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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 Election Code is amended by changing
5Section 25-11 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/25-11)  (from Ch. 46, par. 25-11)
7    Sec. 25-11. Except as otherwise provided in this
8paragraph, when When a vacancy occurs in any elective county
9office, or in a county of less than 3,000,000 population in the
10office of clerk of the circuit court, in a county which is not
11a home rule unit, the county board or board of county
12commissioners shall declare that such vacancy exists and
13notification thereof shall be given to the county central
14committee or the appropriate county board or board of county
15commissioners district committee of each established political
16party within 3 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The
17vacancy shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of the
18chair of the county board or board of county commissioners
19with the advice and consent of the county board or board of
20county commissioners. In counties other than Champaign County
21operating under the county executive form of government under
22Division 2-5 of the Counties Code, when a vacancy occurs in an
23elected county office or in the office of an elected member of

 

 

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1the county board, the county executive shall declare that such
2vacancy exists and then notification of the vacancy shall be
3given to the county central committee or the appropriate
4county board district committee of each established political
5party within 3 days of the occurrence of the vacancy; and the
6vacancy shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of the
7county executive with the advice and consent of the county
8board. In Champaign County while operating under the county
9executive form of government under Division 2-5 of the
10Counties Code, when a vacancy occurs in an elected county
11office or in the office of an elected member of the county
12board, the elected county board speaker or county board chair,
13as the case may be, shall declare that such vacancy exists and
14then notification shall be given to the county central
15committee or the appropriate county board district committee
16of each established political party within 3 days of the
17occurrence of the vacancy; and the vacancy shall be filled
18within 60 days by appointment of the elected county board
19speaker or county board chair, as the case may be, with the
20advice and consent of the county board. In counties in which
21forest preserve district commissioners are elected by
22districts and are not also members of the county board,
23however, vacancies in the office of forest preserve district
24commissioner shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of
25the president of the forest preserve district board of
26commissioners with the advice and consent of the forest

 

 

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1preserve district board of commissioners. In counties in which
2the forest preserve district president is not also a member of
3the county board, vacancies in the office of forest preserve
4district president shall be filled within 60 days by the
5forest preserve district board of commissioners by appointing
6one of the commissioners to serve as president. The appointee
7shall be a member of the same political party as the person he
8succeeds was at the time of his election and shall be otherwise
9eligible to serve. The appointee shall serve the remainder of
10the unexpired term. However, if more than 28 months remain in
11the term, the appointment shall be until the next general
12election at which time the vacated office shall be filled by
13election for the remainder of the term. In the case of a
14vacancy in a seat on a county board or board of county
15commissioners which has been divided into districts under
16Section 2-3003 or 2-4006.5 of the Counties Code, the appointee
17must also be a resident of the county board or county
18commission district. If a county commissioner ceases to reside
19in the district that he or she represents, a vacancy in that
20office exists.
21    Except as otherwise provided by county ordinance or by
22law, in any county which is a home rule unit, vacancies in
23elective county offices, other than the office of chief
24executive officer, and vacancies in the office of clerk of the
25circuit court in a county of less than 3,000,000 population,
26shall be filled by the county board or board of county

 

 

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1commissioners.
2(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
3    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
4Sections 2-5003, 2-5007, 2-5009, 2-5010, 2-5014, and 2-5015
5and by adding Sections 2-5017, 2-5018, 2-5019, 2-5020, 2-5021,
6and 2-5022 as follows:
 
7    (55 ILCS 5/2-5003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5003)
8    Sec. 2-5003. Definitions. As used in this Division, unless
9the context requires otherwise:
10    (a) "County board" or "board" means the legislative
11governing body of any county other than Cook County which has
12adopted the county executive form of government under this
13Division.
14    "County board speaker" or "speaker" means the county board
15member elected by the county board to serve as the lead
16representative for the county board, and may be referred to as
17the "county board speaker", "speaker", "county board chair",
18or "chair".
19    (b) "County executive" means the county official elected
20by the voters of any county other than Cook County to be the
21chief executive officer to administer the county executive
22form of government under this Division.
23    (c) "County executive form of government" means that form
24of government in which the departments of county government

 

 

