Public Act 90-0478 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0478
SB25 Enrolled LRB9000869SMcw
AN ACT to amend the Housing Authorities Act by adding
Section 8.1c.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Housing Authorities Act is amended by
adding Section 8.1c as follows:
(310 ILCS 10/8.1c new)
Sec. 8.1c. Citizens Review Board. A Citizens Review
Board is established for the housing authority in any
municipality having over 500,000 inhabitants to monitor the
housing authority police force.
The Board shall consist of 9 members with 5 appointed by
the executive director of the housing authority, 2 appointed
by the housing authority's Central Advisory Council, and 2
appointed by the housing authority's Senior Advisory Council.
The initial terms of the members shall be one, 2, 3, 4, and
5 years for the members appointed by the executive director,
one and 2 years for the members appointed by the Central
Advisory Council, and one and 2 years for the members
appointed by the Senior Advisory Council. The appointing
authority shall determine which initial term each appointee
shall serve. Each successor of the initial members shall
serve for a term of 4 years. The initial appointments to the
Board shall be made within 30 days of the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1997. The Board shall select one of
its members to serve as chairperson. The Board may, after
notice and a hearing, remove by majority vote a member of the
Board who has been found guilty of neglect of duty or
malfeasance. If a member of the Board resigns or is removed,
the official or body that would appoint the member's
successor shall appoint a person to serve the remainder of
the member's term. After a member's term expires, the member
shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and
qualified.
Subject to collective bargaining agreements, the Board
has the authority, after holding a hearing, to suspend,
terminate, or take other disciplinary action against a
housing authority police officer if:
(1) the officer is found by the Board to have
physically abused a tenant or his or her guest while the
officer was on duty;
(2) the officer is found by the Board to have
entered the residence of a housing authority tenant and
was neither (i) executing a legally issued arrest warrant
or search warrant for that residence nor (ii) otherwise
lawfully present in the residence; or
(3) the officer is found by the Board to have
physically abused a person on or off housing authority
property while performing his or her duty as a housing
authority police officer.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.