(70 ILCS 1825/16) (from Ch. 19, par. 266) Sec. 16. Removal and vacancies. Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective
successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from
his or her office to take effect when his or her successor has been appointed and has
qualified. The Governor, the Mayor, the President of the Village of Romeoville, and the County Executive of Will County, respectively, may remove any member of the Board they
have appointed in case of incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in
office. They shall give such member a copy of the charges against him or her and
an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own
defense upon not less than ten days' notice. In case of failure to qualify
within the time required, or of abandonment of his or her office, or in case of
death, conviction of a felony or removal from office, the office of such
member shall become vacant. Each vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
term by appointment in like manner as in case of expiration of the term of
a member of the Board.(Source: P.A. 96-1283, eff. 7-26-10.) |