(70 ILCS 3615/3.03) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.03)
Sec. 3.03. Terms, vacancies. Each Director
shall hold office for a term of 5
years, and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A
vacancy shall occur upon resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or
removal from office of a Director. Any Director may be removed from office
(i) upon concurrence of not less than 11
Directors, on a formal finding of
incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or (ii) by the Governor in response to a summary report received from the Executive Inspector General in accordance with Section 20-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, provided he or she has an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel prior to removal. Within 30 days
after the office of any member becomes vacant for any reason, the
appointing authorities of such member shall make an appointment to fill the
vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
Whenever
a vacancy for a Director, except as
to the Chairman or those Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City
of Chicago, exists for longer than 4 months, the new Director shall be
chosen by election by all legislative members in the General Assembly
representing the affected area. In order to qualify as a
voting legislative member in this matter, the affected
area must be more than 50% of the geographic area of the legislative district.
(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08; 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11.)
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