Public Act 096-0443
 
HB0301 Enrolled LRB096 04124 RLJ 14165 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. 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, St. Clair, Bond, 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 14 members
including, as ex officio members, the Director of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity, or his or her designee, and the Secretary
of Transportation Director of Central Management Services, or
his or her designee. The other 12 members of the Authority
shall be designated "public members", 6 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, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the
county board chairman of St. Clair County, one of whom shall be
appointed by the county board chairman of Bond 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. Eight 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 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. The public members initially appointed
under this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall
serve until the third Monday in January, 2008. 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. 93-602, eff. 11-18-03; 94-793, eff. 5-19-06;
94-1096, eff. 6-1-07.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.