98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3552

 

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1133

    Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees of any unit of local government. Provides that appointees appointed by a county board chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or county executive with concurrence by a majority vote of the county board. Requires that reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee shall be provided to the appointee prior to the vote. Provides that appointees appointed by the county board may be removed by a majority vote of the county board for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
55-1133 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1133)
7    Sec. 5-1133. Counties of greater than 300,000 but less than
82,000,000; reporting of information; code of conduct for county
9appointees.
10    (a) A county board in a county with a population greater
11than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000 may by ordinance require
12any unit of local government or agency to which the county
13board chairman or county executive nominates and the county
14board confirms a majority of member appointments to provide the
15county with detailed information, including, but not limited
16to, the unit's or agency's finances, budget, contracts,
17employment, and ethics policies, in the manner and with the
18frequency specified by the ordinance. The ordinance may require
19the unit of local government or agency to immediately disclose
20to the county any internal or external findings of
21non-compliance with any law or regulation involving the unit of
22local government or agency and its personnel.
23    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a

 

 

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1county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding
2the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement
3authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county
4appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and
5applicable to the appointees to any unit of local government,
6agency, or commission for which the county board chairman,
7county executive, or county board serves as the appointing
8authority. The ordinance may provide that good cause for
9removing an appointee is established when an appointee violates
10the code of conduct. Appointees appointed by a county board
11chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of
12the county board, may be removed from office for violating the
13code of conduct by the county board chairman or county
14executive with concurrence by a majority vote of the county
15board. The appointee shall be provided reasonable notice of the
16violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee
17prior to the vote. Appointees appointed by the county board may
18be removed by a majority vote of the county board for violating
19the code of conduct after providing the appointee with
20reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the
21county board or its designee.
22(Source: P.A. 97-84, eff. 7-6-11.)