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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 212

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 212 as follows:

 3    on page 1, by replacing line 1 with the following:

 4        "AN ACT in relation to local government."; and

 5    on page 1, by inserting between lines 3 and 4 the following:

 6        "Section  2.   The  Southwestern   Illinois   Development
 7    Authority Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:

 8        (70 ILCS 520/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6154)
 9        Sec.   4.   (a)  There  is  hereby  created  a  political
10    subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation named the
11    Southwestern Illinois Development Authority. The  territorial
12    jurisdiction  of the Authority is that geographic area within
13    the  boundaries  of  Madison,  and  St.  Clair,  and  Clinton
14    counties in the State of Illinois and  any  navigable  waters
15    and air space located therein.
16        (b)  The  governing  and  administrative  powers  of  the
17    Authority  shall  be  vested  in  a  body consisting of 11 10
18    members including, as ex officio members, the Director of the
19    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, or his  or  her
20    designee,  and  the  Director  of  the  Department of Central
 
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 1    Management Services, or his or her designee.  The other  9  8
 2    members  of  the  Authority    shall  be  designated  "public
 3    members",  4  of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with
 4    the advice and consent of the Senate,  2  of  whom  shall  be
 5    appointed by the county board chairman of Madison County, and
 6    2  of whom shall be appointed by the county board chairman of
 7    St. Clair County, and one of whom shall be appointed  by  the
 8    county  board chairman of Clinton County.  All public members
 9    shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of this Act.
10    Six members shall constitute a quorum.   The  public  members
11    shall  be persons of recognized ability and experience in one
12    or  more  of  the  following  areas:  economic   development,
13    finance,  banking,  industrial  development,  small  business
14    management,  real  estate development, community development,
15    venture finance,  organized  labor  or  civic,  community  or
16    neighborhood  organization.  The  Chairman  of  the Authority
17    shall be elected by the Board annually  from  the  4  members
18    appointed by the county board chairmen.
19        (c)  The  terms  of  all  members  of the Authority shall
20    begin 30 days after the effective date of this Act.  Of the 8
21    public members appointed pursuant to this Act, 3 shall  serve
22    until  the third Monday in January, 1988, 3 shall serve until
23    the third Monday in January, 1989, and 2  shall  serve  until
24    the  third  Monday in January, 1990.  All successors shall be
25    appointed by  the  original  appointing  authority  and  hold
26    office  for  a term of 3 years commencing the third Monday in
27    January of the year in which their term commences, except  in
28    case  of  an  appointment  to  fill  a  vacancy.    Vacancies
29    occurring among the public members shall be  filled  for  the
30    remainder   of   the   term.   In   case   of  vacancy  in  a
31    Governor-appointed membership  when  the  Senate  is  not  in
32    session,  the Governor may make a temporary appointment until
33    the next meeting  of  the  Senate  when  a  person  shall  be
34    nominated  to  fill  such office, and any person so nominated
 
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 1    who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office  during  the
 2    remainder  of  the  term  and  until  a  successor  shall  be
 3    appointed  and  qualified. Members of the Authority shall not
 4    be entitled to compensation for their services as members but
 5    shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses
 6    incurred in connection with the performance of  their  duties
 7    as members.
 8        (d)  The  Governor  may  remove  any public member of the
 9    Authority in  case  of  incompetency,  neglect  of  duty,  or
10    malfeasance in office.
11        (e)  The  Board  shall  appoint an Executive Director who
12    shall have a background  in  finance,  including  familiarity
13    with  the legal and procedural requirements of issuing bonds,
14    real estate or economic development and administration.   The
15    Executive Director shall hold office at the discretion of the
16    Board.    The   Executive   Director   shall   be  the  chief
17    administrative and  operational  officer  of  the  Authority,
18    shall  direct  and  supervise  its administrative affairs and
19    general management, shall perform such other duties as may be
20    prescribed from time to time by the members and shall receive
21    compensation fixed by the Authority.  The Executive  Director
22    shall  attend  all  meetings  of  the  Authority; however, no
23    action of the Authority shall be invalid on  account  of  the
24    absence  of  the  Executive  Director  from  a  meeting.  The
25    Authority may engage the services of such  other  agents  and
26    employees,   including   attorneys,   appraisers,  engineers,
27    accountants, credit analysts and other consultants, as it may
28    deem advisable and may prescribe their duties and  fix  their
29    compensation.
30        (f)  The  Board  may,  by majority vote, nominate up to 4
31    non-voting  members  for   appointment   by   the   Governor.
32    Non-voting members shall be persons of recognized ability and
33    experience  in  one  or more of the following areas: economic
34    development, finance, banking, industrial development,  small
 
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 1    business   management,  real  estate  development,  community
 2    development,  venture  finance,  organized  labor  or  civic,
 3    community or neighborhood organization.   Non-voting  members
 4    shall  serve  at  the  pleasure of the Board.  All non-voting
 5    members may  attend  meetings  of  the  Board  and  shall  be
 6    reimbursed as provided in subsection (c).
 7        (g)  The  Board  shall  create  a task force to study and
 8    make recommendations to the Board on the economic development
 9    of the city of East St. Louis and on the economic development
10    of the riverfront within the territorial jurisdiction of this
11    Act.  The members of the task force shall reside  within  the
12    territorial  jurisdiction  of  this  Act,  shall serve at the
13    pleasure of the Board and  shall  be  persons  of  recognized
14    ability and experience in one or more of the following areas:
15    economic    development,    finance,    banking,   industrial
16    development,   small   business   management,   real   estate
17    development,   community   development,   venture    finance,
18    organized   labor   or   civic,   community  or  neighborhood
19    organization.  The number of members  constituting  the  task
20    force  shall  be  set  by the Board and may vary from time to
21    time.  The Board may set a specific date by  which  the  task
22    force  is  to  submit its final report and recommendations to
23    the Board.
24    (Source: P.A. 85-591.)".