SB2713sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 2/16/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2713

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2713 after the end of Section 5 by inserting the following:

"Section 10. The Waukegan Port District Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 16, and 19 as follows:

(70 ILCS 1865/15) (from Ch. 19, par. 193)

Sec. 15. The governing and administrative body of the Port District shall be a Board consisting of 7 5 members, to be known as the Waukegan Port District Board. Members of the Board shall be residents of a county whose territory, in whole or in part, is embraced by the District and not less than 4 three members of the Board shall be residents of the District. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. However, any member of the Board who is appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer may receive compensation for his services as such officer. No member of the Board or employee of the District shall have any private financial interest, profit or benefit in any contract, work or business of the District nor in the sale or lease of any property to or from the District.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)

(70 ILCS 1865/16) (from Ch. 19, par. 194)

Sec. 16. Within 60 days after this Act becomes effective the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint 3 members of the Board for initial terms expiring June first of the years 1957, 1959 and 1961, respectively, and the Mayor, with advice and consent of the city council of the city of Waukegan, shall appoint 2 members of the Board for initial terms expiring June first of the years 1956 and 1958, respectively. Of the 3 members appointed by the Governor not more than 2 shall be members of the same political party at the time of appointment. Within 60 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Mayor of the City of Waukegan shall appoint 2 additional members of the Board, whose terms shall expire on June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2010, respectively. At the expiration of the term of any member appointed by the Governor, his successor shall be appointed by the Governor in like manner, and at the expiration of the term of any member appointed by the Mayor, his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor in like manner, and with like regard as to the place of residence of the appointee, as appointments for the initial terms. All successors shall hold office for the term of 6 years from the first day of June of the year in which they are appointed, except in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy. In case of vacancy in the office of any member appointed by the Governor during the recess of the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when he shall nominate some person to fill such office; and any person so nominated, who is confirmed by the Senate, shall hold his office during the remainder of the term and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in session at the time this Act takes effect, the Governor shall make temporary appointments as in case of vacancies. The Governor and Mayor shall certify their respective appointments to the Secretary of State. Within 30 days after certification of his appointment, and before entering upon the duties of his office, each member of the Board shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office and file it in the office of the Secretary of State.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)

(70 ILCS 1865/19) (from Ch. 19, par. 197)

Sec. 19. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the Board. Four Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All action of the Board shall be by ordinances or resolution and the affirmative vote of at least 4 3 members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before taking effect shall be approved by the chairman of the Board, and if he approves thereof he shall sign the same, and such as he does not approve he shall return to the Board with his objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Board occurring after the passage thereof. But in the case the chairman fails to return any ordinance or resolution with his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the chairman with his objections, the vote by which the same was passed shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such reconsideration said ordinance or resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of at least 5 four members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman. All ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the District and all documents and records in its possession shall be public records, and open to public inspection, except such documents and records as are kept or prepared by the Board for use in negotiations, legal actions or proceedings to which the District is a party.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)".