(55 ILCS 5/5-30012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30012)
Sec. 5-30012.
Appointment of preservation commission.
The county board may by ordinance appoint a preservation commission
from names submitted by the presiding officers of the county board. The
preservation commission shall consist of at least five members. All members
shall be residents of the county and may be residents of incorporated cities,
villages and towns within the county. The chief executive officer of the
county board shall make every reasonable effort to nominate to the preservation
commission at least one attorney, one historian or architectural historian,
one architect/engineer and one real estate professional knowledgeable in
preservation, and the other members shall be persons with a demonstrated
interest in pre-history, history, or architecture. Terms of the initial
members shall be staggered so that at least five serve respectively for the
following terms: one for one year; one for two years; one for three years;
one for four years; and one for five years. Any additional initial members
shall also serve terms staggered in the same sequence. Successors to
initial members so appointed shall serve for five year terms. One of the
members so appointed shall be named as chairman at the time of appointment
and other officers may be elected by the preservation commission. Vacancies
shall be filled by the county board from names submitted by the presiding
officer of the county board. Any preservation commission member may be
removed by the county board for cause, after public hearing.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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