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1are administered by a single county official called the county
2executive elected at large by the qualified voters of the
3county. The board shall act as the legislative body of the
4county under this form of county government.
5(Source: P.A. 86-926.)
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/2-5007)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5007)
7    Sec. 2-5007. Term of county executive. The county
8executive shall serve a term of 4 years, commencing on the
9first Monday in the month following the month of the election
10in which the county executive was elected his election and
11until a his successor is elected and qualified.
12(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
13    (55 ILCS 5/2-5009)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5009)
14    Sec. 2-5009. Duties and powers of county executive. Any
15county executive elected under this Division shall:
16    (a) see that all of the orders, resolutions and
17regulations of the board are faithfully executed;
18    (b) coordinate and direct by executive order or otherwise
19all administrative and management functions of the county
20government except the offices of elected county officers;
21    (b-5) control the internal operations of the county
22executive's office and procure the necessary equipment,
23materials, and services to perform the duties of that office;
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1annual budget for the county required by Division 6-1 of this
2Code;
3    (d) appoint, with the advice and consent of the board,
4persons to serve on the various boards and commissions to
5which appointments are provided by law to be made by the board;
6    (d-5) make appointments to fill vacancies occurring in the
7office of an elected county officer and in the office of an
8elected member of the county board in accordance with Section
925-11 of the Election Code in counties, other than Champaign
10County, operating under the county executive form of
11government under this Division;
12    (e) appoint, with the advice and consent of the board,
13persons to serve on various special districts within the
14county except where appointment to serve on such districts is
15otherwise provided by law;
16    (e-5) except as otherwise provided by law, remove or
17suspend, in the county executive's discretion and after notice
18and hearing, anyone whom the county executive has the power to
19appoint under subsection (d) or (e);
20    (f) make an annual report to the board on the affairs of
21the county, on such date and at such time as the board shall
22designate, and keep the board fully advised as to the
23financial condition of the county and its future financial
24needs;
25    (f-5) for a county executive of a county that has adopted
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1date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,
2appoint, with the advice and consent of the board, all
3department heads for any county departments;
4    (g) hire appoint, with the advice and consent of the
5board, such subordinate deputies, employees and appointees for
6the general administration of county affairs as considered
7necessary, except those deputies, employees and appointees in
8the office of an elected county official or county board
9member officer; however, the advice and consent requirement
10set forth in this paragraph shall not apply to persons
11employed as a member of the immediate personal staff of a
12county executive of a county that has adopted the executive
13form of government on or before the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly;
15    (h) except as otherwise provided by law, remove or
16suspend, in the discretion of the county executive, department
17heads for a county department and in his discretion, after due
18notice and hearing, anyone whom the county executive he has
19the power to hire under subsection (g); appoint;
20    (i) require reports and examine accounts, records and
21operations of all county administrative units;
22    (j) supervise the care and custody of all county property
23including institutions and agencies;
24    (k) approve or veto ordinances or resolutions pursuant to
25Section 2-5010;
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1executive is not entitled to vote except to break a tie vote;
2    (l-5) for a county executive of a county that has adopted
3the executive form of government on or before the effective
4date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if
5the County Executive is temporarily not available to preside
6over a board meeting, the County Executive shall designate a
7board member to preside over the board meeting;
8    (m) call a special meeting of the county board, by a
9written executive order signed by the county executive him and
10upon 24 hours notice by delivery of a copy of such order to the
11residence of each board member;
12    (n) with the advice and consent of the county board, enter
13into intergovernmental agreements with other governmental
14units;
15    (o) with the advice and consent of the county board,
16negotiate on behalf of the county with governmental units and
17the private sector for the purpose of promoting economic
18growth and development;
19    (p) at the his discretion of the county executive, appoint
20a person to serve as legal counsel at an annual salary
21established by the county board at an amount no greater than
22the annual salary of the state's attorney of the county;
23    (q) perform such other duties as shall be required of the
24county executive him by the board.
25(Source: P.A. 96-1540, eff. 3-7-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (55 ILCS 5/2-5010)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5010)
2    Sec. 2-5010. Approval of ordinances. Any ordinance passed,
3adopted or otherwise enacted by the board shall before it
4becomes effective be presented to the county executive. If the
5county executive approves such ordinance, resolution or
6motion, the county executive he shall sign it; if not, the
7county executive he shall return it to the board with the his
8objections, which shall be entered and spread upon the
9journal, and the board shall proceed to reconsider the matter.
10If after such reconsideration 3/5 of the members of the board
11pass such ordinance, it shall become effective on the date
12prescribed but not earlier than the date of passage following
13reconsideration. In all such cases the votes of the members of
14the board shall be determined by yeas ayes and nays and the
15names of the members voting for or against such ordinance
16objected to by the county executive shall be entered and
17spread upon the journal. If any ordinance is not returned by
18the county executive to the board at its first meeting
19occurring not less than 6 days, Sundays excepted, after it has
20been presented to the county executive him, it shall become
21effective unless the board has recessed or adjourned for a
22period in excess of 60 days, in which case it shall not become
23effective without the approval of the county executive his
24approval. Items of appropriation may be approved or vetoed by
25the county executive. Any item approved by the county
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1item vetoed shall be returned to and reconsidered by the board
2in the same manner as provided in this Section for other
3ordinances returned to the board without approval.
4(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
5    (55 ILCS 5/2-5014)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5014)
6    Sec. 2-5014. Certified statements by county clerk. At
7least 20 days prior to any referendum under Section 2-5005 or
8Section 2-5013, the county clerk shall file with the Secretary
9of State a certified statement indicating when such a
10referendum will be held. Within 30 days after any such
11referendum the county clerk shall file with the Secretary of
12State a certified statement showing the results of the
13referendum and the resulting status of the county as a home
14rule county or a non-home rule county. The Secretary of State
15shall maintain such certified statements in the his office of
16the Secretary of State as a public record.
17(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
18    (55 ILCS 5/2-5015)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5015)
19    Sec. 2-5015. County board chair; superseding Superseding
20plan for election of county board chairman.
21    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
22in a county that has adopted the county executive form of
23government under this Division, the county board chairman,
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1have those powers and duties set forth in this Division. Any
2powers and duties vested in a county board chairman, county
3board chairperson, or county board chair in any Illinois
4statute, other than this Division, Section 11 of the Public
5Health District Act, and Section 25-11 of the Election Code,
6shall instead be vested in the county executive in those
7counties that have adopted the county executive form of
8government.
9    (b) The adoption of the county executive form of
10government by any county pursuant to this Division shall
11supersede any plan adopted by the county board of that county
12pursuant to Section 2-3007, as now or hereafter amended, for
13the election of the chairman of the county board by the voters
14of the county.
15(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
16    (55 ILCS 5/2-5017 new)
17    Sec. 2-5017. Regular meetings of the county board. Regular
18and special meetings of the county board may be held in any
19public building located within the county that such county
20board is elected to serve. Prior notice of the building
21selected for the meeting shall be provided by the board
22speaker to each member of the county board in the manner
23provided pursuant to the rules of the county board. Regular
24meetings of the board shall be held in June and September, and
25at such other times as may be determined by the board.

