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.)