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Public Act 094-0951
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LRB094 04469 MKM 34498 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is |
amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 810/14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6417)
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Sec. 14. The board, as corporate authority of a forest
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preserve district, shall have power to pass and enforce all |
necessary
ordinances, rules and regulations for the management |
of the property and
conduct of the business of such district. |
The president of such board
shall have power to appoint a |
secretary and an assistant secretary, and
treasurer and an |
assistant treasurer and such other officers and such
employees |
as may be necessary, all of whom, excepting the treasurer and
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attorneys, shall be under civil service rules and regulations, |
as
provided in Section 17 of this Act. The assistant secretary |
and assistant
treasurer shall perform the duties of the |
secretary and treasurer,
respectively, in case of death of said |
officers or when said officers
are unable to perform the duties |
of their respective offices because of
absence or inability to |
act. All contracts for supplies, material or
work involving an |
expenditure by forest preserve
districts in excess of $25,000
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$10,000 shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder,
after |
due advertisement, excepting work requiring personal |
confidence or necessary
supplies under the control of |
monopolies, where competitive bidding is
impossible. Contracts |
for supplies, material or work involving an
expenditure of |
$25,000
$10,000 or less may be let without advertising for |
bids,
but whenever practicable, at least 3 competitive bids |
shall be obtained
before letting such contract. All contracts |
for supplies, material or
work shall be signed by the president |
of the board and
by any such other officer as the board in its |