(55 ILCS 5/5-12010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-12010)
Sec. 5-12010.
Board of Appeals.
The presiding officer of the county
board with the advice and consent of the county board shall appoint a board
of appeals consisting of 5 members and may appoint 2 alternate members, the
5 members to serve respectively for the following terms: one for one year, one
for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years and one for 5 years; and the
alternate members to serve respectively for 4 years and 5 years. The successor
to each member so appointed shall serve for a term of 5 years. Alternate
members, if appointed, shall serve as members of the board only in the
absence of regular members, with the alternate member who has the greatest
amount of time remaining in his or her term to have priority over the other
alternate member in determining which alternate member shall serve in the
absence of a regular member. In counties of less than 1,000,000 population the
presiding officer of the
county board with the advice and consent of the county board may appoint an
additional 2 members to serve for a term of 5 years. At the end of the term
of the 2 additional members, the county board may provide for the
appointment of successors in the same manner or may allow the board of
appeals to revert to a membership of 5. One of the members so appointed
shall be named as chairman at the time of his appointment, and in case of
vacancy the appointing power shall designate a chairman. All members of a
board of appeals shall be residents of separate townships at
the time of their appointments, except that in counties containing fewer
than 5 townships, or fewer than 7 townships if
the county board has provided for the appointment of 2 additional members,
that limitation shall not be applicable. The appointing authority shall
have the power to remove any member of the board for cause, after public
hearing. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority for the
unexpired term of any member whose place has become vacant. The members of
the board of appeals shall be compensated on a per diem basis with a
mileage allowance for travel, the amounts to be determined by the county
board. All meetings of the board of appeals shall be held at the call of
the chairman and at such times and places within the county as the board
may determine. The chairman, or in his absence the acting chairman may
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of
the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its
proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question, or if
absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall also keep
records of its examinations and other official actions. Every rule,
regulation, every amendment or repeal thereof, and every order,
requirement, decision or determination of the board shall immediately be
filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record. In the
performance of its duties the board of appeals may incur such expenditures
as are authorized by the county board.
(Source: P.A. 89-217, eff. 1-1-96.)
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