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Public Act 0257 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 101-0257

HB2499 Enrolled LRB101 04904 AWJ 49913 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing
Section 2-25 as follows:

    (70 ILCS 1205/2-25)  (from Ch. 105, par. 2-25)
    Sec. 2-25. Vacancies. Whenever any member of the governing
board of any park district (i) dies, (ii) resigns, (iii)
becomes under legal disability, (iv) ceases to be a legal voter
in the district, (v) is convicted in any court located in the
United Statesof any infamous crime,bribery, perjury, or other
felony (vi) refuses or neglects to take his or her oath of
office, (vii) neglects to perform the duties of his or her
office or attend meetings of the board for the length of time
as the board fixes by ordinance, or (viii) for any other reason
specified by law, that office may be declared vacant. Vacancies
shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining
members of the board. Any person so appointed shall hold his or
her office until the next regular election for this office, at
which a member shall be elected to fill the vacancy for the
unexpired term, subject to the following conditions:
        (1) If the vacancy occurs with less than 28 months
    remaining in the term, the person appointed to fill the
    vacancy shall hold his or her office until the expiration
    of the term for which he or she has been appointed, and no
    election to fill the vacancy shall be held.
        (2) If the vacancy occurs with more than 28 months left
    in the term, but less than 123 days before the next
    regularly scheduled election for this office, the person
    appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold his or her office
    until the second regularly scheduled election for the
    office following the appointment, at which a member shall
    be elected to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
(Source: P.A. 97-131, eff. 7-14-11.)

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/9/2019

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