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| 1 | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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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 Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Sections 5-178, 5-179, and 5-181 as follows:
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| 6 | (40 ILCS 5/5-178) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-178)
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| 7 | Sec. 5-178. Board created. A board of 8 members shall
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| 8 | constitute a board of trustees authorized to administer the | ||||||
| 9 | provisions of
this Article. The board shall be known as the | ||||||
| 10 | Retirement Board of the
Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of | ||||||
| 11 | the city.
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| 12 | The board shall consist of 4 persons appointed by
the mayor | ||||||
| 13 | of the city; 3 policemen employed by the city, at least one of
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| 14 | whom shall be a lieutenant or of a rank superior to lieutenant, | ||||||
| 15 | one of whom
shall be of the rank of sergeant, and one of whom | ||||||
| 16 | shall be of the rank of
investigator or a rank inferior to that | ||||||
| 17 | rank; and one
annuitant of the fund, or a pensioner of any | ||||||
| 18 | prior police pension fund
in operation, by authority of law, in | ||||||
| 19 | the city. Children less than age
18 shall not be eligible for | ||||||
| 20 | board membership. The term of office for
all members shall be 3 | ||||||
| 21 | years. For the election to be held in 2008 only, the terms for | ||||||
| 22 | the member who is a lieutenant or of a rank superior to | ||||||
| 23 | lieutenant and the member who is a sergeant shall be 3 years | ||||||
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| 1 | and the terms for the member who is an investigator or a rank | ||||||
| 2 | inferior to that rank and the annuitant member shall be 4 | ||||||
| 3 | years. After the terms of the 2008 election are completed, the | ||||||
| 4 | terms revert to 3-year terms for each elected trustee. Upon his | ||||||
| 5 | election, the members employed by the city member holding the
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| 6 | rank of investigator or a rank inferior to that rank shall be | ||||||
| 7 | detailed by
the Police Superintendent to the office of the | ||||||
| 8 | board for the duration of their terms
his term as trustees | ||||||
| 9 | trustee.
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| 10 | The members of a retirement board holding office in a city | ||||||
| 11 | at the
time this Article becomes effective, including elected, | ||||||
| 12 | appointed and
ex-officio members, shall continue in office | ||||||
| 13 | until the expiration of
their respective terms or appointment | ||||||
| 14 | and until their respective
successors are elected or appointed, | ||||||
| 15 | and qualified.
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| 16 | At least 30 days prior to the expiration of the term of | ||||||
| 17 | office of
each appointive member the mayor shall appoint a | ||||||
| 18 | successor for a term of
3 years.
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| 19 | The board shall conduct a regular election at least 30 days | ||||||
| 20 | prior to
the expiration of the terms of the active policemen | ||||||
| 21 | members and
annuitant or beneficiary members for election of a | ||||||
| 22 | successor of each
such member for a term of 3 years.
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| 23 | Any member of the board so appointed or elected shall | ||||||
| 24 | continue in
office until his successor is selected and has | ||||||
| 25 | qualified.
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| 26 | Any person so appointed or elected shall qualify by taking | ||||||
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| 1 | an oath of
office. A copy thereof shall be kept in the office | ||||||
| 2 | of the city clerk of
the city.
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| 3 | (Source: P.A. 95-1036, eff. 2-17-09.)
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| 4 | (40 ILCS 5/5-179) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-179)
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| 5 | Sec. 5-179. Board elections. The regular elections for | ||||||
| 6 | members of the
board shall be held under rules of the board at | ||||||
| 7 | least 30 days prior to the
expiration of the term of office of | ||||||
| 8 | any elective member.
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| 9 | At any election for active policemen members, all such | ||||||
| 10 | policemen of the
appropriate rank employed by the city when the | ||||||
| 11 | election is held have a right
to vote for members of the board | ||||||
| 12 | of the same class of rank.
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| 13 | At any election for the pensioner or annuitant member, all | ||||||
| 14 | annuitants and
pensioners (except children less than age 18) | ||||||
| 15 | and the legal guardian of
any child annuitant or child | ||||||
| 16 | pensioner, whose mother or stepmother is not
an annuitant or | ||||||
| 17 | pensioner of the fund, shall have a right to vote.
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| 18 | Ballots to be cast in such elections shall be of a secret | ||||||
| 19 | character.
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| 20 | (Source: P.A. 80-671.)
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| 21 | (40 ILCS 5/5-181) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-181)
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| 22 | Sec. 5-181. Board officers.
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| 23 | At each regular meeting in December, the board shall elect, | ||||||
| 24 | by a
majority vote of the members who vote upon the question, a | ||||||
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| 1 | president, a
vice-president and a secretary from among its own | ||||||
| 2 | members to serve until
the next regular December meeting and | ||||||
| 3 | until their successors are elected.
The secretary shall make a | ||||||
| 4 | complete record of the proceedings of all
meetings of the board | ||||||
| 5 | and perform such other duties as the board directs.
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| 6 | The secretary shall be chosen from the active policemen | ||||||
| 7 | members of the
board, and following his election shall, at the | ||||||
| 8 | request of the board, be
detailed to the office of the board by | ||||||
| 9 | the head of the police department of
the city as an active | ||||||
| 10 | policeman assigned to such duty.
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| 11 | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1080.)
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| 12 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 13 | becoming law.
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