97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2993
 
Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



70 ILCS 1205/2-25  from Ch. 105, par. 2-25

     Amends the Park District Code. Provides that if a vacancy in the office of park district commissioner occurs with more than 28 months left in the term, but less than 123 days (now, 88 days) before the next regularly scheduled election for the
office, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold the
office until the second regularly scheduled election for the office
following the appointment, at which a member shall be elected to fill the
vacancy for the unexpired term. Effective immediately.
  


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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 Park District Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 2-25 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 1205/2-25)  (from Ch. 105, par. 2-25)



7    Sec. 2-25. Vacancies. Whenever any member of the governing 
8board of any park
district (i) dies, (ii) resigns, (iii) 
9becomes under legal disability, (iv)
ceases to be a legal voter 
10in the district, (v) is convicted of any
infamous crime, (vi) 
11refuses or neglects to take his or her oath of office,
(vii) 
12neglects to perform the duties of his or her office or attend

13meetings of the board for the length of time as the board fixes 
14by
ordinance, or (viii) for any other reason specified by law, 
15that office may
be declared vacant. Vacancies shall be filled 
16by appointment by a majority
of the remaining members of the 
17board. Any person so appointed shall hold
his or her office 
18until the next regular election for this office, at which
a 
19member shall be elected to fill the vacancy for the unexpired 
20term,
subject to the following conditions:


21        (1) If the vacancy occurs with less than 28 months 
22    remaining in the
term, the person appointed to fill the 
23    vacancy shall hold his or her office
until the expiration 
 
 
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1    of the term for which he or she has been appointed,
and no 
2    election to fill the vacancy shall be held.


3        (2) If the vacancy occurs with more than 28 months left 
4    in the term,
but less than 123 88 days before the next 
5    regularly scheduled election for this
office, the person 
6    appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold his or her
office 
7    until the second regularly scheduled election for the 
8    office
following the appointment, at which a member shall 
9    be elected to fill the
vacancy for the unexpired term.

10(Source: P.A. 87-592.)

 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.