(40 ILCS 5/6-176) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-176)
Sec. 6-176.
Vacancy on board.
A vacancy on the board owing to death, resignation or any other
cause, shall be filled as follows: if the vacancy is that of an
ex-officio member, the mayor of the city shall appoint a person to serve
until a person qualified as hereinbefore described shall assume the
duties of member of the board. If the vacancy is of an active fireman
member, or a pensioner or annuitant member, the successor shall be
elected to serve during the remainder of the unexpired term at a special
election to be held by the board within 30 days from the date the
vacancy occurs and to be conducted in the same manner as the regular
annual election.
A member elected by the active firemen who resigns or is discharged
from the fire service of the city shall automatically cease to be a
member of the board.
Any Elective member of the board shall be subject to recall as follows:
If not less than 60% of the active firemen contributors to the fund, or
not less than 60% of the pensioners and annuitants (minors under age 18
excepted), petition the board in writing to declare vacant the membership
of an active fireman member or pensioner or annuitant, as the case may be,
the board, within 15 days after receipt of the petition shall declare such
membership vacant. A member of the board is not subject to recall more
than once in any calendar year nor within one year after a previous recall petition.
(Source: P.A. 81-854.)
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