101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0846

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/10-1-1  from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-1

    Amends the Civil Service in Cities Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning appointment of civil service commissioners.


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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Section 10-1-1 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/10-1-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-1)
7    Sec. 10-1-1. The The mayor of each municipality which
8adopts this Division 1 as hereinafter provided shall, not less
9than 40 nor more than 90 days after the taking effect of this
10Division 1 in such municipality, appoint 3 persons, who shall
11constitute and be known as the civil service commissioners of
12such municipality, one for 3 years, one for 2 years and one for
13one year from the time of appointment and until their
14respective successors are appointed and qualified. In every
15year thereafter the mayor shall, in like manner, appoint one
16person as the successor of the commissioner whose term shall
17expire in that year to serve as such commissioner for 3 years
18and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Two
19commissioners shall constitute a quorum. All appointments to
20the commission, both original and to fill vacancies, shall be
21so made that not more than 2 members shall, at the time of
22appointment, be members of the same political party. The
23commissioners shall hold no other lucrative office or

 

 

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1employment under the United States, the State of Illinois, or
2any municipal corporation or political division thereof. No
3person shall be appointed a commissioner who has been convicted
4of a felony under the laws of this State or comparable laws of
5any other state or the United States. Each commissioner, before
6entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath
7prescribed by the constitution of this state.
8    However, in any municipality having the commission form of
9municipal government, the appointment of civil service
10commissioners shall be made by the corporate authorities, and
11the corporate authorities may, by ordinance, provide that 5
12commissioners shall be so appointed, one for one year, 2 for 2
13years and 2 for 3 years. The corporate authorities shall
14appoint, in a like manner, the successors of the commissioners
15whose terms expire in that year to serve as commissioners for 3
16years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
17Three members shall constitute a quorum, and no more than 3 of
18the commissioners shall be of the same political party. If such
19municipality has adopted this Division 1 prior to the effective
20date of this amendatory Act of 1965, and subsequently provides,
21by ordinance, for 5 commissioners, 2 additional commissioners
22shall be so appointed, one for 2 years and one for 3 years, and
23successors shall be appointed in a like manner as commissions
24established after such effective date.
25(Source: P.A. 87-423.)