Rep. Rita Mayfield
Filed: 2/28/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1067 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1067 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 5-15003 as follows:
 



6    (55 ILCS 5/5-15003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15003)



7    Sec. 5-15003. Department of public works. The county board 
8may establish a department of public works with
authority to 
9exercise complete supervision in such county over any of the

10projects authorized by this Division in either of the methods

11designated hereafter.

12    A.  The county board may employ a superintendent of public 
13works and such
other employees for the administration of the 
14department as may be
necessary. The superintendent shall be a 
15registered professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering 
16from an accredited institution of higher learning, or have at 
 
 
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1least 10 years of professional, management-level experience in 
2either a municipal or county public works department. The 
3superintendent
and shall have complete authority to supervise 
4and manage the department. At least one employee in the public 
5works department shall be a professional engineer licensed 
6under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. ; or

7    B.  Each county public works department shall be managed by 
8a board of
public works, consisting of 5 members appointed by 
9the President and
Chairman of the county board, with the 
10approval of the county board, for a
3 year term, except that of 
11the first appointees, 2 shall serve for one
year, 2 for 2 
12years, and one for 3 years. The term of office of original

13appointees shall be regarded as beginning on July 1, following 
14their
appointment, and the term of all members shall continue 
15until their
successors are appointed. At least 2 members must 
16be elected officials of
municipalities within the county whose 
17terms of office within the
municipalities will not expire 
18prior to the termination of appointment
hereunder, one member 
19must be a member of the county board whose term of
office will 
20not expire prior to the termination of appointment hereunder,

21one member must be a trustee of a Sanitary District within the 
22county whose
term of office will not expire prior to the 
23termination of appointment
hereunder, and one member must be 
24chosen to represent the Conservation and
Public Health 
25interests. The members of the board shall receive
compensation 
26as provided by the county board. The board of public works may

 
 
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1employ a superintendent of public works and any other 
2employees for the
administration of the department as may be 
3necessary. The superintendent
must be a registered 
4professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering from an 
5accredited institution of higher learning, or have at least 10 
6years of professional, management-level experience in either a 
7municipal or county public works department. Any county may 
8advance general
funds for necessary studies or engineering for 
9a project to be financed by
revenue bonds and be reimbursed by 
10the proceeds of such bonds. Any county
may purchase such bonds 
11with funds derived solely from the County Retailers
Occupation 
12Tax.

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

  
 
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.".