Public Act 93-0602
SB212 Enrolled LRB093 03904 WGH 03939 b
AN ACT in relation to local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 2. The Southwestern Illinois Development
Authority Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
(70 ILCS 520/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6154)
Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby created a political
subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation named the
Southwestern Illinois Development Authority. The territorial
jurisdiction of the Authority is that geographic area within
the boundaries of Madison, and St. Clair, and Clinton
counties in the State of Illinois and any navigable waters
and air space located therein.
(b) The governing and administrative powers of the
Authority shall be vested in a body consisting of 11 10
members including, as ex officio members, the Director of the
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, or his or her
designee, and the Director of the Department of Central
Management Services, or his or her designee. The other 9 8
members of the Authority shall be designated "public
members", 4 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with
the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 of whom shall be
appointed by the county board chairman of Madison County, and
2 of whom shall be appointed by the county board chairman of
St. Clair County, and one of whom shall be appointed by the
county board chairman of Clinton County. All public members
shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of this Act.
Six members shall constitute a quorum. The public members
shall be persons of recognized ability and experience in one
or more of the following areas: economic development,
finance, banking, industrial development, small business
management, real estate development, community development,
venture finance, organized labor or civic, community or
neighborhood organization. The Chairman of the Authority
shall be elected by the Board annually from the 4 members
appointed by the county board chairmen.
(c) The terms of all members of the Authority shall
begin 30 days after the effective date of this Act. Of the 8
public members appointed pursuant to this Act, 3 shall serve
until the third Monday in January, 1988, 3 shall serve until
the third Monday in January, 1989, and 2 shall serve until
the third Monday in January, 1990. All successors shall be
appointed by the original appointing authority and hold
office for a term of 3 years commencing the third Monday in
January of the year in which their term commences, except in
case of an appointment to fill a vacancy. Vacancies
occurring among the public members shall be filled for the
remainder of the term. In case of vacancy in a
Governor-appointed membership when the Senate is not in
session, the Governor may make a temporary appointment until
the next meeting of the Senate when a person shall be
nominated to fill such office, and any person so nominated
who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office during the
remainder of the term and until a successor shall be
appointed and qualified. Members of the Authority shall not
be entitled to compensation for their services as members but
shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses
incurred in connection with the performance of their duties
as members.
(d) The Governor may remove any public member of the
Authority in case of incompetency, neglect of duty, or
malfeasance in office.
(e) The Board shall appoint an Executive Director who
shall have a background in finance, including familiarity
with the legal and procedural requirements of issuing bonds,
real estate or economic development and administration. The
Executive Director shall hold office at the discretion of the
Board. The Executive Director shall be the chief
administrative and operational officer of the Authority,
shall direct and supervise its administrative affairs and
general management, shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed from time to time by the members and shall receive
compensation fixed by the Authority. The Executive Director
shall attend all meetings of the Authority; however, no
action of the Authority shall be invalid on account of the
absence of the Executive Director from a meeting. The
Authority may engage the services of such other agents and
employees, including attorneys, appraisers, engineers,
accountants, credit analysts and other consultants, as it may
deem advisable and may prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation.
(f) The Board may, by majority vote, nominate up to 4
non-voting members for appointment by the Governor.
Non-voting members shall be persons of recognized ability and
experience in one or more of the following areas: economic
development, finance, banking, industrial development, small
business management, real estate development, community
development, venture finance, organized labor or civic,
community or neighborhood organization. Non-voting members
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. All non-voting
members may attend meetings of the Board and shall be
reimbursed as provided in subsection (c).
(g) The Board shall create a task force to study and
make recommendations to the Board on the economic development
of the city of East St. Louis and on the economic development
of the riverfront within the territorial jurisdiction of this
Act. The members of the task force shall reside within the
territorial jurisdiction of this Act, shall serve at the
pleasure of the Board and shall be persons of recognized
ability and experience in one or more of the following areas:
economic development, finance, banking, industrial
development, small business management, real estate
development, community development, venture finance,
organized labor or civic, community or neighborhood
organization. The number of members constituting the task
force shall be set by the Board and may vary from time to
time. The Board may set a specific date by which the task
force is to submit its final report and recommendations to
the Board.
(Source: P.A. 85-591.)
Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
changing Section 7-103.70 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/7-103.70)
Sec. 7-103.70. Quick-take; Southwestern Illinois
Development Authority. Quick-take proceedings under Section
7-103 may be used for a period from May 22, 1998 to August
30, 2003 to August 30, 2005 2002, by the Southwestern
Illinois Development Authority pursuant to the Southwestern
Illinois Development Authority Act for a project as defined
in Section 3 of that Act.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-739, eff. 6-2-00.)
Section 500. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
adding Section 7-103.102 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/7-103.102 new)
Sec. 7-103.102. Quick-take; Village of Palatine.
Quick-take proceedings under Section 7-103 may be used for a
period of 60 months after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly by the Village of
Palatine for the acquisition of property for the purposes of
the Downtown Tax Increment Redevelopment Project Area,
bounded generally by Plum Grove Road on the East, Palatine
Road on the South, Cedar Street on the West, and Colfax
Street on the North, and the Rand Corridor Redevelopment
Project Area, bounded generally by Dundee Road on the South,
Lake-Cook Road on the North, and on the East and West by Rand
Road, in the Village of Palatine more specifically described
in the following ordinances adopted by the Village of
Palatine:
Village ordinance 0-224-99, adopted December 13,
1999;
Village ordinance 0-225-99, adopted December 13,
1999;
Village ordinance 0-226-99, adopted December 13,
1999;
Village ordinance 0-13-00, adopted January 24, 2000,
correcting certain scrivener's errors and attached as
exhibit A to the foregoing legal descriptions;
Village ordinance 0-23-03, adopted January 27, 2003;
Village ordinance 0-24-03, adopted January 27, 2003;
and
Village ordinance 0-25-03, adopted January 27, 2003.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.