(70 ILCS 3615/3A.13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.13)
Sec. 3A.13.
Regions.
For purposes of this Article Regions are defined as follows:
(1) The North Shore Region includes all the territory, municipalities
and unincorporated areas of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, bounded
by: Lake Michigan from the Cook-Lake County line southerly to the north
corporate limit of the City of Chicago; the north corporate limits of the
City of Chicago from Lake Michigan westerly to the east corporate limit
of the Village of Niles; the east corporate limits of the Village of Niles
from a point where the east
corporate limit of the Village of Niles meets both the south corporate limit
of the Village of Skokie and the north corporate limit of the City of Chicago
to the point where the north corporate limit of the Village of Niles crosses
the center of the right-of-way of Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue);
the center of the right-of-way of Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to
the point where the center of the right-of-way of Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee
Avenue) meets the centerline of Interstate Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway);
the center line of Interstate Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway) from the center
of the right-of-way of Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) to the Cook-Lake
County line; and the Cook-Lake County line from the centerline of Interstate
Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway) to Lake Michigan.
(2) The Northwest Region includes all the territory, municipalities and
unincorporated areas of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, bounded by:
the centerline of Interstate Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway), from the Cook-Lake
County line southerly to the point where the centerline of Interstate Route
294 (Tri-State Tollway) meets the center of the right-of-way of Illinois
Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue); the center of the right-of-way of Illinois
Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) from the centerline of Interstate Route 294
(Tri-State Tollway) to the north corporate limit of the Village of Niles;
the north corporate limits of the Village of Niles, from the center of the
right-of-way of Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee
Avenue) to the east corporate limit of the Village of Niles; the east corporate
limits of the Village of Niles from the north corporate limit of the Village
of Niles to the point where the east corporate limit of the Village of Niles
meets both the south corporate limit of the Village of Skokie and the north
corporate limit of the City of Chicago; the south corporate limits of the
Village of Niles from a point where the south corporate limit of the Village
of Niles meets both the north corporate limit of the City of Chicago and
the south corporate limit of the Village of Skokie westerly to the east
corporate limit of the City of Park Ridge, southerly along the east corporate
limits of the City of Park Ridge to the centerline of Higgins Road, westerly
along the center of the right-of-way of Higgins Road to the east corporate
limit of the Village of Rosemont, northerly to the south corporate limit
of the City of Des Plaines, westerly and northerly along the north and east
corporate limits of the Village of Rosemont to the west corporate limit of the Village
of Rosemont, southerly along the west corporate limit of the City of Chicago,
westerly along the north corporate limit of the City of Chicago to the east
corporate limit of the Village of Elk Grove Village, southerly along the
east corporate limit of the Village of Elk Grove Village to the Cook-DuPage
County line, and westerly along the Cook-DuPage County line to the Cook-Kane
County line; the Cook-Kane County line from the Cook-DuPage County line
to the Cook-McHenry County line; the Cook-McHenry County line, from the
Cook-Kane County line to the Cook-Lake
County line; and the Cook-Lake County line from the Cook-McHenry County
line to the centerline of Interstate Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway).
(3) The North Central Region includes all the territory, municipalities
and unincorporated areas of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, bounded
by: the west corporate limits of the City of Chicago from the north corporate
limit of the Village of Schiller Park southerly to the south corporate limit
of the City of Oak Park; the north and west corporate limits of the City
of Berwyn from the west corporate limit of the City of Chicago westerly
and southerly to the south corporate limit of the Village of North Riverside,
the south corporate limits of the
Village of North Riverside from the west corporate limit of the City of
Berwyn westerly to the center of Salt Creek, the center of Salt Creek from
the south corporate limit of the Village of North Riverside westerly to
the east corporate limit of the Village of Westchester, the east and south
corporate limits of the Village of Westchester from the center of Salt Creek
to the west corporate limit of the Village of LaGrange Park, the west corporate
limits of LaGrange Park from the south corporate limit of the Village of
Westchester to the center of Salt Creek, the center of Salt Creek from the
west corporate limit of the Village of LaGrange Park to the Cook-DuPage County
line; the Cook-DuPage County line from the center of Salt Creek northerly
to the south corporate limit of the City of Chicago; the south corporate
limits of the City of Chicago from the Cook-DuPage County line northeasterly
to the north corporate limit of the Village of Schiller Park; and the north
corporate limit of the Village of Schiller Park from the south corporate
limit of the City of Chicago to the east corporate limit of the Village
of Schiller Park. Also included in the North Central Region are the territories
within the corporate limits of the Village of Rosemont, the Village of Norridge,
the Village of Harwood
Heights and the unincorporated areas of Norwood Park Township.
