(25 ILCS 95/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 41)

Sec. 1. In all cases in which any statute constitutes a group of members of the General Assembly as an appointing authority for the purpose of making appointments to the governing body of a unit of local government, the member of such appointing authority with the greatest seniority as a member of the General Assembly shall be responsible for organization of the appointing authority. In case of a tie, seniority shall be determined by lot.

(Source: P.A. 77-2464.)