(70 ILCS 705/4.02) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 24.02)
Sec. 4.02.
In a district governed by an elected or appointed 5-member
board, upon presentation of a petition, signed by not less than 5% of the
electors of the district governed by the board, requesting that a
proposition to increase the board of trustees to a 7-member board be
submitted to the electors of the district, the secretary of the board of
trustees shall certify the proposition to the appropriate election
authorities who shall submit the proposition at a regular election in
accordance with the general election law. The general election law shall
apply to and govern such election. The proposition shall be in
substantially the following form:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the number of trustees YES of ..... Fire Protection District -------------------------------------------------------------------------- be increased from 5 to 7? NO---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If a majority of the votes cast on such proposition are in the
affirmative, the board of trustees of the district shall thereafter be
increased to a 7-member board and the 2 additional trustees shall be
appointed as provided by Section 4.01 in a district governed by an
appointed board of trustees.
In a district governed by an elected 5-member board, if a majority of the
votes cast on such proposition are in the affirmative, three trustees shall
be elected at the next consolidated election and shall
serve one for 2
years, one for 4 years and one for 6 years, the length of the term of each
to be determined by lot at the first board meeting following the election.
Thereafter, one trustee or two trustees, as necessary to maintain a
7-member board of trustees, shall be elected at the election provided by
the general election law for a term of 6 years.
Trustees in office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987
shall continue to hold office for the remainder of their terms. The term
of each elected trustee shall commence on the first Monday in the month
following his election and each shall hold office until his term expires
and until a successor
is elected and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
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