(4) The Central Region includes all the territory, municipalities and
unincorporated areas of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, bounded by:
the west corporate limits of the City of Chicago from the corporate limit
of the City of Chicago at Roosevelt Road southerly to the north corporate
limit of the Village of Bedford Park; the north and west corporate limits
of the Village of Bedford Park from the west corporate limit of the City
of Chicago westerly and southerly to the north corporate limit of the Village
of Justice; the west corporate limits of the Village of Justice from the
south corporate limit of the Village of Bedford Park southerly to the north
corporate limit of the Village of Willow Springs; the west and north corporate
limits of the Village of Willow Springs southerly and westerly to the west
corporate limit of the Village of Willow Springs (near the intersection
of 79th Street and Howard Street); the center of the right-of-way of 79th
Street from the west corporate limit of the Village of Willow Springs westerly
to the Cook-DuPage County line; the Cook-DuPage County line from the center
of the right-of-way of
79th Street northerly to the center of Salt Creek; the center of Salt Creek
from the Cook-DuPage County line easterly to the west corporate limit of
the Village of LaGrange Park; the west corporate limits of the Village of
LaGrange Park from the center of Salt Creek northerly to the south corporate
limit of the Village of Westchester; the south and east corporate limits
of the Village of Westchester from the west corporate limit
of the Village of LaGrange Park easterly and northerly to the center of Salt
Creek; the center of Salt Creek from the east corporate limit of the Village
of Westchester easterly to the north corporate limit of the Village of Brookfield;
the north and east corporate limits of the Village of Brookfield from the
center of Salt Creek easterly and southerly to the north corporate limit
of the Village of Riverside; the north and west corporate limits of the
Village of Riverside from the east corporate limit of the Village of Brookfield
easterly and northerly to the west corporate limit of the City of Berwyn;
the west and north corporate limits of the City of Berwyn from the south
corporate limit of the Village of North Riverside northerly and easterly
to the west corporate limit of the Town of Cicero; and the north corporate
limits of the Town of Cicero from the east corporate limit of the City of
Berwyn easterly to the west corporate limit of the City of Chicago.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, the Village of
Willow Springs is included
in the Central Region as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
93rd General
Assembly.
(5) The Southwest Region includes all the territory, municipalities and
unincorporated areas of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, bounded by:
the west corporate limits of the City of Chicago from the north corporate
limit of the Village of Bedford Park (at Illinois 50-Cicero Avenue) southerly
to the north corporate limit of the City of Blue Island (at Maplewood Street);
the north and west corporate limits of the City of Blue Island from the
west corporate limit of the City of Chicago (at Maplewood Street) westerly and
southerly to the east corporate limit of the Village of Robbins; the north
and west corporate limits of the Village of Robbins from the west corporate
limit of the City of Blue Island westerly and southerly to the north corporate
limit of the Village Midlothian; the north and west corporate limits of
the Village of Midlothian from the west corporate limit of the Village of
Robbins westerly and southerly to the north corporate limits of the Village
of Oak Forest; the north and west corporate limits of the Village of Oak
Forest from the west corporate limit of the Village of Midlothian westerly
and southerly to the north corporate limit of the Village of Tinley Park;
the north and west corporate limits of the Village of Tinley Park from the
west corporate limit of the Village of Oak Forest westerly and southerly
to the Cook-Will County line; the Cook-Will County line from the west corporate
limit of the Village of Tinley Park westerly to the Norfolk and Western
Railroad tracks; the Cook-Will County line from the
Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks northerly and westerly to the Cook-DuPage County
line; the Cook-DuPage County line from the Cook-Will County line to the
center of the right-of-way of 79th Street; the center of the right-of-way
of 79th Street from the Cook-DuPage County line easterly to the west corporate
limit of the Village of Willow Springs; the north and west corporate limits
of the Village of Willow Springs from the center of the right-of-way of
79th Street easterly and northerly to the south corporate limit of the Village
of Hodgkins; the south and east corporate limits of the Village of Hodgkins
from the north corporate limit of the Village of Willow Springs northeasterly
to the south corporate limit of the Village of Bedford Park; and the west
and north corporate limits of the Village of Bedford Park from the north
corporate limit of the Village of Justice northerly and easterly to the
west corporate limit of the City of Chicago (at Illinois Route 50-Cicero Avenue).
