(70 ILCS 705/16.02) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.02)
Sec. 16.02.
Within thirty days after Sections 16.01 to 16.18, inclusive,
become effective in a fire protection district, the Board of Trustees of
a fire protection district having 12 or more full time paid members shall
appoint the first members of the board of fire commissioners. No person
shall be appointed a commissioner who has been convicted of a felony under
the laws of this State or comparable laws of any other state or the United
States. One of the members shall be appointed to serve until the first
Monday in June next following, another to serve until the first Monday of
June of the second year after such appointment, and the third to serve
until the first Monday in June of the third year following such
appointment. Every member shall serve until his successor is appointed and
has qualified. Vacancies on the board of fire commissioners shall be filled
in the same manner as original appointments.
The board shall annually elect a chairman and a secretary to serve during
the district's fiscal year. The members of the board shall be considered
officers of the district and shall file an oath as may be required by the
trustees. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of conducting all business.
Once appointed, members of the board of fire commissioners shall not be
subject to removal, except for cause, upon written charges, and after an
opportunity to be heard within 30 days in his or her defense before a
regular meeting of the district trustees. A majority vote of the trustees
shall be required to remove any member of the board from office.
(Source: P.A. 86-562; 87-423.)
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