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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority | ||||||
5 | Act is amended by changing Sections 14, 15, and 16 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (70 ILCS 210/14) (from Ch. 85, par. 1234) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and | ||||||
8 | administrative body of the Authority shall be a
board known as | ||||||
9 | the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. The members of
the | ||||||
10 | board shall be individuals of generally recognized ability and
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11 | integrity. No member of the Board may be an
officer or employee | ||||||
12 | of, or a member of a board, commission or authority of,
the | ||||||
13 | State, any unit of local government or any school district. | ||||||
14 | They shall serve without compensation, but shall be | ||||||
15 | reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred by them in the | ||||||
16 | performance of their duties. However, any
member of the board | ||||||
17 | who is appointed to the office of secretary-treasurer
may | ||||||
18 | receive compensation for his or her services as such officer. | ||||||
19 | All members of
the Board and employees of the Authority are | ||||||
20 | subject to the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act, in accordance | ||||||
21 | with its terms. | ||||||
22 | Thirty days after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
23 | of the 96th General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 7 |
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1 | interim members. On and after June 30, 1987, and prior to the | ||||||
2 | effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1989, the Board shall | ||||||
3 | consist of 12 members. On and
after the effective date of this | ||||||
4 | amendatory Act of 1989, the Board shall
consist of 13 members. | ||||||
5 | The Board shall be fully constituted when a quorum
has been | ||||||
6 | appointed. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 86-17; 87-1089.)
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8 | (70 ILCS 210/15) (from Ch. 85, par. 1235)
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9 | Sec. 15. Interim board members. Notwithstanding any | ||||||
10 | provision of this Section to the contrary, the term of office | ||||||
11 | of each member of the Board ends 30 days after the effective | ||||||
12 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and | ||||||
13 | those members shall no longer hold office.
Within 30 days after | ||||||
14 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
15 | Assembly, the Governor shall appoint 3 interim members to the | ||||||
16 | Board. At least one of the members appointed by the Governor | ||||||
17 | must have academic credentials in labor law or human resources. | ||||||
18 | Within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
19 | of the 96th General Assembly, the Mayor of the City of Chicago | ||||||
20 | shall (i) appoint 3 interim members to the Board and (ii) | ||||||
21 | appoint, subject to the approval of the Governor, a chairperson | ||||||
22 | of the interim board. The appointment of the chairperson shall | ||||||
23 | be deemed to be approved unless the Governor disapproves the | ||||||
24 | appointment in writing within 15 days after notice thereof. The | ||||||
25 | interim board members shall serve until a new Board is created |
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1 | by the General Assembly by law. | ||||||
2 | On the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, the | ||||||
3 | term
of each of the members of the Board serving prior to such | ||||||
4 | date shall
immediately expire.
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5 | On the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989,
the | ||||||
6 | Governor (by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate) | ||||||
7 | shall appoint six members of the Board for initial terms
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8 | expiring June 1 of the years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and | ||||||
9 | 1995
respectively; the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall | ||||||
10 | appoint six members of
the Board for initial terms expiring | ||||||
11 | June 1 of the years 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, and 1995 | ||||||
12 | respectively;
the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall appoint, | ||||||
13 | subject to the approval of
the Governor, one member who shall | ||||||
14 | serve as chairman for an
initial term expiring June 1, 1992. An | ||||||
15 | appointment shall be deemed to be
approved unless the Governor | ||||||
16 | disapproves
the appointment in writing within 15 days after | ||||||
17 | notice thereof. At the
expiration of the term of any member | ||||||
18 | appointed by the Governor, his
successor shall be appointed by | ||||||
19 | the Governor in like manner, and at the
expiration of the term | ||||||
20 | of any member appointed by the Mayor of the City of
Chicago, | ||||||
21 | his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of
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22 | Chicago in like manner, and at the expiration of the term of | ||||||
23 | any Mayoral
appointee requiring approval by the Governor, the | ||||||
24 | successor shall be
appointed in like manner, as appointments | ||||||
25 | for the initial terms. All
successors shall hold office for a | ||||||
26 | term of five years from the first day of
June of the year in |
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1 | which they are appointed, except in case of an
appointment to | ||||||
2 | fill a vacancy. In case of vacancy in the office when the
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3 | Senate is not in session, the Governor may make a temporary | ||||||
4 | appointment
until the next meeting of the Senate when he shall | ||||||
5 | nominate some person to
fill such office; and any person so | ||||||
6 | nominated, who is confirmed by the
Senate, shall hold his | ||||||
7 | office during the remainder of the term and until
his successor | ||||||
8 | shall be appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in
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9 | session on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, | ||||||
10 | the Governor
shall make temporary appointments as in case of | ||||||
11 | vacancies. | ||||||
12 | The When the
appointments have become final, the Governor | ||||||
13 | and the Mayor of the City of
Chicago shall certify their | ||||||
14 | respective appointees to the Secretary of
State. Within 30 | ||||||
15 | thirty days after certification of his or her appointment, and
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16 | before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each | ||||||
17 | member of the Board
shall take and subscribe the constitutional | ||||||
18 | oath of office and file it in
the office of the Secretary of | ||||||
19 | State.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 86-17.)
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21 | (70 ILCS 210/16) (from Ch. 85, par. 1236)
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22 | Sec. 16. Vacancies. Members of the board shall hold office | ||||||
23 | until their respective
successors have been appointed and | ||||||
24 | qualified. Any member may resign from
his or her office, to | ||||||
25 | take effect when his or her successor has been appointed and |
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1 | has
qualified. The Governor and the Mayor of the City of | ||||||
2 | Chicago, respectively,
may remove any member of the Board | ||||||
3 | appointed by him or her in case of
incompetency, neglect of | ||||||
4 | duty, or malfeasance in office, after service on
him or her of | ||||||
5 | a copy of the written charges against him or her and an | ||||||
6 | opportunity to be
publicly heard in person or by counsel in his | ||||||
7 | or her own defense upon not less
than ten days' notice. In case | ||||||
8 | of failure to qualify within the time
required, or of | ||||||
9 | abandonment of his or her office, or in case of death, | ||||||
10 | conviction
of a felony or removal from office, his or her | ||||||
11 | office shall become vacant. Vacancies shall be filled in the | ||||||
12 | same manner as original appointments. Each
vacancy shall be | ||||||
13 | filled for the unexpired term by appointment in like
manner, as | ||||||
14 | in case of expiration of the term of a member of the Board.
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15 | (Source: Laws 1955, p. 1125.)
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.
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