(55 ILCS 5/3-8007) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-8007)
Sec. 3-8007. Duties and jurisdiction of commission. The Merit
Commission shall have the duties, pursuant to recognized merit principles
of public employment, of certification for employment and promotion, and,
upon complaint of the sheriff or State's Attorney as limited in this
Division, to discipline or discharge as the circumstances may warrant. All
full time deputy sheriffs shall be under the jurisdiction of this Act and
the county board may provide that other positions, including jail officers,
as defined in "An Act to revise the law in relation to jails and jailers",
approved March 3, 1874, as now or hereafter amended (repealed), shall be
under the jurisdiction of the Commission. There may be exempted from
coverage by resolution of the county board a "chief deputy" or "chief
deputies" who shall be vested with all authorities granted to deputy
sheriffs pursuant to Section 3-6015. "Chief Deputy" or "Chief Deputies" as
used in this Section include the personal assistant or assistants of the
sheriff whether titled "chief deputy", "undersheriff", or "administrative
assistant".
(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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