Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the accountability, fiscal responsibility, procurement authority, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees in addition to those mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees of any unit of local government. Provides that appointees appointed by a county board chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or county executive with concurrence by a majority vote of the county board. Requires that reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee shall be provided to the appointee prior to the vote. Provides that appointees appointed by the county board may be removed by a majority vote of the county board for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-7)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0779 [SB3552 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2014-05-29	57	0	2	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-05-26	108	0	3	0	111	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-04-01	55	0	4	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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