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, the Village of
Willow Springs is excluded
from the Southwest Region as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 93rd General
Assembly.
(6) The South Region includes all the territory, municipalities and
unincorporated
areas of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, bounded by: the
Illinois-Indiana
State line from the south corporate limit of the City of Chicago southerly
to the Cook-Will County line; the Cook-Will County line from the
Illinois-Indiana
State line westerly and northerly to the west corporate limit of the Village
of Tinley Park; the west and north corporate limits of the Village of Tinley
Park from the Cook-Will County line northerly and easterly to the
west corporate limit of the Village of Oak Forest; the west and north
corporate limits of the Village of Oak Forest from the north corporate limit
of the Village of Tinley Park northerly and easterly to the west corporate
limit of the Village of Midlothian; the west and north corporate limits
of the Village of Midlothian from the north corporate limit of the Village
of Oak Forest northerly and easterly to the west corporate limit of the
Village of Robbins; the west and north corporate limits of the Village of
Robbins from the north corporate limit of the Village of Midlothian northerly
and easterly to the west corporate limit of the City of Blue Island; the
west and north corporate limits of the City of Blue Island from the north
corporate limit of the Village of Robbins northerly and easterly to the west corporate
limit of the City of Chicago (at Maplewood Street); and the south corporate
limits of the City of Chicago from the west corporate limit of the City
of Chicago (at Maplewood Street) to the Illinois-Indiana State line.
(Source: P.A. 93-158, eff. 7-10-03.)
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(70 ILCS 3615/3B.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)
Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board. (a) Until April 1, 2008, the
governing body of the Commuter
Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 directors appointed pursuant
to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
(1) One director shall be appointed by the Chairman |
| of the Board of DuPage County with the advice and consent of the County Board of DuPage County and shall reside in DuPage County.
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(2) Two directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
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| County Boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties with the concurrence of not less than a majority of the chairmen from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen. Each such chairman may nominate not more than two persons for each position. Each such director shall reside in a county in the metropolitan region other than Cook or DuPage County.
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(3) Three directors appointed by the members of the
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| Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board of Commissioners becomes elected from single member districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the residents of which reside outside Chicago. In either case, such appointment shall be with the concurrence of four such Commissioners. Each such director shall reside in that part of Cook County outside Chicago.
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(4) One director appointed by the Mayor of the City
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| of Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago. Such director shall reside in the City of Chicago.
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(5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors,
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| from the members of the board, with the concurrence of 5 of such directors.
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(b) After April 1, 2008 the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
(1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman
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| of the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (1) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage County, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman
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| of the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the McHenry County Board and shall reside in McHenry County. To implement the change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry County, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will
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| County Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County Board and shall reside in Will County. To implement the change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman
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| of the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
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(5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman
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| of the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
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(6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of
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| the City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago and shall reside in the City of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of
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| the City of Chicago, as follows:
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(i) One Director who resides in Cook County
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| outside of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of the members of the Cook County Board.
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(ii) One Director who resides in the township of
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| Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, or Elk Grove. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area described in this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(iii) One Director who resides in the township of
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| Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
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(iv) One Director who resides in the township of
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| Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, Lemont, Palos, or Orland. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area described in this subparagraph and whose term of office had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(v) One Director who resides in the township of
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| Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area described in this subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(vi) The Directors identified under the
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| provisions of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County Board. Each individual Director shall be appointed by those members of the Cook County Board whose Board districts overlap in whole or in part with the geographic territory described in the relevant subparagraph. The vote of County Board members eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in those portions of their Board districts within the geographic territory described in the relevant subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).
