Rep. Tom Cross
Filed: 3/17/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5593




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5593 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Park District Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 2-27 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/2-27 new)
7    Sec. 2-27. Board of elected and appointed commissioners.
8    (a) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
9of the 98th General Assembly, the Plainfield Park District that 
10currently has a board of 5 commissioners shall have a board of 
117 commissioners, consisting of the current 5 elected 
12commissioners and 2 newly appointed commissioners.
13    (b) In addition to the 5 elected commissioners, there shall 
14be newly appointed 2 commissioners appointed as follows:
15        (1) The member of the House of Representatives of the 
16    district in which the Plainfield Park District is located 
 
 
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1    shall appoint one commissioner.
2        (2) The member of the Senate of the district in which 
3    the Plainfield Park District is located shall appoint one 
4    commissioner.
5    (c) The terms of the newly appointed commissioners shall 
6commence within 6 months of the effective date of this 
7amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. Those 2 
8commissioners shall serve on the board until the next 
9consolidated election following this amendatory Act of the 98th 
10General Assembly. Thereafter, the 2 new commissioners shall be 
11elected in the same manner as the other 5 elected commissioners 
12as provided under this Code. The 2 elected at the next 
13consolidated election following this amendatory act of the 98th 
14General Assembly shall each serve a 2-year term. Thereafter, 
15the individuals elected to the positions created under this 
16Section shall each serve a 6-year term.
17    (d) A vacancy in the office of an appointed commissioner 
18shall be declared and filled as provided under Section 2-25 of 
19this Code.".