Public Act 098-0779
 
SB3552 EnrolledLRB098 18619 JLK 55710 b


  
    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  

  
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing Section 
5-1133 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-1133)
    Sec. 5-1133. Counties of greater than 300,000 but less than 
2,000,000; reporting of information; code of conduct for county 
appointees.  
    (a) A county board in a county with a population greater 
than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000 may by ordinance require 
any unit of local government or agency to which the county 
board chairman or county executive nominates and the county 
board confirms a majority of member appointments to provide the 
county with detailed information, including, but not limited 
to, the unit's or agency's finances, budget, contracts, 
employment, and ethics policies, in the manner and with the 
frequency specified by the ordinance. The ordinance may require 
the unit of local government or agency to immediately disclose 
to the county any internal or external findings of 
non-compliance with any law or regulation involving the unit of 
local government or agency and its personnel.

    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a 
county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding 
the fiscal responsibility and procurement authority, as 
required by State law, local ordinance, or county board policy, 
as well as the accountability, transparency, and ethical 
conduct of county appointees, in addition to those requirements 
mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees to any 
unit of local government, agency, or commission for which the 
county board chairman, county executive, or county board serves 
as the appointing authority. The ordinance may provide that 
good cause for removing an appointee is established when an 
appointee violates the code of conduct. Appointees appointed by 
a county board chairman or county executive, with or without 
the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for 
violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or 
county executive with concurrence by a 2/3 majority vote of the 
county board. The appointee shall be provided  reasonable notice 
of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its 
designee prior to the vote. Appointees appointed by the county 
board may be removed by a 2/3  majority vote of the county board 
for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee 
with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before 
the county board or its designee. 
    (c) The provisions of this Section do not apply to the 
removal of county superintendent of highways or county engineer 
as provided under Section 5-203 of the Illinois Highway Code. 
(Source: P.A. 97-84, eff. 7-6-11.)