(815 ILCS 710/16)
Sec. 16.
Motor Vehicle Review Board; Appointment.
The Secretary of State
shall, within 6 months of the effective date of this Act, establish a Motor
Vehicle Review Board. The Motor Vehicle
Review Board shall be composed of 7 members appointed by the
Secretary of State. The members shall represent the public interest at
large and shall not have engaged in the sale, manufacture, or distribution of
motor vehicles at retail in this State.
Each member of the Board shall receive compensation as provided in the
regulations for performance of the duties of
the office, and in addition, shall be paid all travel and other
necessary expenses incurred while performing official duties. Terms of office
of the members shall be for 3 years, except that, of the members first
appointed to take office after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1995, 2 shall be appointed for a 3-year term, and one shall be appointed for a
2-year term. Of the members first appointed under this amendatory Act of
1996, one shall be appointed to a 3-year term, and one shall be appointed to a
2-year term.
Of the members first appointed to take office after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, one shall be appointed to a
3-year term and one shall be appointed to a 2-year term. Thereafter, each
member shall be appointed for a
3-year term. As terms of appointment expire, members shall serve until
their respective successors are appointed and qualified. No more than 4
members of the Board may be of the same political party. A member who tenders a written
resignation shall serve only until the resignation is accepted by the
Chairperson. A member who fails to attend 3 consecutive Board meetings
without an excused absence shall no longer serve as a member. The Secretary
of State shall fill any vacancy by the appointment of a member for the
unexpired term of the member in the same manner as in the making of original
appointments. Annually, the Board shall organize by selecting a Chairperson
from one of the 7 members from the public at large.
(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
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