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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2173 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross - John M. Cabello SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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55 ILCS 5/2-1005 | from Ch. 34, par. 2-1005 |
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Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding quorum.
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| | HB2173 | | LRB098 09782 OMW 39933 b |
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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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 2-1005 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/2-1005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1005)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2-1005. Quorum; approval of ordinances. A majority of |
| 8 | | the the
members of any county board shall constitute a quorum |
| 9 | | for the transaction
of business; and all questions which shall |
| 10 | | arise at meetings shall be
determined by the votes of the |
| 11 | | majority of the members present, except in
such cases as is |
| 12 | | otherwise provided.
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| 13 | | A county board in a county where the chairman is elected at |
| 14 | | large may
upon passage, adoption or enactment of a specific |
| 15 | | ordinance apply the
following provisions: Any ordinance |
| 16 | | passed, adopted or otherwise enacted by
the board in a county |
| 17 | | where the chairman is elected at large shall be
presented to |
| 18 | | the chairman before it becomes effective. If the chairman
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| 19 | | approves such ordinance, resolution or motion, he shall sign it |
| 20 | | and it shall
become law on the date prescribed; if not, he |
| 21 | | shall return it to the board
within 10 business days with his |
| 22 | | objections and the board shall proceed
to reconsider the matter |
| 23 | | at its next meeting, to be held within 30 business
days of the |