Bill Amendment: IL HB3702 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly

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Bill Title: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM

Status: 2021-11-29 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3702 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3702-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Adriane Johnson

Filed: 10/19/2021

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3702
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3702 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
Section 5-15003 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-15003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15003)
Sec. 5-15003. Department of public works. The county board
may establish a department of public works with authority to
exercise complete supervision in such county over any of the
projects authorized by this Division in either of the methods
designated hereafter.
A. The county board may employ a superintendent of public
works and such other employees for the administration of the
department as may be necessary. The superintendent shall be a
registered professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering
from an accredited institution of higher learning, or have at

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least 10 years of professional, management-level experience in
either a municipal or county public works department. The
superintendent and shall have complete authority to supervise
and manage the department; or
B. Each county public works department shall be managed by
a board of public works, consisting of 5 members appointed by
the President and Chairman of the county board, with the
approval of the county board, for a 3 year term, except that of
the first appointees, 2 shall serve for one year, 2 for 2
years, and one for 3 years. The term of office of original
appointees shall be regarded as beginning on July 1, following
their appointment, and the term of all members shall continue
until their successors are appointed. At least 2 members must
be elected officials of municipalities within the county whose
terms of office within the municipalities will not expire
prior to the termination of appointment hereunder, one member
must be a member of the county board whose term of office will
not expire prior to the termination of appointment hereunder,
one member must be a trustee of a Sanitary District within the
county whose term of office will not expire prior to the
termination of appointment hereunder, and one member must be
chosen to represent the Conservation and Public Health
interests. The members of the board shall receive compensation
as provided by the county board. The board of public works may
employ a superintendent of public works and any other
employees for the administration of the department as may be

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necessary. The superintendent must be a registered
professional engineer, hold a degree in engineering from an
accredited institution of higher learning, or have at least 10
years of professional, management-level experience in either a
municipal or county public works department. Any county may
advance general funds for necessary studies or engineering for
a project to be financed by revenue bonds and be reimbursed by
the proceeds of such bonds. Any county may purchase such bonds
with funds derived solely from the County Retailers Occupation
Tax.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".