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50 ILCS 350/15 (50 ILCS 350/15)
Sec. 15. Certification; Board of Economic Advisors.
(a) In order to receive the assistance as provided in this Act, a community
shall
first, by
ordinance passed by its corporate authorities, request that the Department
certify that it is
an economically distressed community. The community must submit a certified
copy of
the ordinance to the Department. After review of the ordinance, if the
Department
determines that the community meets the requirements for certification, the
Department
may certify the community as an economically distressed community.
(b) A community that is certified by the Department as
an
economically
distressed community may appoint a Board of Economic Advisors
to create and implement a revitalization plan for the community. The Board
shall
consist of 18 members of the community, appointed by the
mayor or the presiding officer of the county or jointly by the presiding
officers of each
municipality and county that have joined to form a community for the purposes of this Act. Up to 18 Board members may be appointed from the following vital sectors:
(1) A member representing households and families.
(2) A member representing religious organizations.
(3) A member representing educational institutions.
(4) A member representing daycare centers, care | | centers for persons with disabilities, and care centers for the disadvantaged.
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(5) A member representing community based
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(6) A member representing federal and State
| | employment service systems, skill training centers, and placement referrals.
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(7) A member representing Masonic organizations,
| | fraternities, sororities, and social clubs.
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(8) A member representing hospitals, nursing homes,
| | senior citizens, public health agencies, and funeral homes.
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(9) A member representing organized sports, parks,
| | parties, and games of chance.
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(10) A member representing political parties, clubs,
| | and affiliations, and election related matters concerning voter education and participation.
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(11) A member representing the cultural aspects of
| | the community, including cultural events, lifestyles, languages, music, visual and performing arts, and literature.
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(12) A member representing police and fire protection
| | agencies, prisons, weapons systems, and the military industrial complex.
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(13) A member representing local businesses.
(14) A member representing the retail industry.
(15) A member representing the service industry.
(16) A member representing the industrial,
| | production, and manufacturing sectors.
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| (17) A member representing the advertising and
| | (18) A member representing the technology services
| | The Board shall meet initially
within 30 days of its appointment, shall select one member as chairperson at
its initial meeting, and
shall
thereafter meet at the call of the chairperson. Members of the Board shall
serve without
compensation.
(c) One third of the initial appointees shall serve for 2 years, one third shall serve for 3 years, and one third shall serve for 4 years, as determined by lot. Subsequent appointees shall serve terms of 5 years.
(d) The Board shall create a 3-year to 5-year revitalization plan for the
community.
The plan shall contain distinct, measurable objectives for revitalization. The
objectives
shall be used to guide ongoing implementation of the plan and to measure
progress
during the 3-year to 5-year period. The Board shall work in a dynamic manner
defining goals
for the community based on the strengths and weaknesses of the individual
sectors of the
community as presented by each member of the Board. The Board shall meet
periodically and revise the plan in light of the input from each member of
the
Board
concerning his or her respective sector of expertise. The process shall be a
community
driven revitalization process, with community-specific data determining the
direction and
scope of the revitalization.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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