093_HB1593

 
                                     LRB093 04637 MKM 04692 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to ports.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Tri-City Regional Port District Act is
 5    amended by changing Section 23 as follows:

 6        (70 ILCS 1860/23) (from Ch. 19, par. 306)
 7        Sec. 23.  Executive Director.  The Board may  appoint  an
 8    executive  director  who  shall  be  a  person  of recognized
 9    ability and business experience to  hold  office  during  the
10    pleasure  of  the  Board.   The executive director shall have
11    management of the properties and business of the District and
12    the employees thereof subject to the general control  of  the
13    Board,  shall  direct  the  enforcement  of  all  ordinances,
14    resolutions,  rules  and  regulations of the Board, and shall
15    perform such other duties as may be prescribed from  time  to
16    time by the Board.  The Board may appoint a general attorney,
17    a  chief  engineer,  and  a  general  manager  to  assist the
18    executive director, and shall provide for the appointment  of
19    other  officers,  and the employment of additional attorneys,
20    engineers,  consultants,  agents  and  employees  as  may  be
21    necessary.  It shall define  their  duties  and  may  require
22    bonds  of  such  of  them  as  the  Board may designate.  The
23    executive director, general manager, general attorney,  chief
24    engineer,  and  all  other  officers provided for pursuant to
25    this section shall be exempt from taking and subscribing  any
26    oath  of  office  and shall not be members of the Board.  The
27    compensation of  the  executive  director,  general  manager,
28    general  attorney,  chief  engineer,  and all other officers,
29    attorneys, consultants, agents and employees shall  be  fixed
30    by the Board.
31    (Source: P.A. 92-643, eff. 1-1-03.)