Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 3/23/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2993 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2993 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 6 as follows:
 



6    (615 ILCS 90/6)  (from Ch. 19, par. 1206)



7    Sec. 6. 
The Board shall meet as soon as practicable after 
8the directors
assume the duties of office and shall meet at 
9least 6 times annually or
more often at the discretion of the 
10Chairman or upon the request of 2/3
of the directors.
The Board 
11shall select from its membership a Secretary and a Treasurer.

12The Treasurer shall be custodian of all Agency funds and shall 
13be bonded
in such amount as the other members designate.
The 
14Chairman shall have the power to vote only in the event of a 
15tie, but
shall fully participate as a director in all other 
16respects.  Directors
and the Chairman may be compensated at the 
 
 
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1discretion of the Board in the sum
of up to $3,000 per year for 
2each director and up to $5,000 per year for the
chairman, 
3effective immediately upon approval of the Board.  The Board 
4members
shall also be reimbursed
for ordinary and necessary 
5expenses incurred in performing their duties under
this Act.

6The Board shall appoint a person to serve as executive 
7director, who shall
act
as the
chief administrative officer of 
8the Agency and oversee and administer the daily
function and 
9staff of the Agency, in accordance with Board policy.  The

10executive director shall be a person of recognized ability in 
11business or waterway management must, at a minimum, have 
12graduated from a four-year college
or
university (or the 
13equivalent) in civil engineering, biology or
public 
14administration or a closely related field.

15(Source: P.A. 89-162, eff. 7-19-95.)".