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| Public Act 101-0058 | ||||
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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 Park District Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2-12a as follows:
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(70 ILCS 1205/2-12a) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-12a)
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Sec. 2-12a.
Any district may provide, either by resolution | ||||
of the board
or by referendum, that the term of commissioners | ||||
shall be 4 years rather
than 6 years. Any such referendum shall | ||||
be initiated and held in the same
manner as is provided by the | ||||
general election law for public questions
authorized by Article | ||||
VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in | ||||
favor of a 4-year
term for commissioners, or if the Board | ||||
adopts a resolution stating that
it is acting pursuant to this | ||||
Section to change the term of office from
6 years to 4 years, | ||||
commissioners thereafter elected, commencing with the
first | ||||
regular park district election at least 60 days after the date | ||||
on
which the proposition for 4-year terms was approved at | ||||
referendum or by
resolution, shall be elected for a term of 4 | ||||
years. In order to provide
for the transition from 6-year terms | ||||
to 4-year terms: , | ||||
(1) If if 2 commissioners on a 5-member board
are to be | ||||
elected at the first such election and if the term of only | ||
one
commissioner is scheduled to expire in the year of the | ||
next election at
which commissioners are elected, of the 2 | ||
commissioners elected, one shall
serve a 2-year
term and | ||
one a 4-year term, to be determined by lot between the 2 | ||
persons
elected within 30 days after the election. | ||
(2) On a 7-member board under Section 2-10a, if the | ||
terms of only 2 commissioners are scheduled to expire in | ||
the year of the second election at which commissioners are | ||
elected after the first regular park district election at | ||
least 60 days after the date on which the proposition for | ||
4-year terms was approved at referendum or by resolution, | ||
then: | ||
(A) if 3 commissioners are elected at the first | ||
regular election, 2 of the commissioners elected shall | ||
serve a 2-year term and one shall serve a 4-year term | ||
to be determined by lot between persons elected within | ||
30 days after the first election; or | ||
(B) if 2 commissioners are elected at the first | ||
regular election, those 2 commissioners elected shall | ||
serve a 2-year term.
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In any district where the board has created 4-year terms | ||
pursuant to
this Section, whether by referendum or by | ||
resolution, the length of terms
may later be increased to 6 | ||
years, but only by a referendum initiated and
held in the same | ||
manner as prescribed in this Section for creating 4-year
terms. | ||
No proposition to increase the terms of commissioners shall | ||
affect
any commissioner holding office at the time of the | ||
referendum or to be
elected within 60 days of the referendum.
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(Source: P.A. 84-301.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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