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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act
5is amended by changing Sections 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 2605/4.9)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.9)
7    Sec. 4.9. From the return or reports of examiners, or from
8the examinations which he or she has made, the Director shall
9prepare a register for each grade or class of positions in the
10classified service of the sanitary district of the persons who
11shall attain such minimum mark as may be fixed by the Director
12for any part of such examination, and whose general average
13standing upon examination for such grade or class is not less
14than the minimum fixed by the rules of the Director, and who
15are otherwise eligible; and such persons shall take rank upon
16the register as candidates in the order of their relative
17excellence as determined by examination, without reference to
18priority of time of examination. The Director may substitute
19categories designated as A, B, and C such as excellent, well
20qualified, and qualified, for numerical ratings and establish
21eligible registers accordingly. The notice of examination
22shall specify the category or categories upon which selection
23will be made.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 82-1046.)
 
2    (70 ILCS 2605/4.10)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.10)
3    Sec. 4.10. Promotions. The Director shall note of record
4the duties (whether imposed by law, official regulation or
5practice) of each classification in the classified service, and
6shall thereupon by rule fix lines for promotion from lower
7classifications to higher classifications in all cases where,
8in his or her judgment, the experience gained in the lower
9classification may tend to qualify an employee to perform the
10duties of a higher classification. In case of vacancy in higher
11classifications, which cannot be filled by reinstatement, the
12Director shall hold promotional examinations to fill such
13vacancy. Incumbents of classifications in lines of promotion
14established by the Director shall be solely eligible for such
15examination, unless in the judgment of the Director, it is for
16the best interests of the service that original examination for
17such vacancy be held. In promotional examinations, efficiency
18and seniority in service shall form a part of such examination,
19but combined shall not carry a weight of more than 25% of the
20total examination points. Although efficiency and seniority in
21service shall not carry a weight of more than 25% of the total
22examination points, the Director may require candidates to
23separately pass the efficiency and seniority parts of the
24examination in order for the candidates to be eligible to take
25the subsequent parts of the examination. If the Director

 

 

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1requires candidates to separately pass the efficiency and
2seniority parts of the examination, then any candidate who does
3not pass the efficiency and seniority parts of the examination
4shall fail the entire examination. All examinations for
5promotion shall be competitive. The method of examination, the
6rules governing the same, and the method of certifying shall be
7the same as provided for in the original examination.
8(Source: P.A. 90-315, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
9    (70 ILCS 2605/4.11)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.11)
10    Sec. 4.11. Appointments. Whenever a position classified
11under this Act is to be filled, except the positions of deputy
12director of engineering, deputy director of monitoring and
13research, deputy director of maintenance and operations,
14assistant director of engineering, assistant director of
15maintenance and operations, deputy general counsel, head
16assistant attorneys, assistant director of monitoring and
17research, assistant director of information technology,
18comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant director of
19procurement and materials management, assistant director of
20human resources, and laborers, the Executive Director
21appointing officer shall make requisition upon the Director,
22and the Director shall certify to him or her from the register
23of eligibles for the position the names and addresses (a) of
24the five candidates standing highest upon the register of
25eligibles for the position, or (b) of the candidates within the

 

 

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1A category highest ranking group upon the register of eligibles
2if the register is by categories designated as A, B, and C such
3as excellent, well qualified, and qualified, provided,
4however, that any certification shall consist of at least 5
5candidates names, if available. If fewer than 5 candidates are
6in the A category, then the The Director shall also certify all
7of the candidates in the B category. If fewer than 5 candidates
8are in the A and B categories combined, then the Director shall
9also certify all of the candidates in the C category names from
10succeeding categories in the order of excellence of the
11categories until at least 5 names are provided to the
12appointing officer. The Executive Director appointing officer
13shall notify the Director of each position to be filled
14separately and shall fill the position by appointment of one of
15the certified candidates persons certified to him by the
16Director. The Executive Director's appointment decision shall
17be final and not subject to review. An appointed candidate
18Appointments shall be a probationary appointee on probation for
19a period to be fixed by the rules, not exceeding 250 days
20worked by the probationary appointee in the position of
21probationary appointment one year. At any time during the
22period of probation, the Executive Director appointing officer
23with the approval of the Director may terminate discharge a
24probationary appointee person so certified and shall forthwith
25notify the civil service board in writing of the termination;
26however, the Executive Director's termination of a

 

 

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1probationary appointee shall be final and not subject to review
2this discharge. If a probationary appointee person is not
3terminated discharged, his or her appointment shall be deemed
4complete.
5    When there is no eligible list, the Executive Director
6appointing officer may, with the authority of the Director,
7make a temporary appointment to remain in force only until a
8permanent appointment from an eligible register or list can be
9made in the manner specified in the previous provisions of this
10Section, and examinations to supply an eligible list therefor
11shall be held and an eligible list established therefrom within
12one year from the making of such appointment. The acceptance or
13refusal by an eligible person of a temporary appointment does
14not affect his or her standing on the register for permanent
15appointment.
16    In employment of an essentially temporary and transitory
17nature, the Executive Director appointing officer may, with the
18authority of the Director of Human Resources make temporary
19appointments. No temporary appointment of an essentially
20temporary and transitory nature may be granted for a period of
21more than 119 consecutive or non-consecutive working days per
22calendar year. The Director must include in his or her annual
23report, and if required by the commissioners, in any special
24report, a statement of all temporary appointments made
25authorities granted during the year or period specified by the
26commissioners, together with a statement of the facts in each

 

 

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1case because of which the authority was granted.
2    All laborers shall be appointed by the Executive Director
3and shall be on probation for a period to be fixed by the
4rules, not exceeding 250 days worked by the laborer in the
5position of the probationary appointment. At any time during
6the period of a laborer's probation, the Executive Director
7with the approval of the Director may terminate a laborer's
8probationary appointment and shall notify the civil service
9board in writing of the termination; however, the Executive
10Director's termination of a laborer's probationary appointment
11shall be final and not subject to review. If a laborer's
12probationary appointment is not terminated, the appointment
13shall be deemed complete one year.
14    The positions of deputy director of engineering, deputy
15director of monitoring and research, deputy director of
16maintenance and operations, assistant director of engineering,
17assistant director of maintenance and operations, deputy
18general counsel, head assistant attorneys, assistant director
19of monitoring and research, assistant director of information
20technology, comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant
21director of procurement and materials management, and
22assistant director of human resources shall be appointed by the
23Executive Director upon the recommendation of the respective
24department head and shall be on probation for a period to be
25fixed by the rules, not exceeding two years. At any time during
26the period of probation, the Executive Director on the

 

 

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1recommendation of the department head concerned, may terminate
2any such probationary appointee discharge a person so appointed
3and he or she shall forthwith notify the Civil Service Board in
4writing of the termination; however, the Executive Director's
5termination of a probationary appointee shall be final and not
6subject to review such discharge. If a probationary appointee a
7person is not terminated so discharged, his or her appointment
8shall be deemed complete under the laws governing the
9classified civil service.
10(Source: P.A. 94-680, eff. 11-3-05; 95-345, eff. 1-1-08;
1195-923, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.