Section 9500.50  Decisions of the Board

a)         Subsequent to the hearing on any complaint, the Board will confer to determine the disposition of the matter.  The Board will find an Arbitrator or Commissioner unfit to serve when an allegation that is a matter of serious concern to the State is sustained by the preponderance of the evidence.  In conformance with Section 14.1 of the Act, in matters of serious concern to the State as defined by Section 9500.10(a)(3)(B), the Board may recommend that the Governor:

1)         not reappoint an Arbitrator who is found unfit to serve; or

2)         not reappoint a Commissioner who it finds unfit to serve.

b)         All decisions of the Board shall be preserved in the permanent records of the Board.  The Board will issue copies of its decisions by certified mail with return receipt requested to the Board members and to the complainants and respondent or their counsel.

(Source:  Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 17920, effective December 4, 2012)