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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5-25013 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-25013) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-25013)
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7 | Sec. 5-25013. Organization of board; powers and duties.
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8 | (A) The
The board of health of each county or | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | multiple-county health department
shall, immediately after | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | appointment, meet and organize, by the election
of one of its | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | number as president and one as secretary, and either from
its | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | number or otherwise, a treasurer and such other officers as it | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | may deem
necessary. A board of health may make and adopt such | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | rules for its own guidance
and for the government of the health | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | department as may be deemed necessary
to protect and improve | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | public health not inconsistent with this
Division. It shall:
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17 | 1. Hold a meeting prior to the end of each operating | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | fiscal year, at
which meeting officers shall be elected for | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | the ensuing operating fiscal year;
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20 | 2. Hold meetings at least quarterly;
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21 | 3. Hold special meetings upon a written request signed | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | by two members
and filed with the Secretary or on request | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | of the medical health officer
or public health |
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1 | administrator;
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2 | 4. Provide, equip and maintain suitable offices, | ||||||
3 | facilities and appliances
for the health department;
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4 | 5. Publish annually, within 90 days after the end of | ||||||
5 | the county's operating
fiscal year, in pamphlet form, for | ||||||
6 | free distribution, an annual report
showing the condition | ||||||
7 | of its trust on the last day of the most recently
completed | ||||||
8 | operating fiscal year, the sums of money received from all
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9 | sources, giving the name of any donor, how all moneys have | ||||||
10 | been expended
and for what purpose, and such other | ||||||
11 | statistics and information in regard
to the work of the | ||||||
12 | health department as it may deem of general interest;
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13 | 6. Within its jurisdiction, and professional and | ||||||
14 | technical competence,
enforce and observe all State laws | ||||||
15 | pertaining to the preservation of health,
and all county | ||||||
16 | and municipal ordinances except as otherwise provided in
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17 | this Division;
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18 | 7. Within its jurisdiction, and professional and | ||||||
19 | technical competence,
investigate the existence of any | ||||||
20 | contagious or infectious disease and adopt
measures, not | ||||||
21 | inconsistent with the regulations of the State Department
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22 | of Public Health, to arrest the progress of the same;
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23 | 8. Within its jurisdiction, and professional and | ||||||
24 | technical competence,
make all necessary sanitary and | ||||||
25 | health investigations and inspections;
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26 | 9. Upon request, give professional advice and |
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1 | information to all city,
village, incorporated town and | ||||||
2 | school authorities, within its jurisdiction,
in all | ||||||
3 | matters pertaining to sanitation and public health;
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4 | 10. Appoint a medical health officer as the executive | ||||||
5 | officer for the
department, who shall be a citizen of the | ||||||
6 | United States and shall possess
such qualifications as may | ||||||
7 | be prescribed by the State Department of Public
Health; or | ||||||
8 | appoint a public health administrator who shall possess | ||||||
9 | such
qualifications as may be prescribed by the State | ||||||
10 | Department of Public Health
as the executive officer for | ||||||
11 | the department, provided that the board of
health shall | ||||||
12 | make available medical supervision which is considered | ||||||
13 | adequate
by the Director of Public Health;
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14 | 10 1/2. Appoint such professional employees as may be | ||||||
15 | approved by the
executive officer who meet the | ||||||
16 | qualification requirements of the State
Department of | ||||||
17 | Public Health for their respective positions provided, | ||||||
18 | that
in those health departments temporarily without a | ||||||
19 | medical health officer or
public health administrator | ||||||
20 | approval by the State Department of Public
Health shall | ||||||
21 | suffice;
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22 | 11. Appoint such other officers and employees as may be | ||||||
23 | necessary;
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24 | 12. Prescribe the powers and duties of all officers and | ||||||
25 | employees, fix
their compensation, and authorize payment | ||||||
26 | of the same and all other department
expenses from the |
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1 | County Health Fund of the county or counties concerned;
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2 | 13. Submit an annual budget to the county board or | ||||||
3 | boards;
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4 | 14. Submit an annual report to the county board or | ||||||
5 | boards, explaining
all of its activities and expenditures;
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6 | 15. Establish and carry out programs and services in | ||||||
7 | mental health,
including mental retardation and alcoholism | ||||||
8 | and substance abuse, not
inconsistent with the regulations | ||||||
9 | of the Department of Human Services;
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10 | 16. Consult with all other private and public health | ||||||
11 | agencies in the
county
in the development of local plans | ||||||
12 | for the most efficient delivery of health
services.
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13 | (B) The board of health of each county or multiple-county | ||||||
14 | health department
may:
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15 | 1. Initiate and carry out programs and activities of | ||||||
16 | all kinds, not
inconsistent
with law, that may be deemed | ||||||
17 | necessary or desirable in the promotion and
protection of | ||||||
18 | health and in the control of disease including | ||||||
19 | tuberculosis;
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20 | 2. Receive contributions of real and personal | ||||||
21 | property;
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22 | 3. Recommend to the county board or boards the adoption | ||||||
23 | of such ordinances
and of such rules and regulations as may | ||||||
24 | be deemed necessary or desirable
for the promotion and | ||||||
25 | protection of health and control of disease;
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26 | 4. Appoint a medical and dental advisory committee and |
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1 | a non-medical
advisory committee to the health department;
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2 | 5. Enter into contracts with the State, | ||||||
3 | municipalities, other political
subdivisions and | ||||||
4 | non-official agencies for the purchase, sale or exchange
of | ||||||
5 | health services;
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6 | 6. Set fees it deems reasonable and necessary (i) to | ||||||
7 | provide
services or perform regulatory activities, (ii) | ||||||
8 | when required by State or
federal grant award conditions, | ||||||
9 | (iii) to support activities delegated to
the board of | ||||||
10 | health by the Illinois Department of Public Health, or (iv)
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11 | when required by an agreement between the board of health | ||||||
12 | and other private
or governmental organizations, unless | ||||||
13 | the fee has been established as a
part of a regulatory | ||||||
14 | ordinance adopted by the county board, in which case
the | ||||||
15 | board of health shall make recommendations to the county | ||||||
16 | board
concerning those fees. Revenue generated under this | ||||||
17 | Section shall be
deposited into the County Health Fund or | ||||||
18 | to the account of the
multiple-county health department.
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19 | 7. Enter into multiple year employment contracts with | ||||||
20 | the medical
health officer or public health administrator | ||||||
21 | as may be necessary for the
recruitment and retention of | ||||||
22 | personnel and the proper functioning of the
health | ||||||
23 | department.
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24 | (C) The board of health of a multiple-county health | ||||||
25 | department may hire
attorneys to represent and advise the | ||||||
26 | department concerning matters that are
not within the exclusive |
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1 | jurisdiction of the State's Attorney of one of the
counties | ||||||
2 | that created the department.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 89-272, eff. 8-10-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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