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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1641
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1641 on page 1, by
3 replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following:
4 "AN ACT concerning local governments."; and
5 on page 1, below line 4, by inserting the following:
6 "Section 3. The Counties Code is amended by changing
7 Sections 3-7002, 3-7005, and 3-15012 as follows:
8 (55 ILCS 5/3-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002)
9 Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is
10 created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter
11 called the Board, consisting of 5 members appointed by the
12 Sheriff with the advice and consent of the county board,
13 except that on and after the effective date of this
14 amendatory Act of 1997, the Sheriff may appoint two
15 additional members, with the advice and consent of the county
16 board, at his or her discretion. Of the members first
17 appointed, one shall serve until the third Monday in March,
18 1965 one until the third Monday in March, 1967, and one until
19 the third Monday in March, 1969. Of the 2 additional members
20 first appointed under authority of this amendatory Act of
21 1991, one shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1995,
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1 and one until the third Monday in March, 1997.
2 Upon the expiration of the terms of office of those first
3 appointed (including the 2 additional members first appointed
4 under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991), their
5 respective successors shall be appointed to hold office from
6 the third Monday in March of the year of their respective
7 appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors
8 are appointed and qualified for a like term. As additional
9 members are appointed under authority of this amendatory Act
10 of 1997, their terms shall be set to be staggered
11 consistently with the terms of the existing Board members. No
12 more than 3 members of the Board shall be affiliated with the
13 same political party, except that as additional members are
14 appointed by the sheriff under authority of this amendatory
15 Act of 1997, the political affiliation of the Board shall be
16 such that no more than one-half of the members plus one
17 additional member may be affiliated with the same political
18 party. No , nor shall any member shall have held or have
19 been a candidate for an elective public office within one
20 year preceding his or her appointment.
21 The Sheriff may deputize members of the Board.
22 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028; 87-534.)
23 (55 ILCS 5/3-7005) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005)
24 Sec. 3-7005. Meetings. As soon as practicable after the
25 members of the Board have been appointed, they shall meet,
26 upon the call of the Sheriff, and shall organize by selecting
27 a chairman and a secretary. The initial chairman and
28 secretary, and their successors, shall be selected by the
29 Board from among its members for a term of 2 years or for the
30 remainder of their term of office as a member of the Board,
31 whichever is the shorter. Two members of the Board shall
32 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except
33 that as additional members are appointed under authority of
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1 this amendatory Act of 1997, the number of members that must
2 be present to constitute a quorum shall be the number of
3 members that constitute at least 40% of the Board. The Board
4 shall hold regular quarterly meetings and such other meetings
5 as may be called by the chairman.
6 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
7 (55 ILCS 5/3-15012) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-15012)
8 Sec. 3-15012. Executive Director. The Sheriff shall
9 appoint a an Executive Director to act as the chief
10 executive and administrative officer of the Department. The
11 Executive Director shall be appointed by the Sheriff from a
12 list of 3 persons nominated by the members of the Board. He
13 or she shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff. If the
14 Executive Director is removed, the Board shall nominate 3
15 persons, one of whom shall be selected by the Sheriff to
16 serve as Executive Director. The Executive Director's
17 compensation is determined by the County Board.
18 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)"; and
19 on page 1, below line 20, by inserting the following:
20 "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.".