Bill Text: IL SB3214 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act. Provides that the Board of the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority shall consist of 10 members (now, 9 members). Sets forth the membership of the Board. Provides that the County Executive of Will County, with the advice and consent of the Will County Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board. Provides that the Authority shall be abolished upon the last to occur of the following: (i) expiration of the 25-year period (now, 15-year period) that began on the effective date of the Act; or (ii) one year after all revenue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the Authority have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise provided for. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1122 [SB3214 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3214-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act is
amended by changing Sections 15 and 55 as follows:
(70 ILCS 508/15)
Sec. 15. Creation of Authority; Board members; officers.
(a) The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority is created as
a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal
corporation.
(b) The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority shall
extend over all of the territory, consisting of 3,000 acres,
more or less, that is commonly known and described as the
Joliet ammunition plant and arsenal. The legal description of
the territory is (1) approximately 1,900 acres located at the
Arsenal, the approximate legal description of which includes
part of section 30, Jackson Township, T34N R10E, and sections
or part of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Channahon Township,
T34N R9E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal
Land Use Concept; and (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the
approximate legal description of which includes part of
sections 16, 17, and 18, Florence Township, T33N R10E, Will
County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.

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(c) The governing and administrative powers of the
Authority shall be vested in its Board of Directors consisting
of 10 9 members, 4 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor
from Will County, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and 6 5 of whom shall be appointed by the county board
of Will County Executive with the advice and consent of the
Will County Board. All members appointed to the Board shall be
residents of Will County, but of the 6 5 members who are
appointed by the county board of Will County Executive, with
the advice and consent of the Will County Board, one shall be a
resident of the City of Joliet, one a resident of the City of
Wilmington, one a resident of the Village of Elwood, one a
resident of the Village of Manhattan, and one a resident of the
Village of Symerton, and one an at-large resident of Will
County. Each city council or village board shall recommend 3
individuals who are residents of the city or village to the
Will County Executive board to be members of the Board of
Directors. The Will County Executive Board shall choose one of
the recommended individuals from each city and village and
shall submit those names to the Will County Board for approval.
All persons appointed as members of the Board shall have
recognized ability and experience in one or more of the
following areas: economic development, finance, banking,
industrial development, small business management, real estate
development, community development, venture finance, organized
labor, units of local government, or civic, community, or

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neighborhood organization.
(d) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Will County
Executive, with the advice and consent of the Will County
Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board for an
initial term expiring on the third Monday in January, 2013. The
member must be an at-large resident of Will County. The Board
members holding office on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to hold office
for the remainder of their respective terms. The terms of the 9
initial appointees to the Authority shall commence 30 days
after the effective date of this Act. Of the 9 members
initially appointed (i) 2 of the gubernatorial appointees and 2
of the non-gubernatorial appointees shall be appointed to serve
terms expiring on the third Monday in January, 1997 and (ii) 2
of the gubernatorial appointees and 3 of the non-gubernatorial
appointees shall be appointed to serve terms expiring on the
third Monday in January, 1999. All successors shall be
appointed by the original appointing authority and hold office
for a term of 4 years commencing the third Monday in January of
the year in which their term commences, except in case of an
appointment to fill a vacancy. Vacancies shall be filled for
the remainder of the term. In case of vacancy in a
Governor-appointed membership when the Senate is not in
session, the Governor may make a temporary appointment until
the next meeting of the Senate when a person shall be nominated

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to fill that office, and any person so nominated who is
confirmed by the Senate shall hold office during the remainder
of the term. Each member appointed to the Board shall serve
until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(e) The Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the
Board annually from among the members who are appointed by the
county board of Will County Executive.
(f) The Governor may remove any member of the Board in case
of incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(g) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation
for their services as members but may be reimbursed for all
necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance
of their duties as members.
(h) The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall
have a background in finance, including familiarity with the
legal and procedural requirements of issuing bonds, real estate
or economic development, and administration. The Executive
Director shall hold office at the discretion of the Board. The
Executive Director shall be the chief administrative and
operational officer of the Authority, shall direct and
supervise its administrative affairs and general management,
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time
to time by the Board, and shall receive compensation fixed by
the Board. The Executive Director shall attend all meetings of
the Board; however, no action of the Board or the Authority
shall be invalid on account of the absence of the Executive

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Director from a meeting. The Board may engage the services of
such other agents and employees, including attorneys,
appraisers, engineers, accountants, credit analysts and other
consultants, and may prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation.
(i) The Board shall meet on the call of its Chairperson or
upon written notice of 6 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/55)
Sec. 55. Abolition of Authority. The Authority shall be
abolished upon the last to occur of the following: (1)
expiration of the 25-year 15-year period that begins on the
effective date of this Act; or (2) one year after all revenue
bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the
Authority have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise
provided for. Upon the abolition of the Authority, all of its
rights and property shall pass to and be vested in the State.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.