Sen. Donne E. Trotter
Filed: 3/10/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1503




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1503 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 14 as follows:
 



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    (70 ILCS 810/14)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6417)



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    Sec. 14. The board, as corporate authority of a forest

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preserve district, shall have power to pass and enforce all 
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necessary
ordinances, rules and regulations for the management 
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of the property and
conduct of the business of such district. 
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The president of such board
shall have power to appoint a 
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secretary and an assistant secretary, and
treasurer and an 
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assistant treasurer and such other officers and such
employees 
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as may be necessary, all of whom, excepting the treasurer and

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attorneys, shall be under civil service rules and regulations, 
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as
provided in Section 17 of this Act. The assistant secretary 
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and assistant
treasurer shall perform the duties of the 
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secretary and treasurer,
respectively, in case of death of said 
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officers or when said officers
are unable to perform the duties 
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of their respective offices because of
absence or inability to 
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act. All contracts for supplies, material or
work involving an 
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expenditure by forest preserve
districts in excess of $20,000

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$10,000 shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder,
after 
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due advertisement, excepting work requiring personal 
 


 






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confidence or necessary
supplies under the control of 
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monopolies, where competitive bidding is
impossible. Contracts 
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for supplies, material or work involving an
expenditure of 
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$20,000
$10,000 or less may be let without advertising for 
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bids,
but whenever practicable, at least 3 competitive bids 
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shall be obtained
before letting such contract. All contracts 
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for supplies, material or
work shall be signed by the president 
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of the board and
by any such other officer as the board in its 
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discretion may designate.

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    Salaries of employees shall be fixed by ordinance.

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(Source: P.A. 83-1402.)

 

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