96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4708


 
Introduced 1/4/2010, by Rep. Michael G. Connelly
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














55 ILCS 5/2-1002
  from Ch. 34, par. 2-1002







    Amends the Counties Code. In a Section concerning counties under township organization, provides that public notice of a special meeting of a county board must be given as prescribed in the Open Meetings Act (now, publication in a specified newspaper).
















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HB4708

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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing Section 
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2-1002 as follows:
 



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    (55 ILCS 5/2-1002)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1002)



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    Sec. 2-1002. Special meetings. Special meetings
of the 
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board shall be held only when requested by at least one-third 
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of the
members of the board, or when requested by the chairman 
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of the board in
counties where such chairman is elected by the 
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voters of the county, which
request shall be in writing, 
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addressed to the clerk of the board, and
specifying the time 
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and place of such meeting, upon reception of which
the clerk 
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shall immediately transmit notice, in writing, of such
meeting, 
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to each of the members of the board.  Public notice of special 
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meetings must be given as prescribed in Section 2.02 of the 
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Open Meetings Act. The clerk shall also
cause notice of such 
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meeting to be published in some newspaper printed
in the 
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county, if any there be.  In case a vacancy arises in the office

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of clerk, because of death or other reason, then the request 
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shall be
addressed to the circuit clerk who shall perform the 
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duties of the clerk
pursuant to this Section.

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