Public Act 102-0995
 
SB2952 EnrolledLRB102 19598 RPS 28366 b


  
    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended  by 
changing Sections 6-174 and 11-181 as follows:
 



    (40 ILCS 5/6-174)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-174)



    Sec. 6-174. Board created. A board of 8 members shall 
constitute a
board of trustees authorized to administer the 
provisions of this Article.
The board shall be known as the 
Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity
and Benefit Fund of 
the city.

    The board shall consist of the city treasurer, the city 
comptroller, the
city clerk, a deputy fire commissioner 
designated by the fire commissioner
of the city, 3 firemen 
employed by the city, and 1 annuitant of the fund or
a fireman 
pensioner of any prior firemen's pension fund in operation, by

authority of law, in the city. The city treasurer, with the 
prior approval of the board, may appoint a designee from among 
employees of the city who is versed in the affairs of the city 
treasurer's office to act in the absence of the city treasurer 
on all matters pertaining to administering the provisions of 
this Article. Children less than age 18 shall not be
eligible 
for membership.

    The members of a retirement board holding office at the 
time this
Article becomes effective, including elected and ex 
officio members, shall
continue in office until the expiration 
of their respective terms or
appointment and until their 
respective successors are elected or appointed,
and qualified.

    In a city which first attains a population of over 500,000 
and comes
under the provisions of this Article, the active 
firemen members of the
board of trustees of any firemen's 
pension fund then in effect in such city
and the member of such 
board who was chosen from the retired members of
such fund 
shall become members of the board as follows:

    (a) The active fireman member for whom the highest number 
of votes was
cast and counted at the most recent election for 
board members shall become
a member of the retirement board 
for a term which shall end on December 1st
of the third year 
after the year in which this Article comes into force in
the 
city; the member of the board for whom the second highest 
number of
votes was cast and counted at such election shall 
become a member of the
retirement board for a term which shall 
end on December 1st of the second
year after the year in which 
this Article comes into force in the city; and
the member of 
the board for whom the third highest number of votes was cast

and counted at such election shall become a member of the 
retirement board
for a term which shall end on December 1st of 
the first year after the year
in which this Article comes into 
force in the city.

    (b) The annuitant member of the pension fund shall become 
a member of
the board for a term which shall end on December 
1st of the second year
after the year in which this Article 
comes into force in the city.

    The board shall conduct regular elections annually, at 
least 30 days
prior to the expiration of the term of the active 
fireman member of the
board whose term next expires, for the 
election of a successor for a term
of 3 years. The board also 
shall conduct regular elections, at
least 30 days prior to the 
expiration of the term of the member who is a
pensioner of any 
pension fund formerly in effect in such city or an
annuitant of 
the annuity and benefit fund herein provided, for the election

of a successor to such member for a term of 3 years.

    Any member of the board, elected as aforesaid, shall 
continue in office
until his successor is elected and 
qualified.

    Each member of the board, before entering upon the duties 
of his office,
shall take the oath prescribed by the 
Constitution of this State, which
oath shall be filed in the 
office of the city clerk of the city.

(Source: P.A. 101-96, eff. 7-19-19.)

 



    (40 ILCS 5/11-181)
  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-181)



    Sec. 11-181. Board created. A board of 8 members shall 
constitute
the board of trustees authorized to carry out the 
provisions of this
Article.  The board shall be known as the 
Retirement Board of the Laborers'
and Retirement Board 
Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of the city.
The board 
shall consist of 5 persons appointed and 2 employees and one

annuitant elected in the manner hereinafter prescribed.

    The appointed members of the board shall be appointed as 
follows:

    One member shall be appointed by the comptroller of the 
city, who
may be the comptroller himself or anyone chosen by 
the comptroller from among employees of the city who is
are 
versed in the affairs of the comptroller's office. One ; one 
member shall
be appointed by the City Treasurer of the city, 
who may be the City Treasurer himself or
a person chosen from 
among employees of the city who is are versed in the affairs
of 
the City Treasurer's office; the City Treasurer, with the 
prior approval of the board, may also appoint a designee from 
among employees of the city who is versed in the affairs of the 
City Treasurer's office to act in the absence of the City 
Treasurer on all matters pertaining to administering the 
provisions of this Article. One one member shall be an 
employee of the city
appointed by the president of the local 
labor organization representing a
majority of the employees 
participating in the Fund. Two ; and 2 members shall
be 
appointed by the civil service commission or the Department
of 
Personnel of the city from among employees of the
city who are 
versed in the affairs of the civil service commission's office 
or
the Department of Personnel.

    The member appointed by the comptroller shall hold office 
for a term
ending on December 1st of the first year following 
the year of appointment.
The member appointed by the City 
Treasurer shall hold office for a term
ending on December 1st 
of the second year following the year of appointment.
The 
member appointed by the civil service commission shall hold 
office for a
term ending on the first day in the month of 
December of the third year
following the year of appointment.  
The additional member appointed by the
civil service 
commission under this amendatory Act of 1998 shall hold office

for an initial term ending on December 1, 2000, and the member 
appointed by the
labor organization president shall hold 
office for an initial term ending on
December 1, 2001.  
Thereafter each appointive member shall be appointed by
the 
officer or body that appointed his predecessor, for a term of 3 
years.

    The 2 employee members of the board shall be elected as 
follows:

    Within 30 days from and after the appointive members have 
been appointed
and have qualified, the appointive members 
shall arrange for and hold an
election.

    One employee shall be elected for a term ending on 
December 1st of the
first year next following the effective 
date; one for a term ending on
December 1st of the following 
year.

    An employee member who takes advantage of the early 
retirement incentives
provided under this amendatory Act of 
the 93rd General Assembly may continue as
a member until the 
end of his or her term.

    The initial annuitant member shall be appointed by the 
other members of
the board for an initial term ending on 
December 1, 1999.
The annuitant member elected in 1999 shall 
be deemed to have been
elected for a 3-year term ending on 
December 1, 2002.
Thereafter, the annuitant member shall be 
elected for a 3-year term ending
on December 1st of the third 
year following the election.

(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.