Bill Text: IL SB1236 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act and Counties Code. Provides that an elected officer of a unit of local government, including county board members, shall not receive a salary or other compensation from the unit of local government if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for the elected official's service in that same elected position and, if a current officer is receiving benefits, then reduces the official's salary and compensation to zero at the beginning of the official's next term. Limits home rule powers. Further amends the Counties Code. Provides that a chairman of a county board who is chosen by the board may be removed, for cause or without cause, upon a motion adopted by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of the board and the chairman removed maintains his or her status as a member of the county board. Includes procedures to replace the chairman. Provides that a vendor wishing to contract with a county for goods and services in an amount greater than $30,000 shall disclose to the county, prior to a county board's vote on the contract, any familial relationship between the vendor and specified county officials. Requires the county board to notify newly elected countywide officials elected in or after November 2016 of the option for an auditor to conduct a transitional audit at the county's expense (limiting home rule powers). Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides for removal of officers of a forest preserve district board and procedures to replace the officers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0544 [SB1236 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1236-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act and Counties Code. Provides that an elected officer of a unit of local government, including county board members, shall not receive a salary or other compensation from the unit of local government if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for the elected official's service in that same elected position and, if a current officer is receiving benefits, then reduces the official's salary and compensation to zero at the beginning of the official's next term. Limits home rule powers. Further amends the Counties Code. Provides that a chairman of a county board who is chosen by the board may be removed, for cause or without cause, upon a motion adopted by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of the board and the chairman removed maintains his or her status as a member of the county board. Includes procedures to replace the chairman. Provides that a vendor wishing to contract with a county for goods and services in an amount greater than $30,000 shall disclose to the county, prior to a county board's vote on the contract, any familial relationship between the vendor and specified county officials. Requires the county board to notify newly elected countywide officials elected in or after November 2016 of the option for an auditor to conduct a transitional audit at the county's expense (limiting home rule powers). Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides for removal of officers of a forest preserve district board and procedures to replace the officers. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-5)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0544 [SB1236 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1236-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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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 Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 7-137.1 as follows:
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6 | (40 ILCS 5/7-137.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1)
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7 | Sec. 7-137.1. Elected officials.
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8 | (a) A person holding an elective office who has elected
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9 | participate in the Fund while in that office may revoke that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | election
and cease participating in the Fund by notifying the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Board in writing
before January 1, 1992.
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12 | Upon such revocation, the person shall forfeit all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | creditable service
earned while holding that office, and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Board shall refund to the person,
without interest, all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | employee contributions paid for the forfeited
creditable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | service. The Board shall also refund or credit to the employing
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17 | municipality, without interest, the employer contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | relating to the
forfeited service, except those for death and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | disability.
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20 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Section, notwithstanding Notwithstanding the provisions of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Sections 7-141 and 7-144,
beginning January 1, 1992, a person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | who holds an elective office and has
not elected to participate |
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1 | in the Fund with respect to that office (or has
revoked his | ||||||
2 | election to participate with respect to that office under
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3 | subsection (a) of this Section) shall not be disqualified from | ||||||
4 | receiving a
retirement annuity by reason of holding such | ||||||
5 | office, provided that the
annuity is not based on any credits | ||||||
6 | received for participating while
holding that office.
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7 | (c) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
8 | of the 101st General Assembly, a person who holds elective | ||||||
9 | office as a member of a county board, notwithstanding whether | ||||||
10 | he or she has not elected to participate in the Fund with | ||||||
11 | respect to that office or has revoked his or her election to | ||||||
12 | participate with respect to that office under subsection (a) of | ||||||
13 | this Section, shall be disqualified from receiving a retirement | ||||||
14 | annuity until he or she no longer holds that elective office. | ||||||
15 | Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes made by this | ||||||
16 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly apply without | ||||||
17 | regard to whether the person is in service on or after the | ||||||
18 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||||||
19 | Assembly. | ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 87-740.)
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