Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 2/16/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2713

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2713 after the end
3 of Section 5 by inserting the following:
 
4     "Section 10. The Waukegan Port District Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 15, 16, and 19 as follows:
 
6     (70 ILCS 1865/15)  (from Ch. 19, par. 193)
7     Sec. 15. The governing and administrative body of the Port
8 District shall be a Board consisting of 7 5 members, to be
9 known as the Waukegan Port District Board. Members of the Board
10 shall be residents of a county whose territory, in whole or in
11 part, is embraced by the District and not less than 4 three
12 members of the Board shall be residents of the District. The
13 members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but
14 shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the
15 performance of their duties. However, any member of the Board
16 who is appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer may
17 receive compensation for his services as such officer. No
18 member of the Board or employee of the District shall have any
19 private financial interest, profit or benefit in any contract,
20 work or business of the District nor in the sale or lease of
21 any property to or from the District.
22 (Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)
 
23     (70 ILCS 1865/16)  (from Ch. 19, par. 194)

 

 

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1     Sec. 16. Within 60 days after this Act becomes effective
2 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
3 shall appoint 3 members of the Board for initial terms expiring
4 June first of the years 1957, 1959 and 1961, respectively, and
5 the Mayor, with advice and consent of the city council of the
6 city of Waukegan, shall appoint 2 members of the Board for
7 initial terms expiring June first of the years 1956 and 1958,
8 respectively. Of the 3 members appointed by the Governor not
9 more than 2 shall be members of the same political party at the
10 time of appointment. Within 60 days of the effective date of
11 this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Mayor of
12 the City of Waukegan shall appoint 2 additional members of the
13 Board, whose terms shall expire on June 1, 2008 and June 1,
14 2010, respectively. At the expiration of the term of any member
15 appointed by the Governor, his successor shall be appointed by
16 the Governor in like manner, and at the expiration of the term
17 of any member appointed by the Mayor, his successor shall be
18 appointed by the Mayor in like manner, and with like regard as
19 to the place of residence of the appointee, as appointments for
20 the initial terms. All successors shall hold office for the
21 term of 6 years from the first day of June of the year in which
22 they are appointed, except in the case of an appointment to
23 fill a vacancy. In case of vacancy in the office of any member
24 appointed by the Governor during the recess of the Senate, the
25 Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next
26 meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate some person to
27 fill such office; and any person so nominated, who is confirmed
28 by the Senate, shall hold his office during the remainder of
29 the term and until his successor shall be appointed and
30 qualified. If the Senate is not in session at the time this Act
31 takes effect, the Governor shall make temporary appointments as
32 in case of vacancies. The Governor and Mayor shall certify
33 their respective appointments to the Secretary of State. Within
34 30 days after certification of his appointment, and before

 

 

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1 entering upon the duties of his office, each member of the
2 Board shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of
3 office and file it in the office of the Secretary of State.
4 (Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)
 
5     (70 ILCS 1865/19)  (from Ch. 19, par. 197)
6     Sec. 19. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at
7 least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such
8 meetings to be fixed by the Board. Four Three members of the
9 Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
10 business. All action of the Board shall be by ordinances or
11 resolution and the affirmative vote of at least 4 3 members
12 shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or
13 resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before taking
14 effect shall be approved by the chairman of the Board, and if
15 he approves thereof he shall sign the same, and such as he does
16 not approve he shall return to the Board with his objections
17 thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Board
18 occurring after the passage thereof. But in the case the
19 chairman fails to return any ordinance or resolution with his
20 objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to
21 have approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly.
22 Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the chairman
23 with his objections, the vote by which the same was passed
24 shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such
25 reconsideration said ordinance or resolution is passed by the
26 affirmative vote of at least 5 four members, it shall go into
27 effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman. All
28 ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the District and
29 all documents and records in its possession shall be public
30 records, and open to public inspection, except such documents
31 and records as are kept or prepared by the Board for use in
32 negotiations, legal actions or proceedings to which the
33 District is a party.

 

 

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1 (Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)".