HB3621eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3621 Engrossed LRB094 09550 AJO 39801 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 Counties Code is amended by changing Section 2-3009 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/2-3009) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3009)

Sec. 2-3009. Terms of board members; vacancies; elections.

(a) County board member elections by county board districts. In those counties subject to this Division which elect county board members by county board districts the members shall, no later than 45 days after December 15, 1982, and thereafter no later than September 1 of the year of the next general election following reapportionment, divide the county board districts publicly by lot as equally as possible into 2 groups. Board members or their successors from one group shall be elected for successive terms of 2 years, 4 years and 4 years; and members or their successors from the second group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 4 years, and 2 years. A county under this subsection may, by ordinance, decide to divide the county board districts into 3 rather than 2 groups. If a county adopts an ordinance to this effect, the members of the county board shall divide the county board districts publicly by lot as equally as possible into 3 groups no later than September 1 of the year of the next general election following reapportionment. Board members or their successors from one group shall be elected for successive terms of 2 years, 4 years, and 4 years; members or their successors from the second group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 2 years, and 4 years; and members or their successors from the third group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 4 years, and 2 years. All terms shall commence on the first Monday of the month following the month of election.

(b) County board member elections at large. In those counties which elect county board members at large, under Sections 2-3002 and 2-3006, the members elected in the general election following reapportionment shall, no later than 45 days after taking office, divide themselves publicly by lot as equally as possible into 2 groups. Board members or their successors from one group shall be elected for successive terms of 2 years, 4 years and 4 years; and members or their successors from the second group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 4 years and 2 years. A county under this subsection may, by ordinance, decide to divide the county board members into 3 rather than 2 groups. If a county adopts an ordinance to this effect, the members of the county board elected in the general election following reapportionment shall, no later than 45 days after taking office, divide themselves publicly by lot as equally as possible into 3 groups. Board members or their successors from one group shall be elected for successive terms of 2 years, 4 years, and 4 years; members and their successors from the second group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 2 years, and 4 years; and members or their successors from the third group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 4 years, and 2 years. All terms shall commence on the first Monday of the month following the month of election.

(c) Vacancies; time for elections. In counties under subsection (a) or (b), if a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson chairman of the county board, the remaining members of the board shall elect one of the members of the board to serve for the balance of the unexpired term of the chairperson chairman.

(d) County board member in active military service. If any county board member enters into the active military service of the United States and is therefore unable to continue to discharge the member's powers and duties, the member shall send a written notice of the member's temporary inability to serve to the chairperson of the county board. When the notice is received, the office of that county board member shall be deemed to be temporarily vacant and the county board shall appoint a temporary replacement county board member who shall perform and discharge all of the powers and duties of the county board member during the time that the member is in active military service and unable to discharge the member's powers and duties. However, all powers and duties of the temporary replacement county board member shall cease upon the expiration of the term of office for which the county board member was elected or upon the delivery of a written notice to the chairperson from the county board member that states that he or she is no longer unable to discharge the member's powers and duties due to his or her active military service. Upon the chairperson's receipt of the written notice from the county board member, he or she shall resume the office of county board member for the balance of the term of office for which he or she was elected.

(e) In counties under subsection (a) or (b), the time for the election of county board members shall be as provided by the general election law for the election of such members.

(Source: P.A. 86-962; 87-924.)

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