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(8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors,
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| from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
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(c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an officer, a member of the
board of directors or trustee or an employee of any transportation agency,
or be an employee of the State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof,
or of any county, municipality, or any other unit of local government or receive any compensation from any
elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws of Illinois.
(d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
and under Section
3B.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board
which shall maintain the certifications as part of the official records
of the Commuter Rail Board.
(Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)
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(70 ILCS 3615/3B.10) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.10)
Sec. 3B.10. Budget and Program. The Commuter Rail Board, subject to
the powers of the Authority in Section 4.11, shall control the finances
of the Division. It shall by ordinance appropriate money to perform the
Division's purposes and provide for payment of debts and expenses of the
Division. Each year the Commuter Rail Board shall prepare and publish a
comprehensive annual budget and proposed five-year capital
program document, and a financial plan for
the two years thereafter describing the state of the Division and presenting
for the forthcoming fiscal year and the two following years the Commuter
Rail Board's plans for such operations and capital expenditures as the Commuter
Rail Board intends to undertake and the means by which it intends to finance
them. The proposed budget,
financial plan, and five-year capital program shall be based on the Authority's
estimate of funds to be made available to the Commuter Rail Board by or through
the Authority and shall conform in all respects to the requirements established
by the Authority. The proposed budget, financial plan, and five-year capital program shall contain a statement
of the funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year,
the funds estimated to be received from all sources for such year and the
funds estimated to be on hand at the end of such year.
The fiscal year of the Division shall be the same as the fiscal
year of the Authority. Before the proposed budget,
financial
plan, and five-year capital program are submitted to the Authority, the Commuter Rail Board shall hold
at least one public hearing thereon in each of the counties in the metropolitan
region in which the Division provides service. The Commuter Rail Board
shall hold at least one meeting for consideration of the proposed budget, financial plan, and five-year capital plan with the county board of each of the several counties in the
metropolitan region in which the Division provides service. After conducting
such hearings and holding such meetings and after making such changes in
the proposed budget, financial plan, and five-year capital plan
as the Commuter Rail Board deems appropriate,
the board shall adopt its annual budget ordinance at least by November 15 next
preceding
the beginning of each fiscal year. The budget,
financial
plan, and five-year capital program
shall then be submitted to the Authority as provided in Section 4.11.
In the event that the Board of the Authority determines that the budget
and program, and financial plan do not meet the standards of Section 4.11,
the Commuter Rail Board shall make such changes as are necessary to meet
such requirements and adopt an amended budget ordinance. The amended budget
ordinance shall be resubmitted to the Authority pursuant to Section 4.11. The ordinance
shall appropriate such sums of money as are deemed necessary to defray all
necessary expenses and obligations of the Division, specifying purposes
and the objects or programs for which appropriations are made and the amount
appropriated for each object or program. Additional appropriations, transfers
between items and other changes in such ordinance which do not alter the
basis upon which the balanced budget determination was made by the Board
of the Authority may be made from time to time by the Commuter Rail Board.
The budget shall:
(i) show a balance between (A) anticipated revenues |
| from all sources including operating subsidies and (B) the costs of providing the services specified and of funding any operating deficits or encumbrances incurred in prior periods, including provision for payment when due of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness;
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(ii) show cash balances including the proceeds of any
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| anticipated cash flow borrowing sufficient to pay with reasonable promptness all costs and expenses as incurred;
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(iii) provide for a level of fares or charges for the
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| public transportation provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of such Commuter Rail Board sufficient to allow the Commuter Rail Board to meet its required system generated revenue recovery ratio;
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(iv) be based upon and employ assumptions and
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| projections which the Board of the Authority finds to be reasonable and prudent;
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(v) have been prepared in accordance with sound
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| financial practices as determined by the Board of the Authority;
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(vi) meet such other uniform financial, budgetary, or
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| fiscal requirements that the Board of the Authority may by rule or regulation establish; and
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(vii) be consistent with the goals and objectives
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| adopted by the Regional Transportation Authority in the Strategic Plan.
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(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
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