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92_SB1571eng SB1571 Engrossed LRB9212592ACsb 1 AN ACT in relation to water reclamation districts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District 5 Act is amended by changing Sections 4.7 and 4.11 as follows: 6 (70 ILCS 2605/4.7) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.7) 7 Sec. 4.7. All applicants for offices or places in said 8 classified civil service, except for the positions of deputy 9 chief engineer, assistant chief engineers, deputy attorney, 10 head assistant attorneys, assistant director of research and 11 development, assistant director of information technology, 12 comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant purchasing agent 13 and laborers, shall be subjected to examination, which shall 14 be public and competitive with limitations specified in the 15 rules of the Director as to residence, age, sex, health, 16 habits, moral character and qualifications to perform the 17 duties of the office or place to be filled, which 18 qualifications shall be prescribed in advance of such 19 examination. Such examinations shall be practical in their 20 character, and shall relate to those matters which will 21 fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to 22 discharge the duties of the position to which they seek to be 23 appointed, and may include tests of physical qualifications 24 and health and when appropriate, of manual skill. No 25 question in any examination shall relate to political or 26 religious opinions or affiliations. The Director shall 27 control all examinations, and may, whenever an examination is 28 to take place, designate a suitable number of persons to be 29 special examiners and it shall be the duty of such special 30 examiners to conduct such examinations as the Director may 31 direct, and to make return and report thereof to him; and he SB1571 Engrossed -2- LRB9212592ACsb 1 may at any time substitute any other person in the place of 2 any one so selected; and he may himself, at any time, act as 3 such special examiner, and without appointing other special 4 examiners. The Director shall, by rule, provide for and 5 shall hold sufficient number of examinations to provide a 6 sufficient number of eligibles on the register for each grade 7 of position in the classified civil service, and if any place 8 in the classified civil service shall become vacant, to which 9 there is no person eligible for appointment, he shall hold an 10 examination for such position and repeat the same, if 11 necessary, until a vacancy is filled in accordance with the 12 provisions of this Act. 13 Eligible registers shall remain in force for 3 years, 14 except the eligible register for laborers which shall remain 15 in force for 4 years and except the eligible registers for 16 student programs and entry level engineering positions which, 17 in the Director's discretion, may remain in force for one 18 year. 19 Examinations for an eligible list for each position in 20 the classified service above mentioned shall be held at least 21 once in 3 years and at least annually for student programs 22 and entry level engineering positions if the Director has 23 limited the duration of the registers for those positions to 24 one year, unless the Director determines that such 25 examinations are not necessary because no vacancy exists. 26 To help defray expenses of examinations, the sanitary 27 district may, but need not, charge a fee to each applicant 28 who desires to take a civil service examination provided for 29 by this Act. The amount of such fees shall be set by the 30 corporate authority of the sanitary district. Such fees 31 shall be deposited in the corporate fund of the district. 32 (Source: P.A. 89-89, eff. 6-30-95; 90-781, eff. 8-14-98.) 33 (70 ILCS 2605/4.11) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.11) SB1571 Engrossed -3- LRB9212592ACsb 1 Sec. 4.11. Whenever a position classified under this Act 2 is to be filled, except the positions of deputy chief 3 engineer, assistant chief engineers, deputy attorney, head 4 assistant attorneys, assistant director of research and 5 development, assistant director of information technology, 6 comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant purchasing agent 7 and laborers, the appointing officer shall make requisition 8 upon the Director, and the Director shall certify to him from 9 the register of eligibles for the position the names and 10 addresses (a) of the five candidates standing highest upon 11 the register of eligibles for the position, or (b) of the 12 candidates within the highest ranking group upon the register 13 of eligibles if the register is by categories such as 14 excellent, well qualified, and qualified, provided, however, 15 that any certification shall consist of at least 5 names, if 16 available. The Director shall certify names from succeeding 17 categories in the order of excellence of the categories until 18 at least 5 names are provided to the appointing officer. The 19 appointing officer shall notify the Director of each position 20 to be filled separately and shall fill the position by 21 appointment of one of the persons certified to him by the 22 Director. Appointments shall be on probation for a period 23 to be fixed by the rules, not exceeding one year. At any 24 time during the period of probation, the appointing officer 25 with the approval of the Director may discharge a person so 26 certified and shall forthwith notify the civil service board 27 in writing of this discharge. If a person is not discharged, 28 his appointment shall be deemed complete. 29 When there is no eligible list, the appointing officer 30 may, with the authority of the Director, make a temporary 31 appointment to remain in force only until a permanent 32 appointment from an eligible register or list can be made in 33 the manner specified in the previous provisions of this 34 Section, and examinations to supply an eligible list therefor SB1571 Engrossed -4- LRB9212592ACsb 1 shall be held and an eligible list established therefrom 2 within one year from the making of such appointment. In 3 employment of an essentially temporary and transitory nature, 4 the appointing officer may, with the authority of the 5 Director of Personnel make temporary appointments to fill a 6 vacancy. No temporary appointment of an essentially 7 temporary and transitory nature may be granted for a period 8 of more than 120 days and is not subject to renewal. The 9 Director must include in his annual report, and if required 10 by the commissioners, in any special report, a statement of 11 all temporary authorities granted during the year or period 12 specified by the commissioners, together with a statement of 13 the facts in each case because of which the authority was 14 granted. 15 The acceptance or refusal by an eligible person of a 16 temporary appointment does not affect his standing on the 17 register for permanent appointment. 18 All laborers shall be appointed by the General 19 Superintendent and shall be on probation for a period to be 20 fixed by the rules, not exceeding one year. 21 The deputy chief engineer,theassistant chief engineers, 22 deputy attorney, head assistant attorneys, assistant director 23 of research and development, assistant director of 24 information technology, comptroller, assistant treasurer, and 25 assistant purchasing agent shall be appointed by the General 26 Superintendent upon the recommendation of the respective 27 department head and shall be on probation for a period to be 28 fixed by the rules, not exceeding two years. At any time 29 during the period of probation, the General Superintendent on 30 the recommendation of the department head concerned, may 31 discharge a person so appointed and he shall forthwith notify 32 the Civil Service Board in writing of such discharge. If a 33 person is not so discharged, his appointment shall be deemed 34 complete under the laws governing the classified civil SB1571 Engrossed -5- LRB9212592ACsb 1 service. 2 (Source: P.A. 90-781, eff. 8-14-98.) 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law.