Full Text of HB4353 95th General Assembly
HB4353 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4353
Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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55 ILCS 5/3-10020 |
from Ch. 34, par. 3-10020 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board may remove the county treasurer from office if he or she refuses to provide the county board with certain information concerning the accounts maintained by the county treasurer's office or if he or she refuses to render an account or make settlement as required by law (instead of as required by law or by the county board). Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4353 |
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LRB095 15314 HLH 41302 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | 5 |
| 3-10020 as follows:
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| (55 ILCS 5/3-10020) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10020)
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| Sec. 3-10020. Removal for cause; other vacancy. If any | 8 |
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treasurer shall neglect or refuse to render an account, | 9 |
| or make settlement
at any time when required by law, or by the | 10 |
| county board, or refuse to
answer any question regarding the | 11 |
| operation of the county treasurer's office propounded to him by | 12 |
| the county board, or refuse to provide the county board with | 13 |
| any requested information concerning the accounts maintained | 14 |
| by the county treasurer's office, provided the requests are for | 15 |
| information that the county treasurer is required by law to | 16 |
| maintain and in a format already maintained by the county | 17 |
| treasurer, or is a
defaulter, and in arrears with the county, | 18 |
| or is guilty of any other
misconduct in his office, the county | 19 |
| board may remove him from office, and
the presiding officer of | 20 |
| the county board, with the advice and consent of
the county | 21 |
| board, may appoint some suitable person to perform the duties | 22 |
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treasurer until his successor is elected, or appointed and | 23 |
| qualified; or if
by reason of the death or resignation of the |
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| county treasurer, or other
cause, the said office shall become | 2 |
| vacant, then the vacancy shall be
filled as provided in The | 3 |
| Election Code by appointment of some suitable
person to perform | 4 |
| the duties of treasurer, until a county treasurer is
elected or | 5 |
| appointed and qualified. Provided, that in case any county
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| treasurer is called into the active military service of the | 7 |
| United States,
the appointee shall perform and discharge all | 8 |
| the duties of the county
treasurer in such county during the | 9 |
| time such county treasurer is in the
active military service of | 10 |
| the United States, and such county treasurer so
appointed shall | 11 |
| possess all the powers and discharge all the duties of a
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| regularly elected county treasurer under the laws of this | 13 |
| State, and shall
be paid the same compensation as provided by | 14 |
| law for the county treasurer
of the county, apportioned as to | 15 |
| the time of service, and such appointment
and all authority | 16 |
| thereunder shall cease upon the discharge of said county
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| treasurer from such active military service of the United | 18 |
| States; and
provided further, that the office of county | 19 |
| treasurer shall not be deemed
to be vacant during the time the | 20 |
| said county treasurer is in the active
military service of the | 21 |
| United States. The person so appointed, shall give
bond and | 22 |
| security, as required by law of the county treasurer.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 |
| becoming law.
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