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Public Act 099-0295 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Rescue Squad Districts Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 6.5 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 2005/6.5 new) | ||||
Sec. 6.5. Change to elected board of trustees; petition; | ||||
election; ballot; nomination and election of trustees. Any | ||||
rescue squad district organized under this Act may
have an | ||||
elected, rather than an appointed, board of trustees if | ||||
approved by referendum. Upon presentation to the board of | ||||
trustees of a petition, signed
by not less than 10% of the | ||||
electors of the district, requesting that a
proposition for the | ||||
election of trustees be submitted to the electors of the
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district, the secretary of the board of trustees shall certify | ||||
the proposition
to the appropriate election authorities who | ||||
shall submit the proposition at
a regular election in | ||||
accordance with the general election law.
The general election | ||||
law shall apply to and govern such election. The
proposition | ||||
shall be in substantially the following form: | ||||
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Shall the trustees of...... YES
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Rescue Squad District be -------------------------------------------------------------
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elected, rather than appointed? NO
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If a majority of the votes cast on such proposition are | ||
in the affirmative,
the trustees of the district shall | ||
thereafter be elected as provided by this
Section.
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At the next regular election for trustees as provided by | ||
the general election
law, a district that has approved by | ||
referendum to have its
trustees elected rather than appointed | ||
shall elect 5 initial trustees. The initial elected trustees | ||
shall be elected as follows: 2 shall be elected for terms of 2
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years, 2 for terms of 4 years, and one for a term of 6 years. | ||
Except as otherwise provided in Section
2A-54 of the Election | ||
Code, the term of each elected trustee shall
commence on the | ||
third Monday of the month following the month of his or her | ||
election
and until his or her successor is elected and | ||
qualified. The length of the terms of
the trustees first | ||
elected shall be determined by lot at their first meeting.
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Thereafter, except as otherwise provided in Section 2A-54 of | ||
the Election Code,
each trustee shall be elected to serve for a | ||
term of 4 years
commencing on the third Monday of the month | ||
following the month of his or her election
and until his or her | ||
successor is elected and qualified.
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No party designation shall appear on the ballot for | ||
election of trustees.
The provisions of the general election | ||
law shall apply to and govern
the nomination and election of | ||
trustees.
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Nominations for members of the board of trustees shall be | ||
made by a petition signed by at least 25 voters or 5% of the | ||
voters, whichever is less, residing within the district and | ||
shall be filed with the secretary of the board. In addition to | ||
the requirements of general election law, the form of the | ||
petition shall be as follows: | ||
NOMINATING PETITIONS
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To the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of (name of | ||
rescue squad district): | ||
We, the undersigned, being (number of signatories or 5% or | ||
more) of the voters residing within the district, hereby | ||
petition that (name of candidate) who resides at (address of | ||
candidate) in this district shall be a candidate for the office | ||
of (office) of the Board of Trustees (full-term or vacancy) to | ||
be voted for at the election to be held (date of election). | ||
The secretary of the board shall notify each candidate for | ||
whom a petition for nomination has been filed of their | ||
obligations under the Campaign Financing Act, as required by | ||
the general election law. The notice shall be given on a form | ||
prescribed by the State Board of Elections and in accordance | ||
with the requirements of the general election law.
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The secretary shall, within 7 days of filing or on the
last | ||
day for filing, whichever is earlier, acknowledge to the | ||
petitioner
in writing his acceptance of the petition.
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The provisions of Section 6 relating to eligibility and | ||
compensation
of trustees shall apply equally to elected |
trustees.
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Whenever a rescue squad district determines to elect | ||
trustees as provided
in this Section, the trustees appointed | ||
pursuant to Section 6 shall continue
to constitute the board of | ||
trustees until the third Monday of the month
following the | ||
month of the first election of trustees.
If the term of office | ||
of any appointed trustees expires before the first
election of | ||
trustees, the authority which appointed that trustee under | ||
Section
6 of this Act shall appoint a successor to serve until | ||
a successor is
elected and has qualified. The terms of all | ||
appointed trustees in such
district shall expire on the third | ||
Monday of the month following the
month of the first election | ||
of trustees under this Section or when
successors have been | ||
elected and have qualified, whichever occurs later.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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