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91_SB0065

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Pension Code by changing
 2    Sections 5-178 and 5-179.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is  amended by
 6    changing Sections 5-178 and 5-179 as follows:

 7        (40 ILCS 5/5-178) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-178)
 8        Sec. 5-178. Board created.  A board of  8  members  shall
 9    constitute  a  board of trustees authorized to administer the
10    provisions of this Article.  The board shall be known as  the
11    Retirement  Board of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund
12    of the city.
13        The board shall consist of 4  persons  appointed  by  the
14    mayor of the city; 3 policemen employed by the city, at least
15    one  of  whom  shall be a lieutenant or of a rank superior to
16    lieutenant, one of whom shall be of the rank of sergeant, and
17    one of whom shall be of the rank of investigator  or  a  rank
18    inferior  to  that  rank; and one annuitant of the fund, or a
19    pensioner of any prior police pension fund in  operation,  by
20    authority  of  law,  in  the city.  Children less than age 18
21    shall not be eligible for  board  membership.   The  term  of
22    office for all members shall be 3 years.  Upon his election,
23    any  the  member  holding  the rank of investigator or a rank
24    inferior to  that  rank  shall  be  detailed  by  the  Police
25    Superintendent to the office of the board for the duration of
26    his or her term as trustee.
27        The  members  of  a  retirement board holding office in a
28    city at the time this Article  becomes  effective,  including
29    elected,  appointed and ex-officio members, shall continue in
30    office until the expiration  of  their  respective  terms  or
31    appointment and until their respective successors are elected
 
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 1    or appointed, and qualified.
 2        At  least  30 days prior to the expiration of the term of
 3    office of each appointive member the mayor  shall  appoint  a
 4    successor for a term of 3 years.
 5        The  board  shall  conduct a regular election at least 30
 6    days prior to the expiration of  the  term  of  each  elected
 7    member,  to elect that member's successor terms of the active
 8    policemen members and annuitant or  beneficiary  members  for
 9    election  of  a successor of each such member for a term of 3
10    years.
11        Any member of the board so  appointed  or  elected  shall
12    continue  in office until a his successor is selected and has
13    qualified.
14        Any person so  appointed  or  elected  shall  qualify  by
15    taking  an  oath  of office.  A copy thereof shall be kept in
16    the office of the city clerk of the city.
17    (Source: P.A. 86-273.)

18        (40 ILCS 5/5-179) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-179)
19        Sec. 5-179.  Board elections.  The regular elections  for
20    members  of  the board shall be held under rules of the board
21    at least 30 days prior to  the  expiration  of  the  term  of
22    office of any elective member.
23        At  any  election  for active policemen members, all such
24    policemen of the appropriate rank employed by the  city  when
25    the  election  is  held  have  a right to vote for all active
26    police officer positions on the board, regardless of rank for
27    members of the board of the same class of rank.
28        At any election for the pensioner  or  annuitant  member,
29    all  annuitants and pensioners (except children less than age
30    18) and the legal guardian of any child  annuitant  or  child
31    pensioner,  whose mother or stepmother is not an annuitant or
32    pensioner of the fund, shall have a right to vote.
33        Ballots to be cast in such elections shall be of a secret
 
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 1    character.
 2    (Source: P.A. 80-671.)

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

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