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1 | AN ACT concerning counties.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5-25012 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-25012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25012)
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7 | Sec. 5-25012. Board of health. Except in those cases where | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | a board of 12 members is provided for as
authorized in this | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section, each county health department shall be managed
by a | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | board of health consisting of
8 members appointed by the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | president or
chairman of the county board, with the approval of | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | the county board, for a
3 year term, except that of the first | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | appointees 2 shall serve for one
year, 2 for 2 years, 3 for 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | years and the term of the member appointed
from the county | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | board, as provided in this Section, shall be one year and
shall | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | continue until reappointment or until a
successor is appointed. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Each board of health which has 8 members, may
have
one | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | additional member appointed by the president or chairman of the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | county
board, with the approval of the county board. The | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | additional member shall
first be appointed within 90 days after | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | the effective date of this amendatory
Act for a term ending | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | July 1, 2002.
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23 | The county health department in a county having a | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | population of 200,000
or more may, if the county board, by | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | resolution, so provides, be managed by
a board of health | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | consisting of 12 members appointed by the president or
chairman | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | of the county board, with the approval of the county board, for | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | a
3 year term, except that of the first appointees 3 shall | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | serve for one
year, 4 for 2 years, 4 for 3 years and the term of | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | the member appointed
from the county board, as provided in this | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Section, shall be one year and
shall continue until | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | reappointment or until a successor is appointed. In
counties |
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1 | with a population of 200,000 or more which have a board of | ||||||
2 | health
of 8 members, the county board may, by resolution, | ||||||
3 | increase the size of the
board of health to 12 members, in | ||||||
4 | which case the 4 members added shall be
appointed, as of the | ||||||
5 | next anniversary of the present appointments, 2 for
terms of 3 | ||||||
6 | years, one for 2 years and one for one year.
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7 | The county board in counties with a population of more than | ||||||
8 | 100,000
but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and contiguous to | ||||||
9 | any county with a
metropolitan area with more than 1,000,000 | ||||||
10 | inhabitants, may establish
compensation for the board of | ||||||
11 | health, as remuneration for their services as
members of the | ||||||
12 | board of health. Monthly compensation shall not exceed
$200 | ||||||
13 | except in the case of the president of the board of health | ||||||
14 | whose
monthly compensation shall not exceed $400.
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15 | Each multiple-county health department shall be managed by | ||||||
16 | a board of
health consisting of 4 members appointed from each | ||||||
17 | county by the president
or chairman of the county board with | ||||||
18 | the approval of the county board for a
3 year term, except that | ||||||
19 | of the first appointees from each county one shall
serve for | ||||||
20 | one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years and the term of the
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21 | member appointed from the county board of each member county, | ||||||
22 | as
hereinafter provided, shall be one year and shall continue | ||||||
23 | until
reappointment or until a successor is appointed.
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24 | The term of office of original appointees shall begin on | ||||||
25 | July 1
following their appointment, and the term of all members | ||||||
26 | shall continue
until their successors are appointed. All | ||||||
27 | members shall serve without
compensation but may be reimbursed | ||||||
28 | for actual necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of | ||||||
29 | their duties. At least 2 members of each county board
of health | ||||||
30 | shall be physicians licensed in Illinois to practice medicine | ||||||
31 | in
all of its branches and at least one member shall be a | ||||||
32 | dentist licensed in
Illinois. In counties with a population | ||||||
33 | under 500,000, one member shall
be chosen from the county board | ||||||
34 | or the board of county commissioners
as the case may be. In | ||||||
35 | counties with a population over 500,000, two members
shall be | ||||||
36 | chosen from the county board or the board of county |
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1 | commissioners
as the case may be. At least one member from each | ||||||
2 | county on each
multiple-county board of health shall be a | ||||||
3 | physician
licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of | ||||||
4 | its branches, one
member from each county on each | ||||||
5 | multiple-county board of health shall be
chosen from the county | ||||||
6 | board or the board of county commissioners, as the case
may be, | ||||||
7 | and at least one member of the board of health shall be a | ||||||
8 | dentist
licensed in Illinois. Whenever possible, at least one | ||||||
9 | member shall have
experience in the field of mental health. All | ||||||
10 | members shall be chosen for
their special fitness for | ||||||
11 | membership on the board.
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12 | Any member may be removed for misconduct or neglect of duty | ||||||
13 | by the
chairman or president of the county board, with the | ||||||
14 | approval of the county
board, of the county which appointed | ||||||
15 | him.
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16 | Vacancies shall be filled as in the case of appointment for | ||||||
17 | a full term.
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18 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the | ||||||
19 | contrary, a county
with a population of 240,000 or more | ||||||
20 | inhabitants that does not currently have a
county health | ||||||
21 | department may, by
resolution of the county board, establish a | ||||||
22 | board of health consisting of the
members of such board. Such | ||||||
23 | board of health shall be advised by a committee
which shall | ||||||
24 | consist of at least 5 members appointed by the president or
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25 | chairman of the county board with the approval of the county | ||||||
26 | board for terms of
3 years; except that of the first appointees | ||||||
27 | at least 2 shall serve for 3
years, at least 2 shall serve for 2 | ||||||
28 | years and at least one shall serve for one
year. At least one | ||||||
29 | member of the advisory committee shall be a physician
licensed | ||||||
30 | in Illinois to practice medicine in all its branches, at least | ||||||
31 | one
shall be a dentist licensed in Illinois, and one shall be a | ||||||
32 | nurse licensed in
Illinois. All members shall be chosen for | ||||||
33 | their special fitness for membership
on the advisory committee.
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34 | All members of a board established under this Section must | ||||||
35 | be residents of the county, except that members who are | ||||||
36 | required to be physicians, dentists, or nurses may reside |
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1 | outside the county if no physician, dentist, or nurse, as | ||||||
2 | applicable, who is willing and able to serve resides in the | ||||||
3 | county.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 91-568, eff. 8-14-99.)
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