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1     AN ACT concerning the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
2 District.
 
3     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
 
5     Section 5. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act
6 is amended by changing Section 4.11 as follows:
 
7     (70 ILCS 2605/4.11)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.11)
8     Sec. 4.11. Whenever a position classified under this Act is
9 to be filled, except the positions of deputy chief engineer,
10 assistant chief engineers, deputy attorney, head assistant
11 attorneys, assistant director of research and development,
12 assistant director of information technology, comptroller,
13 assistant treasurer, assistant purchasing agent, assistant
14 director of personnel, and laborers, the appointing officer
15 shall make requisition upon the Director, and the Director
16 shall certify to him from the register of eligibles for the
17 position the names and addresses (a) of the five candidates
18 standing highest upon the register of eligibles for the
19 position, or (b) of the candidates within the highest ranking
20 group upon the register of eligibles if the register is by
21 categories such as excellent, well qualified, and qualified,
22 provided, however, that any certification shall consist of at
23 least 5 names, if available. The Director shall certify names
24 from succeeding categories in the order of excellence of the
25 categories until at least 5 names are provided to the
26 appointing officer. The appointing officer shall notify the
27 Director of each position to be filled separately and shall
28 fill the position by appointment of one of the persons
29 certified to him by the Director. Appointments shall be on
30 probation for a period to be fixed by the rules, not exceeding
31 one year. At any time during the period of probation, the
32 appointing officer with the approval of the Director may

 

 

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1 discharge a person so certified and shall forthwith notify the
2 civil service board in writing of this discharge. If a person
3 is not discharged, his appointment shall be deemed complete.
4     When there is no eligible list, the appointing officer may,
5 with the authority of the Director, make a temporary
6 appointment to remain in force only until a permanent
7 appointment from an eligible register or list can be made in
8 the manner specified in the previous provisions of this
9 Section, and examinations to supply an eligible list therefor
10 shall be held and an eligible list established therefrom within
11 one year from the making of such appointment. In employment of
12 an essentially temporary and transitory nature, the appointing
13 officer may, with the authority of the Director of Personnel
14 make temporary appointments to fill a vacancy. No temporary
15 appointment of an essentially temporary and transitory nature
16 may be granted for a period of more than 120 days and is not
17 subject to renewal. The Director must include in his annual
18 report, and if required by the commissioners, in any special
19 report, a statement of all temporary authorities granted during
20 the year or period specified by the commissioners, together
21 with a statement of the facts in each case because of which the
22 authority was granted.
23     The acceptance or refusal by an eligible person of a
24 temporary appointment does not affect his standing on the
25 register for permanent appointment.
26     All laborers shall be appointed by the General
27 Superintendent and shall be on probation for a period to be
28 fixed by the rules, not exceeding one year.
29     The deputy chief engineer, assistant chief engineers,
30 deputy attorney, head assistant attorneys, assistant director
31 of research and development, assistant director of information
32 technology, comptroller, assistant treasurer, and assistant
33 purchasing agent, and assistant director of personnel shall be
34 appointed by the General Superintendent upon the
35 recommendation of the respective department head and shall be
36 on probation for a period to be fixed by the rules, not

 

 

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1 exceeding two years. At any time during the period of
2 probation, the General Superintendent on the recommendation of
3 the department head concerned, may discharge a person so
4 appointed and he shall forthwith notify the Civil Service Board
5 in writing of such discharge. If a person is not so discharged,
6 his appointment shall be deemed complete under the laws
7 governing the classified civil service.
8 (Source: P.A. 92-726, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.