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1 AN ACT concerning the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 3-7002 and 3-7003 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/3-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002)
7 Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is
8 created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter
9 called the Board, consisting of 7 5 members appointed by the
10 Sheriff with the advice and consent of the county board,
11 except that on and after the effective date of this
12 amendatory Act of 1997, the Sheriff may appoint 2 additional
13 members, with the advice and consent of the county board, at
14 his or her discretion. Of the members first appointed, one
15 shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1965 one until
16 the third Monday in March, 1967, and one until the third
17 Monday in March, 1969. Of the 2 additional members first
18 appointed under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991, one
19 shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1995, and one
20 until the third Monday in March, 1997. Of the 2 additional
21 members first appointed under the authority of this
22 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, one shall serve
23 until the third Monday in March, 2005 and one shall serve
24 until the third Monday in March, 2006.
25 Upon the expiration of the terms of office of those first
26 appointed (including the 2 additional members first appointed
27 under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991 and under the
28 authority of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
29 Assembly), their respective successors shall be appointed to
30 hold office from the third Monday in March of the year of
31 their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and until
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1 their successors are appointed and qualified for a like term.
2 As additional members are appointed under authority of this
3 amendatory Act of 1997, their terms shall be set to be
4 staggered consistently with the terms of the existing Board
5 members. No more than 3 members of the Board shall be
6 affiliated with the same political party, except that as
7 additional members are appointed by the Sheriff under
8 authority of this amendatory Act of 1997 and under the
9 authority of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
10 Assembly, the political affiliation of the Board shall be
11 such that no more than one-half of the members plus one
12 additional member may be affiliated with the same political
13 party. No member shall have held or have been a candidate
14 for an elective public office within one year preceding his
15 or her appointment.
16 The Sheriff may deputize members of the Board.
17 (Source: P.A. 90-447, eff. 8-16-97; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97;
18 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
19 (55 ILCS 5/3-7003) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7003)
20 Sec. 3-7003. Compensation and expenses of board members.
21 Each member of the Board shall receive compensation for each
22 day during which he is engaged in transacting the business of
23 the Board and, in addition thereto, his actual traveling and
24 other expenses necessarily incurred in discharging the duties
25 of his office. No member of the Board shall receive
26 compensation of more than $25,000 $10,000 in any fiscal year,
27 except that the Chairman shall receive compensation of no
28 more than $30,000 in any fiscal year. Such compensation
29 expenses shall be paid by the county.
30 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
31 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
32 Section 8.24 as follows:
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1 (30 ILCS 805/8.24 new)
2 Sec. 8.24. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
3 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
4 for implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
5 Act of the 91st General Assembly.
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