(305 ILCS 5/12-19) (from Ch. 23, par. 12-19)
Sec. 12-19.
County
welfare services committees; membership.
If a county welfare services committee is formed in a county of less than 3,000,000 population, the committee may consist of not more than 10 members appointed by the Illinois
Department and the following members, ex-officio: the state's attorney
and
the chairman of the county board. The terms of the state's
attorney and the chairman of the county board shall be co-extensive with
their terms of office. The terms of the Illinois Department appointees
shall be as specified in this Section.
In counties of 3,000,000 or more population, if a county
welfare services
committee is formed, it may consist of not more than 33
members appointed by the Illinois Department
and the president of the county board of commissioners, ex-officio. The
term of the president of the county board of commissioners shall be
co-extensive with his term of office. The terms of the Illinois Department
appointees shall be as specified in this Section.
The Illinois Department shall make its appointments from a list of
nominees submitted with the advice and consent of the county board by the
presiding officer of the county board of each county. If the county board
fails or refuses to submit a list of nominees, the Illinois Department may
make appointments from among the residents of the county.
The Illinois Department and the county boards shall include a balanced
representation of recipients, service providers, representatives of community
and welfare advocacy groups, representatives of local governments dealing
with public aid, and representatives of the general public on all county
welfare services committees appointed by the Illinois Department or on lists
of nominees submitted by the presiding officers of the county boards.
(Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)
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