Full Text of SB0378 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Sections 14 and 20 as follows:
| 6 | | (70 ILCS 810/14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6417)
| 7 | | Sec. 14. The board, as corporate authority of a forest
| 8 | | preserve district, shall have power to pass and enforce all | 9 | | necessary
ordinances, rules and regulations for the management | 10 | | of the property and
conduct of the business of such district. | 11 | | The president of such board
shall have power to appoint a | 12 | | secretary and an assistant secretary, and
treasurer and an | 13 | | assistant treasurer and such other officers and such
employees | 14 | | as may be necessary, all of whom, excepting the treasurer and
| 15 | | attorneys, shall be under civil service rules and regulations, | 16 | | as
provided in Section 17 of this Act. The assistant secretary | 17 | | and assistant
treasurer shall perform the duties of the | 18 | | secretary and treasurer,
respectively, in case of death of said | 19 | | officers or when said officers
are unable to perform the duties | 20 | | of their respective offices because of
absence or inability to | 21 | | act. All contracts for supplies, material or
work involving an | 22 | | expenditure by forest preserve
districts in excess of $25,000 | 23 | | shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder,
after due |
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| 1 | | advertisement, excepting work requiring personal confidence or | 2 | | necessary
supplies under the control of monopolies, where | 3 | | competitive bidding is
impossible. Contracts for supplies, | 4 | | material or work involving an
expenditure of $25,000 or less | 5 | | may be let without advertising for bids,
but whenever | 6 | | practicable, at least 3 competitive bids shall be obtained
| 7 | | before letting such contract. Notwithstanding the provisions | 8 | | of this Section, a forest preserve district may establish | 9 | | procedures to comply with State and federal regulations | 10 | | concerning affirmative action and the use of small businesses | 11 | | or businesses owned by minorities or women in construction and | 12 | | procurement contracts. All contracts for supplies, material or
| 13 | | work shall be signed by the president of the board or and
by | 14 | | any such other officer as the board in its discretion may | 15 | | designate.
| 16 | | Salaries of employees shall be fixed by ordinance.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 97-773, eff. 7-11-12.)
| 18 | | (70 ILCS 810/20) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6423)
| 19 | | Sec. 20.
The president shall preside at all meetings of the | 20 | | board and
be the executive officer of the district. He shall | 21 | | sign all ordinances,
resolutions and other papers necessary to | 22 | | be signed and he or his designee shall execute
all contracts | 23 | | entered into by the district and perform other duties as
may be | 24 | | prescribed by ordinance. He may veto any ordinance and any
| 25 | | orders, resolutions and actions, or any items therein |
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| 1 | | contained, of the
board which provide for the purchase of real | 2 | | estate, or for the
construction of improvements within the | 3 | | preserves of the district. Such
veto shall be filed with the | 4 | | secretary of the board within 5 days after
the passage of the | 5 | | ordinance, order, resolution or action and when so
vetoed the | 6 | | ordinance, order, resolution or action or any item therein
| 7 | | contained is not effective unless it is again passed by | 8 | | two-thirds vote
of all the members of the board. The president | 9 | | may vote in the same
manner as the other members of the board. | 10 | | In the temporary absence or
inability of the president, the | 11 | | members of the board may elect from
their own number a | 12 | | president, pro tem.
| 13 | | The "Yeas" and "Nays" shall be taken, and entered on the | 14 | | journal of
the board's proceedings, upon the passage of all | 15 | | ordinances and all
proposals to create any liability, or for | 16 | | the expenditure or
appropriation of money. The concurrence of a | 17 | | majority of all the members
appointed to the board is necessary | 18 | | to the passage of any such ordinance
or proposal. In all other | 19 | | cases the "Yeas" and "Nays" shall be taken at
the request of | 20 | | any member of the board and shall be entered on the
journal of | 21 | | the board's proceedings.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 80-320.)
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