98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5593
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
70 ILCS 1205/2-27 new

     Amends the Park District Code. Provides that a park district that serves a population within at least 2, but no more than 4, municipalities and serves within a county with a population greater than 100,000 but less than 200,000 shall have a board of commissioners consisting of 9 members (instead of 5 members) that includes 4 appointed commissioners. Sets forth the procedures for appointing the commissioners and the length of their initial and subsequent terms.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Park District Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 2-27 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/2-27 new)
7    Sec. 2-27. Board of elected and appointed commissioners.
8    (a) A park district that on the effective date of this 
9amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly  has a board of 5 
10commissioners shall have a board of 9 commissioners, consisting 
11of the 5 elected commissioners serving on the effective date of 
12this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and 4 
13appointed commissioners, if that park district serves a 
14population within at least 2, but no more than 4, 
15municipalities and serves within a county with a population 
16greater than 100,000 but less than 200,000.
17    (b) In a park district described in subsection (a), in 
18addition to the 5 elected commissioners serving on the 
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General 
20Assembly, there shall be 4 appointed commissioners appointed as 
21follows:
22        (1) For a municipality served by the park district with 
23    a population greater than 30,000 but less than 50,000 and 
 
 
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1    located within a county with a population greater than 
2    600,000 but less than 900,000, and also located within a 
3    county with a population greater than 100,000 but less than 
4    200,000, the chief executive officer of the municipality 
5    shall, with the advice and consent of the corporate 
6    authorities, appoint 3 commissioners.
7        (2) For a municipality served by the park district with 
8    a population greater than 30,000 but less than 50,000 and 
9    located within a county with a population greater than 
10    600,000 but less than 900,000, the chief executive officer 
11    of the municipality shall, with the advice and consent of 
12    the corporate authorities, appoint one commissioner.
13    (c) The initial appointed commissioners shall serve a 
142-year term, commencing within 6 months of the effective date 
15of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. 
16Thereafter, appointed commissioners shall serve a 6-year term. 
17A vacancy in the office of an appointed commissioner shall be 
18filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same 
19manner as the original appointment.
20    (d) An appointed commissioner may be removed from office 
21for misconduct, official misconduct, or neglect of office by a 
22majority vote of the corporate authorities of the municipality 
23that appointed the commissioner.