98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3552
 
Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
55 ILCS 5/5-1133

     Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees of any unit of local government. Provides that appointees appointed by a county board chairman or county executive,  with or without the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or county executive with concurrence by a majority vote of the county board. Requires that reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee shall be provided to the appointee prior to the vote. Provides that appointees appointed by the county board may be removed by a majority vote of the county board for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee. 
  


LRB098 18619 JLK 55710 b

 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
SB3552LRB098 18619 JLK 55710 b


  
1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing Section 
55-1133 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1133)
7    Sec. 5-1133. Counties of greater than 300,000 but less than 
82,000,000; reporting of information; code of conduct for county 
9appointees.  
10    (a) A county board in a county with a population greater 
11than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000 may by ordinance require 
12any unit of local government or agency to which the county 
13board chairman or county executive nominates and the county 
14board confirms a majority of member appointments to provide the 
15county with detailed information, including, but not limited 
16to, the unit's or agency's finances, budget, contracts, 
17employment, and ethics policies, in the manner and with the 
18frequency specified by the ordinance. The ordinance may require 
19the unit of local government or agency to immediately disclose 
20to the county any internal or external findings of 
21non-compliance with any law or regulation involving the unit of 
22local government or agency and its personnel.

23    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a 
 
 
SB3552- 2 -LRB098 18619 JLK 55710 b

1county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding 
2the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement 
3authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county 
4appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and 
5applicable to the appointees to any unit of local government, 
6agency, or commission for which the county board chairman, 
7county executive, or county board serves as the appointing 
8authority. The ordinance may provide that good cause for 
9removing an appointee is established when an appointee violates 
10the code of conduct. Appointees appointed by a county board 
11chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of 
12the county board, may be removed from office for violating the 
13code of conduct by the county board chairman or county 
14executive with concurrence by a majority vote of the county 
15board. The appointee shall be provided  reasonable notice of the 
16violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee 
17prior to the vote. Appointees appointed by the county board may 
18be removed by a majority vote of the county board for violating 
19the code of conduct after providing the appointee with 
20reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the 
21county board or its designee. 
22(Source: P.A. 97-84, eff. 7-6-11.)