HB3337ham002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Sharon Chung

Filed: 3/16/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3337

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3337 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 3.1-25-95 and by adding Section 5-2-20 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-95) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-95)

Sec. 3.1-25-95. Incorporated town officers.

(a) For each the general municipal election in the Town of Cicero, to be held in the year 1985 in every incorporated town with a population of 25,000 or more by the last official census, and every 4 years thereafter, the municipal clerk shall certify the names of the candidates to the proper election authority as provided by the general election law. A president, a clerk, an assessor, a collector, and a supervisor shall be elected for a term of 4 years and until their successors are elected and have qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of any of the specified officers, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term at the next general municipal election in that incorporated town as provided in Section 3.1-10-50. Whenever an election is held for this purpose, the municipal clerk shall certify the office to be filled and the candidates for that office to the election authorities as provided in the general election law. During the period from the time a vacancy occurs until a clerk, assessor, collector, or supervisor is elected and has qualified, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the president and board of trustees of that incorporated town voting jointly. During the period from the time a vacancy occurs until a president is elected and has qualified, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the board of trustees of that incorporated town.

(b) For every other incorporated town other than the Town of Cicero with a population of 25,000 or more by the last decennial census, a president must be elected every 4 years at the general municipal election with other officers to be elected or appointed as set forth by ordinance of the corporate authorities. Each officer shall continue to hold office until the officer's successor is selected and qualified. Each vacancy must be filled under Section 3.1-10-50.

(c) The changes made to subsection (a) by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly are declarative of existing law and shall be applied retroactively when substantively applicable, including all pending actions without regard to when the cause of action accrued.

(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-20 new)

Sec. 5-2-20. Incorporated town officers. For each incorporated town that has adopted this Article, a president must be elected every 4 years at the general municipal election with other officers to be elected or appointed as set forth by ordinance of the corporate authorities. Each officer shall continue to hold office until the officer's successor is selected and qualified. Each vacancy must be filled under Section 3.1-10-50.

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