 

 

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1    At each regular and special meeting which is open to the
2public, members of the public and employees of the county
3shall be afforded time, subject to reasonable constraints, to
4comment to or ask questions of the board.
 
5    (55 ILCS 5/2-5018 new)
6    Sec. 2-5018. Special meetings. Special meetings of the
7board shall be held only when requested by at least one-third
8of the members of the board, or when requested by the county
9executive, which request shall be in writing, addressed to the
10clerk of the board, and specifying the time and place of such
11meeting, upon reception of which the clerk shall immediately
12transmit notice, in writing, of such meeting, to each of the
13members of the board. The clerk shall also cause notice of such
14meeting to be published in a newspaper printed in the county,
15if any. If a vacancy arises in the office of clerk, because of
16death or other reason, then the request shall be addressed to
17the circuit clerk who shall perform the duties of the clerk
18pursuant to this Section.
 
19    (55 ILCS 5/2-5019 new)
20    Sec. 2-5019. Speaker of the county board. The county board
21shall, at its first meeting in the month following the month in
22which county board members are elected, choose one of its
23members as speaker for a term of 2 years.
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1motion adopted by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of the
2county board. Upon adoption of a motion to remove the speaker:
3(i) the speaker position becomes vacant and the former
4speaker's compensation shall be prorated to the date the
5motion was approved; and (ii) a new speaker shall be elected at
6the next regularly scheduled county board meeting. A speaker
7removed under this Section maintains his or her status as a
8member of the county board.
 
9    (55 ILCS 5/2-5020 new)
10    Sec. 2-5020. Quorum; omnibus votes. A majority of the
11members of any county board shall constitute a quorum for the
12transaction of business; and all questions, ordinances,
13resolutions, or motions which shall arise at meetings shall be
14determined by the votes of the majority of the members
15present, except in such cases as is otherwise provided.
16    The county board at any properly noticed public meeting
17may by unanimous consent take a single vote by yeas and nays on
18the several questions of the passage of any 2 or more of the
19designated ordinances, orders, resolutions, or motions placed
20together for voting purposes in a single group. The single
21vote shall be entered separately in the minutes under the
22designation "omnibus vote", and the clerk may enter the words
23"omnibus vote" or "consent agenda" in the minutes in each case
24instead of entering the names of the members of the county
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1each of the designated ordinances, orders, resolutions, and
2motions included in the omnibus group or consent agenda. The
3taking of a single or omnibus vote and the entries of the words
4"omnibus vote" or "consent agenda" in the minutes shall be a
5sufficient compliance with the requirements of this Section to
6all intents and purposes and with like effect as if the vote in
7each case had been taken separately by yeas and nays on the
8question of the passage of each ordinance, order, resolution,
9and motion included in the omnibus group and separately
10recorded in the minutes. Likewise, the yeas and nays shall be
11taken upon the question of the passage of any other ordinance,
12resolution, or motion at the request of any county board
13member and shall be recorded in the minutes.
 
14    (55 ILCS 5/2-5021 new)
15    Sec. 2-5021. Open meetings. County board meetings are open
16to the public, and all persons may attend the meetings. The
17vote on all propositions to appropriate money from the county
18treasury shall be taken by "yeas" and "nays" and entered on the
19record of the meeting.
 
20    (55 ILCS 5/2-5022 new)
21    Sec. 2-5022. Administering oaths. The county executive, or
22designee, may administer an oath to any person concerning any
23matter submitted to the board, or connected with its powers
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1required by law to a claimant presenting a claim against the
2county to be passed by the board. A member so administering an
3oath to a claimant may not charge a fee for administering the
4oath.
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.