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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 23 as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 3605/23) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 323)
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| 7 | | Sec. 23.
Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at |
| 8 | | least once in each
calendar month, the time and place of such |
| 9 | | meetings to be fixed by the
Board. Four members of the Board |
| 10 | | shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. All |
| 11 | | action of the Board shall be by ordinance or
resolution and the |
| 12 | | affirmative vote of at least four members shall be
necessary |
| 13 | | for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution. All such
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| 14 | | ordinances and resolutions before taking effect shall be |
| 15 | | approved by the
chairman of the Board, and if he shall approve |
| 16 | | thereof he shall sign the
same, and such as he shall not |
| 17 | | approve he shall return to the Board with
his objections |
| 18 | | thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Board
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| 19 | | occurring after the passage thereof. But in case the chairman |
| 20 | | shall fail to
return any ordinance or resolution with his |
| 21 | | objections thereto by the time
aforesaid, he shall be deemed to |
| 22 | | have approved the same and it shall take
effect accordingly. |
| 23 | | Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the
chairman |
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| 1 | | with his objections, the vote by which the same was passed |
| 2 | | shall
be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such |
| 3 | | reconsideration said
ordinance or resolution is passed by the |
| 4 | | affirmative vote of at least five
members, it shall go into |
| 5 | | effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman.
All |
| 6 | | ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the Authority |
| 7 | | and all
documents and records in its possession shall be public |
| 8 | | records, and open
to public inspection, except such documents |
| 9 | | and records as shall be kept or
prepared by the Board for use |
| 10 | | in negotiations, action or proceedings to
which the Authority |
| 11 | | is a party. |
| 12 | | Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the public |
| 13 | | and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a |
| 14 | | high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting |
| 15 | | broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a |
| 16 | | reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as |
| 17 | | public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the |
| 18 | | Board.
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| 19 | | (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1171.)
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| 20 | | Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is |
| 21 | | amended by changing Sections 3.05, 3A.07, and 3B.07 as follows:
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| 22 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.05)
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| 23 | | Sec. 3.05. Meetings. The Board shall prescribe the times |
| 24 | | and places for meetings and the
manner in which special |
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| 1 | | meetings may be called. The Board shall comply
in all respects |
| 2 | | with the "Open Meetings Act", approved July 11,
1957, as now or |
| 3 | | hereafter amended. All records, documents and papers of
the |
| 4 | | Authority, other than those relating to matters concerning |
| 5 | | which
closed sessions of the Board may be held, shall be |
| 6 | | available for public
examination, subject to such reasonable |
| 7 | | regulations as the Board may
adopt.
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| 8 | | A majority of the Directors holding office shall constitute |
| 9 | | a quorum
for the conduct of business. Except as otherwise |
| 10 | | provided in this Act,
the affirmative votes of at least 9
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| 11 | | Directors shall be necessary for
approving any contract or |
| 12 | | agreement, adopting any rule or regulation,
and any other |
| 13 | | action required by this Act to be taken by resolution or
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| 14 | | ordinance.
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| 15 | | The Board shall meet with the Regional Citizens Advisory |
| 16 | | Board at least
once every 4 months.
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| 17 | | Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the public |
| 18 | | and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a |
| 19 | | high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting |
| 20 | | broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a |
| 21 | | reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as |
| 22 | | public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the |
| 23 | | Board. |
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
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| 25 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.07) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.07)
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| 1 | | Sec. 3A.07. Meetings. The Suburban Bus Board shall |
| 2 | | prescribe the time
and places for meetings and the manner in |
| 3 | | which special meetings may be
called. The Suburban Bus Board |
| 4 | | shall comply in all respects with the "Open
Meetings Act", as |
| 5 | | now or hereafter amended. All records, documents and
papers of |
| 6 | | the Suburban Bus Division, other than those relating to matters
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| 7 | | concerning which closed sessions of the Suburban Bus Board may |
| 8 | | be held,
shall be available for public examination, subject to |
| 9 | | such reasonable regulations
as the Suburban Bus Board may |
| 10 | | adopt.
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| 11 | | A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the |
| 12 | | conduct of
business. The affirmative votes of at least 7 |
| 13 | | members shall be necessary
for any action required by this Act |
| 14 | | to be taken by ordinance.
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| 15 | | Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the public |
| 16 | | and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a |
| 17 | | high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting |
| 18 | | broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a |
| 19 | | reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as |
| 20 | | public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the |
| 21 | | Board. |
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 83-886.)
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| 23 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.07) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.07)
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| 24 | | Sec. 3B.07. Meetings. The Commuter Rail Board shall |
| 25 | | prescribe the times
and places for meetings and the manner in |
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| 1 | | which special meetings may be
called. The Commuter Rail Board |
| 2 | | shall comply in all respects with the "Open
Meetings Act", as |
| 3 | | now or hereafter amended. All records, documents and
papers of |
| 4 | | the Commuter Rail Division, other than those relating to |
| 5 | | matters
concerning which closed sessions of the Commuter Rail |
| 6 | | Board may be held,
shall be available for public examination, |
| 7 | | subject to such reasonable regulations
as the board may adopt.
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| 8 | | A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the |
| 9 | | conduct of
business. The affirmative votes of at least 6
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| 10 | | members shall be necessary
for any action required by this Act |
| 11 | | to be taken by ordinance.
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| 12 | | Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the public |
| 13 | | and maintained in real-time on the Board's website using a |
| 14 | | high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each meeting |
| 15 | | broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website within a |
| 16 | | reasonable time after the meeting and shall be maintained as |
| 17 | | public records to the extent practicable, as determined by the |
| 18 | | Board. |
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
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