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90_HB3461 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2 10 ILCS 5/2A-43a new 70 ILCS 200/Art. 57 heading new 70 ILCS 200/57-1 new 70 ILCS 200/57-5 new 70 ILCS 200/57-10 new 70 ILCS 200/57-15 new 70 ILCS 200/57-20 new 70 ILCS 200/57-25 new 70 ILCS 200/57-30 new 70 ILCS 200/57-35 new Creates the Chicago Southland Civic Center Law of 1998 to include certain municipalities and amends the Election Code. Provides that the initial members of the Authority Board shall be appointed by the county commissioners or Board members whose district includes territory within the designated metropolitan area. Provides that beginning in 2002, 5 Board members shall be elected at large from the metropolitan area at a general election and that the terms of the appointed members shall then expire. Provides that the initial Board appointees shall have weighted votes based upon the population of their represented territory or an equal part of that territory and that the elected Board members shall have equal votes. Incorporates certain provisions of the Civic Center Code including the powers to acquire, construct, lease, and maintain civic center facilities, to collect fees for the use of the facilities, and to incur debt and issue revenue bonds to carry out these powers. Provides that the Law shall be repealed on July 1, 2002 unless the Authority has commenced construction of a civic center before January 1, 2002. Effective January 1, 1999. LRB9010417PTsb LRB9010417PTsb 1 AN ACT to create the Chicago Southland Civic Center 2 Authority. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 6 Section 2A-1.2 and adding Section 2A-43a as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2) 8 Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections; 9 Offices Designated. 10 (a) At the general election in the appropriate 11 even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or 12 shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code: 13 (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the 14 United States; 15 (2) United States Senator and United States 16 Representative; 17 (3) State Executive Branch elected officers; 18 (4) State Senator and State Representative; 19 (5) County elected officers, including State's 20 Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and 21 elected President of the County Board or County Chief 22 Executive; 23 (6) Circuit Court Clerk; 24 (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in 25 counties or educational service regions in which that 26 office has been abolished; 27 (8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit 28 Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies 29 and newly created judicial offices; 30 (9) (Blank); 31 (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District -2- LRB9010417PTsb 1 of Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary 2 Districts; 3 (11) Special District elected officers, not 4 otherwise designated in this Section, where the statute 5 creating or authorizing the creation of the district 6 requires an annual election and permits or requires 7 election of candidates of political parties;.8 (12) Beginning in 2002, Board members for the 9 Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority. 10 (b) At the general primary election: 11 (1) in each even-numbered year candidates of 12 political parties shall be nominated for those offices to 13 be filled at the general election in that year, except 14 where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of 15 political parties is made by caucus. 16 (2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the 17 political party offices of State central committeeman, 18 township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct 19 committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate 20 delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be 21 elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the 22 even-numbered years in which a Presidential election is 23 to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference 24 primary shall also be on the ballot. 25 (3) in each even-numbered year, where the 26 municipality has provided for annual elections to elect 27 municipal officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 28 of Article VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the 29 Illinois Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal 30 charter, the offices of such municipal officers shall be 31 filled at an election held on the date of the general 32 primary election, provided that the municipal election 33 shall be a nonpartisan election where required by the 34 Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan municipal -3- LRB9010417PTsb 1 elections in even-numbered years, a primary to nominate 2 candidates for municipal office to be elected at the 3 general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6 4 weeks preceding that election. 5 (4) in each school district which has adopted the 6 provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors 7 to the members of the board of education whose terms 8 expire in the year in which the general primary is held 9 shall be elected. 10 (c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate 11 odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled: 12 (1) Municipal officers, provided that in 13 municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other 14 municipal office are not permitted by law to be 15 candidates of political parties, the runoff election 16 where required by law, or the nonpartisan election where 17 required by law, shall be held on the date of the 18 consolidated election; and provided further, in the case 19 of municipal officers provided for by an ordinance 20 providing the form of government of the municipality 21 pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, 22 such offices shall be filled by election or by runoff 23 election as may be provided by such ordinance; 24 (2) Village and incorporated town library 25 directors; 26 (3) City boards of stadium commissioners; 27 (4) Commissioners of park districts; 28 (5) Trustees of public library districts; 29 (6) Special District elected officers, not 30 otherwise designated in this section, where the statute 31 creating or authorizing the creation of the district 32 permits or requires election of candidates of political 33 parties; 