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91_HB3225eng HB3225 Engrossed LRB9110167MWgc 1 AN ACT concerning the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 3-7002 and 3-7003 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/3-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002) 7 Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is 8 created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter 9 called the Board, consisting of 75members appointed by the 10 Sheriff with the advice and consent of the county board, 11 except that on and after the effective date of this 12 amendatory Act of 1997, the Sheriff may appoint 2 additional 13 members, with the advice and consent of the county board, at 14 his or her discretion. Of the members first appointed, one 15 shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1965 one until 16 the third Monday in March, 1967, and one until the third 17 Monday in March, 1969. Of the 2 additional members first 18 appointed under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991, one 19 shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1995, and one 20 until the third Monday in March, 1997. Of the 2 additional 21 members first appointed under the authority of this 22 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, one shall serve 23 until the third Monday in March, 2005 and one shall serve 24 until the third Monday in March, 2006. 25 Upon the expiration of the terms of office of those first 26 appointed (including the 2 additional members first appointed 27 under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991 and under the 28 authority of this amendatory Act of the 91st General 29 Assembly), their respective successors shall be appointed to 30 hold office from the third Monday in March of the year of 31 their respective appointments for a term of 6 years and until HB3225 Engrossed -2- LRB9110167MWgc 1 their successors are appointed and qualified for a like term. 2 As additional members are appointed under authority of this 3 amendatory Act of 1997, their terms shall be set to be 4 staggered consistently with the terms of the existing Board 5 members. No more than 3 members of the Board shall be 6 affiliated with the same political party, except that as 7 additional members are appointed by the Sheriff under 8 authority of this amendatory Act of 1997 and under the 9 authority of this amendatory Act of the 91st General 10 Assembly, the political affiliation of the Board shall be 11 such that no more than one-half of the members plus one 12 additional member may be affiliated with the same political 13 party. No member shall have held or have been a candidate 14 for an elective public office within one year preceding his 15 or her appointment. 16 The Sheriff may deputize members of the Board. 17 (Source: P.A. 90-447, eff. 8-16-97; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97; 18 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.) 19 (55 ILCS 5/3-7003) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7003) 20 Sec. 3-7003. Compensation and expenses of board members. 21 Each member of the Board shall receive compensation for each 22 day during which he is engaged in transacting the business of 23 the Board and, in addition thereto, his actual traveling and 24 other expenses necessarily incurred in discharging the duties 25 of his office. No member of the Board shall receive 26 compensation of more than $25,000$10,000in any fiscal year, 27 except that the Chairman shall receive compensation of no 28 more than $30,000 in any fiscal year. Such compensation 29 expenses shall be paid by the county. 30 (Source: P.A. 86-962.) 31 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 32 Section 8.24 as follows: HB3225 Engrossed -3- LRB9110167MWgc 1 (30 ILCS 805/8.24 new) 2 Sec. 8.24. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 3 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 4 for implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory 5 Act of the 91st General Assembly.