102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5283

 

Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Seth Lewis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
75 ILCS 16/30-40

    Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that a board of trustees of a public library district may, instead of electing a treasurer from among the trustees, by majority vote of the board, appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified treasurer that is not a trustee of the board. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Public Library District Act of 1991 is
5amended by changing Section 30-40 as follows:
 
6    (75 ILCS 16/30-40)
7    Sec. 30-40. Organization of board; qualification and oath
8of trustees.
9    (a) Within 74 days after their election or appointment,
10the incumbent and new trustees shall take their oath of office
11as prescribed by law and meet to organize the board.
12    (b) The first action taken at the meeting shall be the
13election of a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a
14treasurer from among the trustees. The secretary shall then
15record the membership of the board. The board may, instead of
16electing a treasurer from among the trustees, by majority vote
17of the board, appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified
18treasurer that is not a trustee of the board.
19    (c) Trustees duly elected or appointed as certified by the
20appropriate election authority or appointing authority shall
21be qualified to serve as trustees under this Act. The required
22oath shall be taken and subscribed before a notary public or
23the secretary of the board.

 

 

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1    (d) Within 60 days after the organization of the board,
2the secretary shall file, with the county clerk of the county
3containing all or a larger portion of the district and with the
4Illinois State Librarian, a statement listing the names and
5addresses of the trustees and officers and their respective
6terms in office. The secretary shall report a vacancy on the
7board to the county clerk and the State Librarian within 60
8days after it occurs and shall report the filling of a vacancy
9within 60 days after it is filled.
10    (e) The first officers shall serve until the next regular
11election of trustees. Thereafter, officers shall serve for
12terms set by ordinance but not to exceed 2 years, ending on the
13third Monday of the month following each regular election or
14until their successors are duly elected by the board. A
15vacancy in any office shall be filled by the board for the
16unexpired term.
17(Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.