Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

Filed: 3/4/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1760

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1760 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
5Act is amended by changing Sections 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11 as
6follows:
 
7    (70 ILCS 2605/4.9)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.9)
8    Sec. 4.9. From the return or reports of examiners, or from
9the examinations which he or she has made, the Director shall
10prepare a register for each grade or class of positions in the
11classified service of the sanitary district of the persons who
12shall attain such minimum mark as may be fixed by the Director
13for any part of such examination, and whose general average
14standing upon examination for such grade or class is not less
15than the minimum fixed by the rules of the Director, and who
16are otherwise eligible; and such persons shall take rank upon

 

 

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1the register as candidates in the order of their relative
2excellence as determined by examination, without reference to
3priority of time of examination. The Director may substitute
4categories designated as A, B, and C such as excellent, well
5qualified, and qualified, for numerical ratings and establish
6eligible registers accordingly. The notice of examination
7shall specify the category or categories upon which selection
8will be made.
9(Source: P.A. 82-1046.)
 
10    (70 ILCS 2605/4.10)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.10)
11    Sec. 4.10. Promotions. The Director shall note of record
12the duties (whether imposed by law, official regulation or
13practice) of each classification in the classified service, and
14shall thereupon by rule fix lines for promotion from lower
15classifications to higher classifications in all cases where,
16in his or her judgment, the experience gained in the lower
17classification may tend to qualify an employee to perform the
18duties of a higher classification. In case of vacancy in higher
19classifications, which cannot be filled by reinstatement, the
20Director shall hold promotional examinations to fill such
21vacancy. Incumbents of classifications in lines of promotion
22established by the Director shall be solely eligible for such
23examination, unless in the judgment of the Director, it is for
24the best interests of the service that original examination for
25such vacancy be held. In promotional examinations, efficiency

 

 

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1and seniority in service shall form a part of such examination,
2but combined shall not carry a weight of more than 25% of the
3total examination points. Although efficiency and seniority in
4service shall not carry a weight of more than 25% of the total
5examination points, the Director may require candidates to
6separately pass the efficiency and seniority parts of the
7examination in order for the candidates to be eligible to take
8the subsequent parts of the examination. If the Director
9requires candidates to separately pass the efficiency and
10seniority parts of the examination, then any candidate who does
11not pass the efficiency and seniority parts of the examination
12shall fail the entire examination. All examinations for
13promotion shall be competitive. The method of examination, the
14rules governing the same, and the method of certifying shall be
15the same as provided for in the original examination.
16(Source: P.A. 90-315, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
17    (70 ILCS 2605/4.11)  (from Ch. 42, par. 323.11)
18    Sec. 4.11. Appointments. Whenever a position classified
19under this Act is to be filled, except the positions of deputy
20director of engineering, deputy director of monitoring and
21research, deputy director of maintenance and operations,
22assistant director of engineering, assistant director of
23maintenance and operations, deputy general counsel, head
24assistant attorneys, assistant director of monitoring and
25research, assistant director of information technology,

 

 

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1comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant director of
2procurement and materials management, assistant director of
3human resources, and laborers, the Executive Director
4appointing officer shall make requisition upon the Director,
5and the Director shall certify to him or her from the register
6of eligibles for the position the names and addresses (a) of
7the five candidates standing highest upon the register of
8eligibles for the position, or (b) of the candidates within the
9A category highest ranking group upon the register of eligibles
10if the register is by categories designated as A, B, and C such
11as excellent, well qualified, and qualified, provided,
12however, that any certification shall consist of at least 5
13candidates names, if available. If fewer than 5 candidates are
14in the A category, then the The Director shall also certify all
15of the candidates in the B category. If fewer than 5 candidates
16are in the A and B categories combined, then the Director shall
17also certify all of the candidates in the C category names from
18succeeding categories in the order of excellence of the
19categories until at least 5 names are provided to the
20appointing officer. The Executive Director appointing officer
21shall notify the Director of each position to be filled
22separately and shall fill the position by appointment of one of
23the certified candidates persons certified to him by the
24Director. The Executive Director's appointment decision shall
25be final and not subject to review. An appointed candidate
26Appointments shall be a probationary appointee on probation for

 

 

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1a period to be fixed by the rules, not exceeding 250 days
2worked by the probationary appointee in the position of
3probationary appointment one year. At any time during the
4period of probation, the Executive Director appointing officer
5with the approval of the Director may terminate discharge a
6probationary appointee person so certified and shall forthwith
7notify the civil service board in writing of the termination;
8however, the Executive Director's termination of a
9probationary appointee shall be final and not subject to review
10this discharge. If a probationary appointee person is not
11terminated discharged, his or her appointment shall be deemed
12complete.
13    When there is no eligible list, the Executive Director
14appointing officer may, with the authority of the Director,
15make a temporary appointment to remain in force only until a
16permanent appointment from an eligible register or list can be
17made in the manner specified in the previous provisions of this
18Section, and examinations to supply an eligible list therefor
19shall be held and an eligible list established therefrom within
20one year from the making of such appointment. The acceptance or
21refusal by an eligible person of a temporary appointment does
22not affect his or her standing on the register for permanent
23appointment.
24    In employment of an essentially temporary and transitory
25nature, the Executive Director appointing officer may, with the
26authority of the Director of Human Resources make temporary

 

 

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1appointments. No temporary appointment of an essentially
2temporary and transitory nature may be granted for a period of
3more than 119 consecutive or non-consecutive working days per
4calendar year. The Director must include in his or her annual
5report, and if required by the commissioners, in any special
6report, a statement of all temporary appointments made
7authorities granted during the year or period specified by the
8commissioners, together with a statement of the facts in each
9case because of which the authority was granted.
10    All laborers shall be appointed by the Executive Director
11and shall be on probation for a period to be fixed by the
12rules, not exceeding 250 days worked by the laborer in the
13position of the probationary appointment. At any time during
14the period of a laborer's probation, the Executive Director
15with the approval of the Director may terminate a laborer's
16probationary appointment and shall notify the civil service
17board in writing of the termination; however, the Executive
18Director's termination of a laborer's probationary appointment
19shall be final and not subject to review. If a laborer's
20probationary appointment is not terminated, the appointment
21shall be deemed complete one year.
22    The positions of deputy director of engineering, deputy
23director of monitoring and research, deputy director of
24maintenance and operations, assistant director of engineering,
25assistant director of maintenance and operations, deputy
26general counsel, head assistant attorneys, assistant director

 

 

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1of monitoring and research, assistant director of information
2technology, comptroller, assistant treasurer, assistant
3director of procurement and materials management, and
4assistant director of human resources shall be appointed by the
5Executive Director upon the recommendation of the respective
6department head and shall be on probation for a period to be
7fixed by the rules, not exceeding two years. At any time during
8the period of probation, the Executive Director on the
9recommendation of the department head concerned, may terminate
10any such probationary appointee discharge a person so appointed
11and he or she shall forthwith notify the Civil Service Board in
12writing of the termination; however, the Executive Director's
13termination of a probationary appointee shall be final and not
14subject to review such discharge. If a probationary appointee a
15person is not terminated so discharged, his or her appointment
16shall be deemed complete under the laws governing the
17classified civil service.
18(Source: P.A. 94-680, eff. 11-3-05; 95-345, eff. 1-1-08;
1995-923, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".