55 ILCS 5/ Counties Code.

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55 ILCS 5/5-1130

(55 ILCS 5/5-1130)
Sec. 5-1130. Leases of equipment and machinery.

The county board of each county may, upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, enter into  one or more leases for a period of not to exceed 5 years for computer equipment, data processing machinery, and software, as may be required for its corporate purposes.

(Source: P.A. 95-810, eff. 1-1-09; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

55 ILCS 5/5-1131

    (55 ILCS 5/5-1131)
    Sec. 5-1131. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication.

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each county that maintains a website must post on the county's website the following information:

(1) the name, office address, and telephone number of

the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, if any, employed by the county; and

(2) the grievance procedures, if any, adopted by the

county to resolve complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b) If a county does not maintain a website, then the county must, within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once every other year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general circulation within the county or a newsletter published by the county and mailed to county residents the information required in item (1) of subsection (a) and either the information required in item (2) of subsection (a) or instructions for obtaining such information from the county.

(c) No home rule county may adopt posting or publication requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.

(Source: P.A. 96-650, eff. 1-1-10.)

55 ILCS 5/5-1132

(55 ILCS 5/5-1132)
Sec. 5-1132. Contractual assessments; renewable energy sources.

A county may enter into voluntary agreements with the owners of property within the unincorporated areas of the county to provide for contractual assessments to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to real property.

(Source: P.A. 96-1032, eff. 7-14-10.)

55 ILCS 5/5-1133

(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 fiscal responsibility and procurement authority, as required by State law, local ordinance, or county board policy, as well as the accountability, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees, in addition to those requirements 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. Appointees appointed by a county board chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or county executive with concurrence by a 2/3 majority vote of the county board. The appointee shall be provided  reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee prior to the vote. Appointees appointed by the county board may be removed by a 2/3  majority vote of the county board for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.

(c) The provisions of this Section do not apply to the removal of county superintendent of highways or county engineer as provided under Section 5-203 of the Illinois Highway Code.

(Source: P.A. 97-84, eff. 7-6-11; 98-779, eff. 1-1-15.)