Public Act 097-0943
 
SB2993 EnrolledLRB097 16657 HEP 61829 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended by
changing Section 6 as follows:
 
    (615 ILCS 90/6)  (from Ch. 19, par. 1206)
    Sec. 6. The Board shall meet as soon as practicable after
the directors assume the duties of office and shall meet at
least 6 times annually or more often at the discretion of the
Chairman or upon the request of 2/3 of the directors. The Board
shall select from its membership a Secretary and a Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall be custodian of all Agency funds and shall
be bonded in such amount as the other members designate. The
Chairman shall have the power to vote only in the event of a
tie, but shall fully participate as a director in all other
respects. Directors and the Chairman may be compensated at the
discretion of the Board in the sum of up to $3,000 per year for
each director and up to $5,000 per year for the chairman,
effective immediately upon approval of the Board. The Board
members shall also be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary
expenses incurred in performing their duties under this Act.
The Board shall appoint a person to serve as executive
director, who shall act as the chief administrative officer of
the Agency and oversee and administer the daily function and
staff of the Agency, in accordance with Board policy. The
executive director shall be a person of recognized ability in
business or waterway management must, at a minimum, have
graduated from a four-year college or university (or the
equivalent) in civil engineering, biology or public
administration or a closely related field.
(Source: P.A. 89-162, eff. 7-19-95.)