Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Removes a provision providing that the president of the board is the executive officer of the district. Provides that the board of a forest preserve district may appoint an executive officer of the district and they may appoint the president of the board as executive officer of the district. Provides that a president that is an executive officer on the effective date of the amendatory Act shall remain the executive officer until the conclusion of the president's term of office or the board appoints another individual as executive officer, whichever is earlier, unless the board reappoints the president as executive officer. Provides that an appointed executive officer of a district has the sole power to appoint, employ, or terminate employees as may be necessary or, if no executive officer has been appointed, then the president of the board has such powers. Provides that the president of the board of a forest preserve district shall not cancel an event occurring on forest preserve district property without the approval of the board, except in the case of preserving public safety or in the event of an emergency. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5308 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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