Bill Text: IL HB1067 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a superintendent of a department of public works shall 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 (rather than the superintendent shall be a registered professional engineer). Provides that at least one employee in the public works department shall be a professional engineer licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0012 [HB1067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1067-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a superintendent of a department of public works shall 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 (rather than the superintendent shall be a registered professional engineer). Provides that at least one employee in the public works department shall be a professional engineer licensed under the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0012 [HB1067 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1067-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5-15003 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-15003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15003)
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7 | Sec. 5-15003. Department of public works. The county board | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | may establish a department of public works with
authority to | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | exercise complete supervision in such county over any of the
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10 | projects authorized by this Division in either of the methods
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11 | designated hereafter.
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12 | A. The county board may employ a superintendent of public | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | works and such
other employees for the administration of the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | department as may be
necessary. Except in Lake County, the The | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | superintendent shall be a registered professional engineer . | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | The superintendent
and shall have complete authority to | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | supervise and manage the department; or
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18 | B. Each county public works department shall be managed by | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | a board of
public works, consisting of 5 members appointed by | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | the President and
Chairman of the county board, with the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | approval of the county board, for a
3 year term, except that of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | the first appointees, 2 shall serve for one
year, 2 for 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | years, and one for 3 years. The term of office of original
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1 | appointees shall be regarded as beginning on July 1, following | ||||||
2 | their
appointment, and the term of all members shall continue | ||||||
3 | until their
successors are appointed. At least 2 members must | ||||||
4 | be elected officials of
municipalities within the county whose | ||||||
5 | terms of office within the
municipalities will not expire | ||||||
6 | prior to the termination of appointment
hereunder, one member | ||||||
7 | must be a member of the county board whose term of
office will | ||||||
8 | not expire prior to the termination of appointment hereunder,
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9 | one member must be a trustee of a Sanitary District within the | ||||||
10 | county whose
term of office will not expire prior to the | ||||||
11 | termination of appointment
hereunder, and one member must be | ||||||
12 | chosen to represent the Conservation and
Public Health | ||||||
13 | interests. The members of the board shall receive
compensation | ||||||
14 | as provided by the county board. The board of public works may
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15 | employ a superintendent of public works and any other | ||||||
16 | employees for the
administration of the department as may be | ||||||
17 | necessary. Except in Lake County, the The superintendent
must | ||||||
18 | be a registered professional engineer. Any county may advance | ||||||
19 | general
funds for necessary studies or engineering for a | ||||||
20 | project to be financed by
revenue bonds and be reimbursed by | ||||||
21 | the proceeds of such bonds. Any county
may purchase such bonds | ||||||
22 | with funds derived solely from the County Retailers
Occupation | ||||||
23 | Tax.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
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