102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3400
 
Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Rita Mayfield
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



55 ILCS 5/5-15003  from Ch. 34, par. 5-15003

     Amends the Water Supply, Drainage and Flood Control Division of the Counties Code. Removes a provision requiring a superintendent of public works employed by a county to be a registered professional engineer.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 5-15003 as follows:
 



6    (55 ILCS 5/5-15003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15003)



7    Sec. 5-15003. Department of public works. The county board 
8may establish a department of public works with
authority to 
9exercise complete supervision in such county over any of the

10projects authorized by this Division in either of the methods

11designated hereafter.

12    A.  The county board may employ a superintendent of public 
13works and such
other employees for the administration of the 
14department as may be
necessary. The superintendent shall be a 
15registered professional engineer
and shall have complete 
16authority to supervise and manage the department; or

17    B.  Each county public works department shall be managed by 
18a board of
public works, consisting of 5 members appointed by 
19the President and
Chairman of the county board, with the 
20approval of the county board, for a
3 year term, except that of 
21the first appointees, 2 shall serve for one
year, 2 for 2 
22years, and one for 3 years. The term of office of original

23appointees shall be regarded as beginning on July 1, following 
 
 
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1their
appointment, and the term of all members shall continue 
2until their
successors are appointed. At least 2 members must 
3be elected officials of
municipalities within the county whose 
4terms of office within the
municipalities will not expire 
5prior to the termination of appointment
hereunder, one member 
6must be a member of the county board whose term of
office will 
7not expire prior to the termination of appointment hereunder,

8one member must be a trustee of a Sanitary District within the 
9county whose
term of office will not expire prior to the 
10termination of appointment
hereunder, and one member must be 
11chosen to represent the Conservation and
Public Health 
12interests. The members of the board shall receive
compensation 
13as provided by the county board. The board of public works may

14employ a superintendent of public works and any other 
15employees for the
administration of the department as may be 
16necessary. The superintendent
must be a registered 
17professional engineer. Any county may advance general
funds 
18for necessary studies or engineering for a project to be 
19financed by
revenue bonds and be reimbursed by the proceeds of 
20such bonds. Any county
may purchase such bonds with funds 
21derived solely from the County Retailers
Occupation Tax.

22(Source: P.A. 86-962.)