97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3127
 
Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Kay Hatcher
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
70 ILCS 2805/3.05 new

     Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1936. Provides that any appointed 3-member board of trustees of a sanitary district may increased to a 5-member board of trustees. Sets forth the procedure for increasing the size of the board by ordinance or referendum. Specifies the terms of the trustees. Effective immediately.
  


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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 Sanitary District Act of 1936 is amended  by 
5adding Section 3.05 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 2805/3.05 new)
7    Sec. 3.05. Five-member board.
8    (a) Any appointed board of trustees of a sanitary district 
9may, by ordinance,
provide for the establishment of a 5-member 
10board of trustees.  An appointed board of trustees shall also be

11increased to a 5-member board upon the adoption of a 
12proposition to
increase the board as provided in subsection (b) 
13of this Section. When such
an ordinance or proposition has been 
14adopted, the appropriate appointing
authority shall, within 60 
15days after  the date of the adoption of the
ordinance or 
16proposition, appoint 2 additional trustees to the board of

17trustees, one to hold office for 2 years and one to hold office 
18for 3 years
from the first Monday of May next after their 
19appointment and until their
successors are appointed and have 
20qualified.  The terms of
these 2 additional members shall be 
21determined by lot at the first meeting
of the board of trustees 
22held after the 2 additional members take office.
The 3 trustees 
23already holding office in the sanitary district shall continue 
 
 
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1to
hold office for the remainder of their respective terms.  
2Thereafter, on or
before the second Monday in April of each 
3year the appropriate appointing
authority shall appoint one 
4trustee or 2 trustees, as shall be necessary to
maintain a 
55-member board of trustees, whose terms shall be for 3 years

6commencing the first Monday in May of the year in which they 
7are
respectively appointed.
8    (b) Upon presentation to an appointed 3-member board
of 
9trustees of a petition, signed by not less than 5% of the 
10electors of
the sanitary district, requesting that a 
11proposition to
increase the board of trustees to a 5-member 
12board be submitted to the
electors of the sanitary district, 
13the board of trustees shall
certify the proposition to the 
14appropriate election authorities who shall
submit the 
15proposition at a regular election in accordance with the 
16general
election law.  The general election law shall apply to 
17and govern the
election. The proposition shall be in 
18substantially the following form:
 
19        Shall the number of trustees of (insert name of the  
20    sanitary district) be increased from 3 to 5?
 
21The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
22    If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in 
23the
affirmative, the board of trustees of the sanitary district 
24shall thereafter be
increased to a 5-member board and the 2 
 
 
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1additional trustees shall be
appointed as provided in 
2subsection (a). 
 
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.