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