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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 810/14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6417)
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| Sec. 14. The board, as corporate authority of a forest
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| preserve district, shall have power to pass and enforce all |
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| necessary
ordinances, rules and regulations for the management |
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| of the property and
conduct of the business of such district. |
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| The president of such board
shall have power to appoint a |
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| secretary and an assistant secretary, and
treasurer and an |
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| assistant treasurer and such other officers and such
employees |
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| as may be necessary, all of whom, excepting the treasurer and
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| attorneys, shall be under civil service rules and regulations, |
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| as
provided in Section 17 of this Act. The assistant secretary |
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| and assistant
treasurer shall perform the duties of the |
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| secretary and treasurer,
respectively, in case of death of said |
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| officers or when said officers
are unable to perform the duties |
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| of their respective offices because of
absence or inability to |
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| act. All contracts for supplies, material or
work involving an |
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| expenditure by forest preserve
districts in excess of $25,000
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| $10,000 shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder,
after |
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| due advertisement, excepting work requiring personal |
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| confidence or necessary
supplies under the control of |
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| monopolies, where competitive bidding is
impossible. Contracts |
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| for supplies, material or work involving an
expenditure of |
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| $25,000
$10,000 or less may be let without advertising for |
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| bids,
but whenever practicable, at least 3 competitive bids |
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| shall be obtained
before letting such contract. All contracts |
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| for supplies, material or
work shall be signed by the president |
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| of the board and
by any such other officer as the board in its |