ||
labor
or civic, community or neighborhood organization. The | ||
Chairman of the
Authority shall be a public member elected by | ||
the affirmative vote of not
fewer than 6 members of the | ||
Authority, except that any chairperson elected on or after the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | ||
Assembly shall be elected by the affirmative vote of not fewer | ||
than 9 members. The term of the Chairman
shall be one year.
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(c) The terms of the initial
all members of the Authority | ||
shall begin 30 days after
the effective date of this Act, | ||
except (i) the terms of those
members added by this
amendatory | ||
Act of 1989 shall begin 30 days after the effective
date of | ||
this amendatory Act of 1989 and (ii) the terms of those members | ||
added
by this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly shall | ||
begin 30 days after
the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||
of the 92nd General Assembly. Of
the 10 public members
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appointed pursuant to this Act, 2 (one of whom shall be | ||
appointed by the
Governor) shall serve until the
third Monday | ||
in January, 1989, 2 (one of whom shall be appointed by the
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Governor) shall serve until the third Monday in
January, 1990, | ||
2
(one of whom shall be appointed by the Governor) shall serve | ||
until the
third Monday in January, 1991, 2 (both of whom shall | ||
be appointed by
the Governor) shall serve until the third | ||
Monday in January, 1992, and 2 (one
of whom shall be appointed | ||
by the Governor and one of whom shall be appointed
by the | ||
county board chairman of Knox County) shall serve until the | ||
third Monday
in January, 2004.
The initial terms of the members | ||
appointed by the county board chairmen
(other than the county | ||
board chairman of Knox County)
shall be determined by lot. All | ||
successors shall be appointed by the
original appointing | ||
authority and
hold office for a term of 3 years commencing the | ||
third
Monday in January of the year in which their term | ||
commences, except in case
of an appointment to fill a vacancy.
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Vacancies
occurring among the public members shall be filled | ||
for the
remainder of the term.
In case of vacancy in a | ||
Governor-appointed membership when
the Senate is not in | ||
session, the Governor may make a temporary appointment
until | ||
the next meeting of the Senate when a person shall be nominated | ||
to
fill such office, and any person so nominated who is | ||
confirmed by the
Senate shall hold office during the remainder | ||
of the term and until a
successor shall be appointed and | ||
qualified.
Members of the Authority shall not be entitled to | ||
compensation for their
services
as members but shall be | ||
entitled to reimbursement for all necessary
expenses incurred | ||
in connection with the performance of their duties as members.
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(d) The Governor may remove any public member of the | ||
Authority appointed
by the Governor in case
of incompetency, | ||
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. The Chairman
of a | ||
county board may remove any public member of the Authority | ||
appointed
by such Chairman in the case of incompetency, neglect | ||
of duty, or malfeasance in office.
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(e) The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who shall | ||
have a
background in finance, including familiarity with the | ||
legal and
procedural requirements of issuing bonds, real estate | ||
or economic
development and administration. The Executive | ||
Director shall hold office
at the discretion of the Board. The | ||
Executive Director shall be the chief
administrative and | ||
operational officer of the Authority, shall direct
and | ||
supervise its administrative affairs and general management, | ||
shall perform
such other duties as may be prescribed from time | ||
to time by the members and
shall receive compensation fixed by | ||
the Authority.
The Authority may engage the services of such
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other agents and employees, including attorneys, appraisers, | ||
engineers,
accountants, credit analysts and other consultants, | ||
as it may deem
advisable and may prescribe their duties and fix | ||
their compensation.
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(f) The Board shall create a task force to study and make
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recommendations to the Board on the economic development of the | ||
territory
within the jurisdiction of this Act. The number of | ||
members
constituting the task force shall be set by the Board | ||
and may vary from
time to time. The Board may set a specific | ||
date by which the task force is
to submit its final report and | ||
recommendations to the Board.
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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
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(70 ILCS 515/Act rep.)
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Section 10. The Quad Cities Regional Economic Development
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Authority Act, certified December 30, 1987, is repealed.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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