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| | HB3325 Engrossed | | LRB100 10766 AWJ 20997 b |
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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 Public Water District Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 3705/7) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 194)
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| 7 | | Sec. 7.
The board of trustees may appoint a general manager |
| 8 | | to serve
a term of five years and until his successor is |
| 9 | | appointed, and his
compensation shall be fixed by resolution of |
| 10 | | the board. Such general
manager shall devote his time |
| 11 | | exclusively to the affairs of the
district, and shall have |
| 12 | | power to employ, discharge and fix the
compensation of all |
| 13 | | employees of the district, except as in this Act
otherwise |
| 14 | | provided, and he shall perform and exercise such other powers
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| 15 | | and duties as may be conferred upon him by the Board of |
| 16 | | Trustees.
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| 17 | | Such general manager shall be chosen without regard to his |
| 18 | | political
affiliation and upon the sole basis of his |
| 19 | | administrative and technical
qualifications to manage the |
| 20 | | waterworks properties and affairs of the
district, and he may |
| 21 | | be discharged at a meeting of the board of trustees only upon a |
| 22 | | majority vote of the members unanimous vote of the board
of |
| 23 | | trustees. Such general manager need not be a resident of the |