Public Act 100-0562
 
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    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
3-7002 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/3-7002)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-7002)
    Sec. 3-7002. Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board. There is
created the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board, hereinafter
called the Board, consisting of 7 members appointed by the
Sheriff with the advice and consent of three-fifths of the
county board, except that on and after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1997, the Sheriff may appoint 2
additional members, with the advice and consent of three-fifths
of the county board, at his or her discretion. Of the members
first appointed, one shall serve until the third Monday in
March, 1965 one until the third Monday in March, 1967, and one
until the third Monday in March, 1969. Of the 2 additional
members first appointed under authority of this amendatory Act
of 1991, one shall serve until the third Monday in March, 1995,
and one until the third Monday in March, 1997. Of the 2
additional members first appointed under the authority of this
amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, one shall serve
until the third Monday in March, 2005 and one shall serve until
the third Monday in March, 2006.
    Upon the expiration of the terms of office of those first
appointed (including the 2 additional members first appointed
under authority of this amendatory Act of 1991 and under the
authority of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly),
their respective successors shall be appointed to hold office
from the third Monday in March of the year of their respective
appointments for a term of 6 years and until their successors
are appointed and qualified for a like term. As additional
members are appointed under authority of this amendatory Act of
1997, their terms shall be set to be staggered consistently
with the terms of the existing Board members.
    Notwithstanding any provision in this Section to the
contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board is
abolished on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
100th General Assembly. Of the 7 members first appointed after
the effective date of this Act of the 100th General Assembly, 2
shall serve until the third Monday in March 2019, 2 shall serve
until the third Monday in March 2021, and 3 members shall serve
until the third Monday in March 2023. The terms of the 2
additional members first appointed after the effective date of
this Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be staggered
consistently with the terms of the other Board members.
Successors shall be appointed to hold office from the third
Monday in March of the year of their respective appointments
for a term of 6 years. Each member of the Board shall hold
office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
    In the case of a vacancy in the office of a member prior to
the conclusion of the member's term, the Sheriff shall, with
the advice and consent of three-fifths of the county board,
appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
    No more than 3 members of the Board shall be affiliated
with the same political party, except that as additional
members are appointed by the Sheriff under authority of this
amendatory Act of 1997 and under the authority of this
amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the political
affiliation of the Board shall be such that no more than
one-half of the members plus one additional member may be
affiliated with the same political party. No member shall have
held or have been a candidate for an elective public office
within one year preceding his or her appointment.
    The Sheriff may deputize members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 90-447, eff. 8-16-97; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97;
90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-722, eff. 6-2-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.