August
17, 2018
To
the Honorable Members of
The
Illinois Senate,
100th
General Assembly:
Today,
I return Senate Bill 3009 with specific recommendations for change.
This
legislation transfers the authority to appoint trustees of cemetery boards in certain
counties to township supervisors, as opposed to the county board. This
represents an effort to consolidate the appointment authority at a level of
government closer to the body it is appointing. However, the legislation
explicitly only applies to DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will
counties.
In
an effort to create greater consistency across Illinois law and eliminate the
countless carve-outs that litter our statutes where they do not serve a
compelling purpose. I am therefore recommending an amendment to transfer the
appointing authority to townships in any instance where the affected cemetery
is located in a township, no matter what county it resides in.
Therefore,
pursuant to Section 9(e) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I
hereby return Senate Bill 3009, entitled “AN ACT concerning business”, with the
following specific recommendations for change:
On
page 2, by replacing lines 8 and 9 with the following: “of such vacancy in
writing, except that when said cemetery is located in a township the”.
With
these changes, House Bill 3009 will have my approval. I respectfully request
your concurrence.
Sincerely,
Bruce
Rauner
GOVERNOR