Sen. Adriane Johnson
Filed: 10/19/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3702 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3702 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 5-15003 as follows:
 



6    (55 ILCS 5/5-15003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15003)



7    Sec. 5-15003. Department of public works. The county board 
8may establish a department of public works with
authority to 
9exercise complete supervision in such county over any of the

10projects authorized by this Division in either of the methods

11designated hereafter.

12    A.  The county board may employ a superintendent of public 
13works and such
other employees for the administration of the 
14department as may be
necessary. The superintendent shall be a 
15registered professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering 
16from an accredited institution of higher learning, or have at 
 
 
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1least 10 years of professional, management-level experience in 
2either a municipal or county public works department. The 
3superintendent
and shall have complete authority to supervise 
4and manage the department; or

5    B.  Each county public works department shall be managed by 
6a board of
public works, consisting of 5 members appointed by 
7the President and
Chairman of the county board, with the 
8approval of the county board, for a
3 year term, except that of 
9the first appointees, 2 shall serve for one
year, 2 for 2 
10years, and one for 3 years. The term of office of original

11appointees shall be regarded as beginning on July 1, following 
12their
appointment, and the term of all members shall continue 
13until their
successors are appointed. At least 2 members must 
14be elected officials of
municipalities within the county whose 
15terms of office within the
municipalities will not expire 
16prior to the termination of appointment
hereunder, one member 
17must be a member of the county board whose term of
office will 
18not expire prior to the termination of appointment hereunder,

19one member must be a trustee of a Sanitary District within the 
20county whose
term of office will not expire prior to the 
21termination of appointment
hereunder, and one member must be 
22chosen to represent the Conservation and
Public Health 
23interests. The members of the board shall receive
compensation 
24as provided by the county board. The board of public works may

25employ a superintendent of public works and any other 
26employees for the
administration of the department as may be 
 
 
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1necessary. The superintendent
must be a registered 
2professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering from an 
3accredited institution of higher learning, or have at least 10 
4years of professional, management-level experience in either a 
5municipal or county public works department. Any county may 
6advance general
funds for necessary studies or engineering for 
7a project to be financed by
revenue bonds and be reimbursed by 
8the proceeds of such bonds. Any county
may purchase such bonds 
9with funds derived solely from the County Retailers
Occupation 
10Tax.

11(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

  
 
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.".