34 (7) Township officers, including township park -4- LRB9010417PTsb 1 commissioners, township library directors, and boards of 2 managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township 3 Assessors; 4 (8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks; 5 (9) Members of school boards in school districts 6 which adopt Article 33 of the School Code; 7 (10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O 8 Lakes - Fox River Waterway Management Agency; 9 (11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected 10 under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve 11 District Act; 12 (12) Elected members of school boards, school 13 trustees, directors of boards of school directors, 14 trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in 15 counties or educational service regions having a 16 population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members 17 of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in 18 school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School 19 Code; 20 (13) Members of Community College district boards; 21 (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts; 22 (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan 23 Exposition and Auditorium Authority; 24 (16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium 25 Districts; 26 (17) Elected Officers of special districts not 27 otherwise designated in this Section for which the law 28 governing those districts does not permit candidates of 29 political parties. 30 (d) At the consolidated primary election in each 31 odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be 32 nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated 33 election in that year, except where pursuant to law 34 nomination of candidates of political parties is made by -5- LRB9010417PTsb 1 caucus, and except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) 2 through (17) of subsection (c). 3 At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate 4 odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen 5 shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for 6 mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law 7 to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff 8 elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be 9 required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in 10 a nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to 11 law candidates for such office are not permitted to be 12 candidates of political parties. 13 At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate 14 odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or 15 elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided 16 by an ordinance providing a form of government of the 17 municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the 18 Constitution. 19 (e) (Blank). 20 (f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, 21 public questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this 22 Code and any special election otherwise required or 23 authorized by law or by court order may be conducted pursuant 24 to this Code. 25 Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of 26 officers established in this Article, whenever a referendum 27 is held for the establishment of a political subdivision 28 whose officers are to be elected, the initial officers shall 29 be elected at the election at which such referendum is held 30 if otherwise so provided by law. In such cases, the election 31 of the initial officers shall be subject to the referendum. 32 Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of 33 officials established in this Article, any community college 34 district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant -6- LRB9010417PTsb 1 to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now 2 or hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board 3 members at the next regularly scheduled election following 4 the effective date of the new district. 5 (g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in 6 any precinct there are no offices or public questions 7 required to be on the ballot under this Code then no election 8 shall be held in the precinct on that date. 9 (h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance 10 with the provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code. 11 (Source: P.A. 89-5, eff. 1-1-96; 89-95, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, 12 eff. 8-9-96; 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/2A-43a new) 14 Sec. 2A-43a. Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority 15 Board members; time of election. Beginning in 2002, a member 16 of the Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority Board shall 17 be elected at the general election in each even-numbered year 18 to succeed each incumbent Board member whose term ends before 19 the following general election. 20 Section 10. The Civic Center Code is amended by adding 21 Article 57 follows: 22 (70 ILCS 200/Art. 57 heading new) 23 ARTICLE 57. 24 CHICAGO SOUTHLAND CIVIC CENTER 25 (70 ILCS 200/57-1 new) 26 Section 57-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as 27 the Chicago Southland Civic Center Law of 1998. 28 (70 ILCS 200/57-5 new) 29 Sec. 57-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: -7- LRB9010417PTsb 1 "Authority" means the Chicago Southland Civic Center 2 Authority. 3 "Board" means the governing and administrative body of 4 the Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority. 5 "Metropolitan area" means all that territory in the State 6 of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the 7 following municipalities: Alsip, Argo/Summit, Bedford Park, 8 Beecher, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Burbank, Burnham, Calumet 9 City, Calumet Park, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Country 10 Club Hills, Crestwood, Crete, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel 11 Crest, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Forest View, 12 Frankfort, Glenwood, Grant Park, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Hickory 13 Hills, Hometown, Homewood, Justice, Lansing, Lemont, 14 Lockport, Lynwood, Manhattan, Manteno, Markham, Matteson, 15 Merionette Park, Midlothian, Mokena, Momence, Monee, New 16 Lenox, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Olympia Fields, Orland Hills, 17 Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park 18 Forest, Peotone, Phoenix, Posen, Richton Park, Riverdale, 19 Robbins, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, 20 Steger, Thornton, Tinley Park, University Park, Willow 21 Springs, and Worth. 