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91_HB0557eng HB0557 Engrossed LRB9101158MWcs 1 AN ACT to amend the Metropolitan Water Reclamation 2 District Act by changing Sections 4.7 and 4.11. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 6 Act is amended by changing Sections 4.7 and 4.11 as follows: 7 (70 ILCS 2605/4.7) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.7) 8 Sec. 4.7. All applicants for offices or places in said 9 classified civil service, except for the positions of deputy 10 chief engineer, assistant chief engineers, deputy attorney, 11 head assistant attorneys, assistant director of research and 12 development, assistant director of information technology, 13 comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant purchasing agent 14 and laborers, shall be subjected to examination, which shall 15 be public and competitive with limitations specified in the 16 rules of the Director as to residence, age, sex, health, 17 habits, moral character and qualifications to perform the 18 duties of the office or place to be filled, which 19 qualifications shall be prescribed in advance of such 20 examination. Such examinations shall be practical in their 21 character, and shall relate to those matters which will 22 fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to 23 discharge the duties of the position to which they seek to be 24 appointed, and may include tests of physical qualifications 25 and health and when appropriate, of manual skill. No 26 question in any examination shall relate to political or 27 religious opinions or affiliations. The Director shall 28 control all examinations, and may, whenever an examination is 29 to take place, designate a suitable number of persons to be 30 special examiners and it shall be the duty of such special 31 examiners to conduct such examinations as the Director may HB0557 Engrossed -2- LRB9101158MWcs 1 direct, and to make return and report thereof to him; and he 2 may at any time substitute any other person in the place of 3 any one so selected; and he may himself, at any time, act as 4 such special examiner, and without appointing other special 5 examiners. The Director shall, by rule, provide for and 6 shall hold sufficient number of examinations to provide a 7 sufficient number of eligibles on the register for each grade 8 of position in the classified civil service, and if any place 9 in the classified civil service shall become vacant, to which 10 there is no person eligible for appointment, he shall hold an 11 examination for such position and repeat the same, if 12 necessary, until a vacancy is filled in accordance with the 13 provisions of this Act. 14 Eligible registers shall remain in force for 3 years, 15 except the eligible register for laborers which shall remain 16 in force for 4 years and except the eligible registers for 17 student programs and entry level engineering positions which, 18 in the Director's discretion, may remain in force for one 19 year. 20 Examinations for an eligible list for each position in 21 the classified service above mentioned shall be held at least 22 once in 3 years and at least annually for student programs 23 and entry level engineering positions if the Director has 24 limited the duration of the registers for those positions to 25 one year, unless the Director determines that such 26 examinations are not necessary because no vacancy exists. 27 To help defray expenses of examinations, the sanitary 28 district may, but need not, charge a fee to each applicant 29 who desires to take a civil service examination provided for 30 by this Act. The amount of such fees shall be set by the 31 corporate authority of the sanitary district. Such fees 32 shall be deposited in the corporate fund of the district. 33 (Source: P.A. 89-89, eff. 6-30-95; 90-781, eff. 8-14-98.) HB0557 Engrossed -3- LRB9101158MWcs 1 (70 ILCS 2605/4.11) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.11) 2 Sec. 4.11. Whenever a position classified under this Act 3 is to be filled, except the positions of deputy chief 4 engineer, assistant chief engineers, deputy attorney, head 5 assistant attorneys, assistant director of research and 6 development, assistant director of information technology, 7 comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant purchasing agent 8 and laborers, the appointing officer shall make requisition 9 upon the Director, and the Director shall certify to him from 10 the register of eligibles for the position the names and 11 addresses (a) of the five candidates standing highest upon 12 the register of eligibles for the position, or (b) of the 13 candidates within the highest ranking group upon the register 14 of eligibles if the register is by categories such as 15 excellent, well qualified, and qualified, provided, however, 16 that any certification shall consist of at least 5 names, if 17 available. The Director shall certify names from succeeding 18 categories in the order of excellence of the categories until 19 at least 5 names are provided to the appointing officer. The 20 appointing officer shall notify the Director of each position 21 to be filled separately and shall fill the position by 22 appointment of one of the persons certified to him by the 23 Director. Appointments shall be on probation for a period 24 to be fixed by the rules, not exceeding one year. At any 25 time during the period of probation, the appointing officer 26 with the approval of the Director may discharge a person so 27 certified and shall forthwith notify the civil service board 28 in writing of this discharge. If a person is not discharged, 29 his appointment shall be deemed complete. 30 When there is no eligible list, the appointing officer 31 may, with the authority of the Director, make a temporary 32 appointment to remain in force only until a permanent 33 appointment from an eligible register or list can be made in 34 the manner specified in the previous provisions of this HB0557 Engrossed -4- LRB9101158MWcs 1 Section, and examinations to supply an eligible list therefor 2 shall be held and an eligible list established therefrom 3 within one year from the making of such appointment. In 4 employment of an essentially temporary and transitory nature, 5 the appointing officer may, with the authority of the 6 Director of Personnel make temporary appointments to fill a 7 vacancy. No temporary appointment of an essentially 8 temporary and transitory nature may be granted for a period 9 of more than 120 days and is not subject to renewal. The 10 Director must include in his annual report, and if required 11 by the commissioners, in any special report, a statement of 12 all temporary authorities granted during the year or period 13 specified by the commissioners, together with a statement of 14 the facts in each case because of which the authority was 15 granted. 16 The acceptance or refusal by an eligible person of a 17 temporary appointment does not affect his standing on the 18 register for permanent appointment. 19 All laborers shall be appointed by the General 20 Superintendent and shall be on probation for a period to be 21 fixed by the rules, not exceeding one year. 22 The deputy chief engineer,theassistant chief engineers, 23 deputy attorney, head assistant attorneys, assistant director 24 of research and development, assistant director of 25 information technology, comptroller, assistant treasurer, and 26 assistant purchasing agent shall be appointed by the General 27 Superintendent upon the recommendation of the respective 28 department head and shall be on probation for a period to be 29 fixed by the rules, not exceeding two years. At any time 30 during the period of probation, the General Superintendent on 31 the recommendation of the department head concerned, may 32 discharge a person so appointed and he shall forthwith notify 33 the Civil Service Board in writing of such discharge. If a 34 person is not so discharged, his appointment shall be deemed HB0557 Engrossed -5- LRB9101158MWcs 1 complete under the laws governing the classified civil 2 service. 3 (Source: P.A. 90-781, eff. 8-14-98.) 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law.