SB2618 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2618

Introduced 11/6/2013, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison - Pamela J. Althoff - Karen McConnaughay

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1133

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees of any unit of local government. Provides that the county board chairman or county executive may unilaterally remove any appointee he or she appoints for good cause shown. Provides that the county board may, by a majority vote, remove any appointee it appoints for good cause shown. Requires that prior to removal from office, an appointee must be provided with reasonable notice of any violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.

A BILL FOR

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 5-1133 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1133)

Sec. 5-1133. Counties of greater than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000; reporting of information; code of conduct for county appointees.

(a) A county board in a county with a population greater than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000 may by ordinance require any unit of local government or agency to which the county board chairman or county executive nominates and the county board confirms a majority of member appointments to provide the county with detailed information, including, but not limited to, the unit's or agency's finances, budget, contracts, employment, and ethics policies, in the manner and with the frequency specified by the ordinance. The ordinance may require the unit of local government or agency to immediately disclose to the county any internal or external findings of non-compliance with any law or regulation involving the unit of local government or agency and its personnel.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees to any unit of local government, agency, or commission for which the county board chairman, county executive, or county board serves as the appointing authority. The ordinance may provide that good cause for removing an appointee is established when an appointee violates the code of conduct. For good cause shown, the county board chairman or county executive may unilaterally remove any appointee he or she appoints. For good cause shown, the county board may, by a majority vote, remove any appointee it appoints. Before removal, however, an appointee shall be provided reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.

(Source: P.A. 97-84, eff. 7-6-11.)