SB1456ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Filed: 5/8/2013

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1456

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1456 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by changing Section 16.03 as follows:

(70 ILCS 705/16.03) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 37.03)

Sec. 16.03. Of the three members of a board of fire commissioners, one shall be a representative citizen of the employee class, one shall be a representative citizen chosen from the employing class, and the other shall be a representative citizen not identified with either the employing or employee class and each Appointed members of a board of fire commissioners shall possess the qualifications required of other officers of the fire protection district and by Section 16.02 of this Act, shall take oath, or affirmation, of office, give bond, and shall be subject to removal from office, in the same manner as other appointive officers of the fire protection district and consistent with the provisions of Section 16.02 hereof.

No more than 2 members of the board shall belong to the same political party existing in the municipality at the time of the appointments and as defined in Section 10-2 of the Election Code. If only 1 or no political party exists in the municipality at the time of the appointments, then state or national political party affiliation shall be considered in making the appointments. Party affiliation shall be determined by affidavit of the person appointed as a member of the board.

(Source: P.A. 86-562.)

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