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90_SB0509enr
55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 new
Amends the Counties Code to establish certain
qualifications to be a candidate for the office of sheriff or
to be elected or appointed to the office of sheriff.
Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning county sheriffs.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 3-7002, 3-7005, and 3-15012 and by adding Section
6 3-6001.5 as follows:
7 (55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5 new)
8 Sec. 3-6001.5. Sheriff qualifications. On or after
9 December 1, 1997, except as otherwise provided in this
10 Section, a person is not eligible to be a candidate for the
11 office of sheriff, and a person shall not be elected or
12 appointed to the office of sheriff, unless that person meets
13 all of the following requirements:
14 (1) Is a United States citizen.
15 (2) Has been a resident of the county for at least one
16 year.
17 (3) Is not a convicted felon.
18 (55 ILCS 5/3-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002)
19 Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is
20 created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter
21 called the Board, consisting of 5 members appointed by the
22 Sheriff with the advice and consent of the county board,
23 except that on and after the effective date of this
24 amendatory Act of 1997, the Sheriff may appoint 2 additional
25 members, with the advice and consent of the county board, at
26 his or her discretion. Of the members first appointed, one
27 shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1965 one until
28 the third Monday in March, 1967, and one until the third
29 Monday in March, 1969. Of the 2 additional members first
30 appointed under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991, one
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1 shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1995, and one
2 until the third Monday in March, 1997.
3 Upon the expiration of the terms of office of those first
4 appointed (including the 2 additional members first appointed
5 under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991), their
6 respective successors shall be appointed to hold office from
7 the third Monday in March of the year of their respective
8 appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors
9 are appointed and qualified for a like term. As additional
10 members are appointed under authority of this amendatory Act
11 of 1997, their terms shall be set to be staggered
12 consistently with the terms of the existing Board members. No
13 more than 3 members of the Board shall be affiliated with the
14 same political party, except that as additional members are
15 appointed by the sheriff under authority of this amendatory
16 Act of 1997, the political affiliation of the Board shall be
17 such that no more than one-half of the members plus one
18 additional member may be affiliated with the same political
19 party. No , nor shall any member shall have held or have
20 been a candidate for an elective public office within one
21 year preceding his or her appointment.
22 The Sheriff may deputize members of the Board.
23 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028; 87-534.)
24 (55 ILCS 5/3-7005) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7005)
25 Sec. 3-7005. Meetings. As soon as practicable after the
26 members of the Board have been appointed, they shall meet,
27 upon the call of the Sheriff, and shall organize by selecting
28 a chairman and a secretary. The initial chairman and
29 secretary, and their successors, shall be selected by the
30 Board from among its members for a term of 2 years or for the
31 remainder of their term of office as a member of the Board,
32 whichever is the shorter. Forty percent Two members of the
33 Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
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1 business. The Board shall hold regular quarterly meetings
2 and such other meetings as may be called by the chairman.
3 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
4 (55 ILCS 5/3-15012) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-15012)
5 Sec. 3-15012. Executive Director. The Sheriff shall
6 appoint a an Executive Director to act as the chief
7 executive and administrative officer of the Department. The
8 Executive Director shall be appointed by the Sheriff from a
9 list of 3 persons nominated by the members of the Board. He
10 or she shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff. If the
11 Executive Director is removed, the Board shall nominate 3
12 persons, one of whom shall be selected by the Sheriff to
13 serve as Executive Director. The Executive Director's
14 compensation is determined by the County Board.
15 (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.