22 (70 ILCS 200/57-10 new) 23 Sec. 57-10. Authority created. The Chicago Southland 24 Civic Center Authority is created as a political subdivision, 25 body politic, and municipal corporation in the metropolitan 26 area. 27 (70 ILCS 200/57-15 new) 28 Sec. 57-15. Board created. The governing and 29 administrative body of the Authority shall be known as the 30 Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority Board. The members 31 of the Board shall be individuals of generally recognized -8- LRB9010417PTsb 1 ability and integrity. 2 (70 ILCS 200/57-20 new) 3 Sec. 57-20. Board members' initial appointment; 4 subsequent election. 5 (a) Within 60 days after the effective date of this 6 amendatory Act of 1998, each county commissioner or board 7 member whose district includes territory within the 8 designated metropolitan area shall appoint one member to the 9 Board. The appointing official may remove any member of the 10 Board appointed by the official in case of incompetency, 11 neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office after service on 12 the member by registered United States mail, return receipt 13 requested, of a copy of the written charges against the 14 member and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or 15 by counsel in the member's own defense upon not less than 10 16 days' notice. 17 (b) Beginning in 2002, the Board members and their 18 successors shall be elected at large from the metropolitan 19 area at a general election. The elected Board shall consist 20 of 5 members. The Election Code shall apply to and govern 21 their nomination and election. The terms of the elected 22 Board members shall commence on the first Monday of December 23 following their election. The terms of the Board members 24 previously appointed under subsection (a) shall expire on the 25 first Monday of December following the election. At the 26 first meeting of the initially elected Board members, they 27 shall divide themselves by lot into 2 groups so that 2 Board 28 members shall have 2-year terms and 3 Board members shall 29 have 4-year terms. The successor of each Board member shall 30 be elected to a 4-year term. 31 (c) Members of the Board shall hold office until their 32 respective successors have been appointed or elected and are 33 qualified. Any member may resign from office, and the -9- LRB9010417PTsb 1 resignation takes effect when the member's successor has been 2 appointed and qualified. In case of failure to qualify 3 within the time required, abandonment of office, death, 4 conviction of a felony, or removal from office, a member's 5 office shall become vacant. If the board member was 6 appointed, then the pertinent county official shall appoint 7 an individual to the fill the vacant position. If the Board 8 member was elected, then the Board shall by majority vote 9 appoint an individual to complete the term of the vacated 10 office. 11 (70 ILCS 200/57-25 new) 12 Sec. 57-25. Organization of the Board. As soon as 13 practically possible after the appointment of the initial 14 Board members and after the election of subsequent Board 15 members, the Board shall organize for the transaction of 16 business, elect a chairperson and a temporary secretary from 17 its own number, and adopt by-laws and regulations to govern 18 the proceedings. The chairperson shall be elected for the 19 time period of his or her term of office. The initial Board 20 appointees shall have weighted votes in proportion to the 21 population of their represented territory as determined by 22 the last preceding federal census. If more than one 23 appointee represents the same territory within a county 24 district, then they shall have weighted votes in proportion 25 to equal segments of that territory's population as 26 determined by the last preceding federal census. The elected 27 Board members shall each have one equal vote. All actions of 28 the Board shall be by ordinance or resolution and the 29 affirmative vote of the majority of members shall be 30 necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution. 31 The presence of a majority of the Board members plus one 32 additional Board member shall constitute a quorum for the 33 transaction of business. -10- LRB9010417PTsb 1 (70 ILCS 200/57-30 new) 2 Sec. 57-30. Standard civic center provisions 3 incorporated by reference. The following Sections of this 4 Code are incorporated by reference into this Article: 5 Section 2-3. Purpose. 6 Section 2-5. Definitions. 7 Section 2-10. Lawsuits; common seal. 8 Section 2-15. Duties; auditorium, recreational, and 9 other buildings; lease of space. 10 Section 2-21. Rights and powers. 11 Section 2-25. Incurring obligations. 12 Section 2-30. Prompt payment. 13 Section 2-35. Acquisition of property from person, 14 State, or local agency. 15 Section 2-40. Federal money. 16 Section 2-45. Insurance. 17 Section 2-50. Borrowing; revenue bonds; suits to compel 18 performance. 19 Section 2-55. Bonds; nature of indebtedness. 20 Section 2-60. Investment in bonds. 21 Section 2-75. Board members; financial matters; conflict 22 of interest. 23 Section 2-80. Board members' oath. 24 Section 2-97. Board meetings; public records. 25 Section 2-100. Secretary; treasurer. 26 Section 2-106. Funds; compliance with Public Funds 27 Investment Act. 28 Section 2-110. Signatures on checks or drafts. 29 Section 2-115. General manager; other appointments. 30 Section 2-120. Ordinances, rules, and regulations; fines 31 and penalties. 32 Section 2-127. Contracts; award to other than highest or 33 lowest bidder by four-fifths vote. 34 Section 2-130. Bids and advertisements. -11- LRB9010417PTsb 1 Section 2-135. Report and financial statement. 2 Section 2-140. State financial support. 3 Section 2-145. Antitrust laws. 4 Section 2-150. Tax exemption. 5 (70 ILCS 200/57-35 new) 6 Sec. 57-35. Conditional repeal. Unless the Authority has 7 commenced construction of a civic center before January 1, 8 2002, this Article shall be repealed on July 1, 2002. As 9 soon as practically possible before a repeal of this Article, 10 the Board shall wind up its affairs and dissolve the 11 Authority. 12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 13 January 1, 1999.