SB0575ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Filed: 4/22/2010

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 575

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 575 on page 36, by inserting immediately below line 23 the following:

"Section 185. The Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port District Act is amended by changing Section 16 as follows:

(70 ILCS 1820/16) (from Ch. 19, par. 866)

Sec. 16. Appointment; vacancies. The Governor shall appoint 4 members of the Board, each Mayor of the municipalities of Grand Tower, Jonesboro, Gorham, Murphysboro, Carbondale, Anna, Cobden, Makanda, Ava, Mill Creek, Elkville, Alto Pass, Vergennes, Dowell, DeSoto, Campbell Hill, and Dongola shall appoint one member of the Board, and each County Board of Jackson County and Union County shall appoint one member of the Board. All initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after this Act takes effect. Of the 4 members initially appointed by the Governor 2 shall be appointed for initial terms expiring June 1, 1978, and 2 for an initial term expiring June 1, 1979. The terms of the members initially appointed by the respective Mayors and County Boards shall expire June 1, 1979. At the expiration of the term of any member, his or her successor shall be appointed by the Governor, the respective Mayors, or the respective County Boards in like manner and with like regard to place of residence of the appointee, as in the case of appointments for the initial terms.

After the expiration of initial terms, each successor shall hold office for the term of 3 years beginning the first day of June of the year in which the term of office commences. In the case of a vacancy during the term of office of any member appointed by the Governor, the Governor shall make an appointment for the remainder of the term vacant and until a successor is appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy during the term of office of any member appointed by a Mayor, the proper Mayor shall make an appointment for the remainder of the term vacant and until a successor is appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy during the term of office of any member appointed by a County Board, the proper County Board shall make an appointment for the remainder of the term vacant and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The Governor, each Mayor, and each County Board shall certify their respective appointments to the Secretary of State. Within 30 days after certification of his or her appointment, and before entering upon the duties of his or her office, each member of the Board shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file it in the office of the Secretary of State.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, if there is a vacancy for 3 months or or more in the office of a member appointed by a mayor, then the Board may request that the county board of the county in which the municipality is located appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term or until a successor is appointed and qualified. Before requesting that the county board fill the vacancy, the Board must notify the mayor authorized to fill the vacancy by first class mail. The notice must be sent no later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs. Any Board member appointed under this paragraph must be a resident of the county making the appointment to fill the vacancy.

Every person appointed to the Board after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1981 shall be a resident of the unit of local government which makes the appointment. Persons appointed by the Governor shall reside in the district.

(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)".