Division 2-4 - Counties Not Under Township Organization
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2‑4001) Sec. 2‑4001. Oath of county commissioners. Each member of the board of county commissioners shall be commissioned by the governor, and shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the following oath, which shall be filed in the office of the county clerk: I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the state of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of county commissioner of .... county, according to the best of my ability. (Source: P.A. 86‑962.) |
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2‑4002) Sec. 2‑4002. Time of meetings. The board of county commissioners shall hold regular sessions for the transaction of the business of the county on the call of the chairman, or any two members of said board, whenever the business of the county requires it. (Source: P.A. 86‑962; 87‑1208.) |
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2‑4003) Sec. 2‑4003. Chairman. At the session of said commissioners in December of each year, they shall elect one of their number chairman for the ensuing year, who shall preside at their sessions and perform such duties as are or may be prescribed by law or by the order of said board. (Source: P.A. 86‑962.) |
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4004) (from Ch. 34, par. 2‑4004) Sec. 2‑4004. Conduct of meetings. A majority of the members of said board shall constitute a quorum to do business, and, in the absence of the chairman, a chairman pro tem may be appointed. The board shall sit with open doors, and all persons may attend their meetings. The vote on all propositions to appropriate money from the county treasury shall be taken by "ayes" and "nays" and entered on the record of the meeting. (Source: P.A. 86‑962.) |
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2‑4005) Sec. 2‑4005. Administering oaths. The chairman or any member of the board of county commissioners may administer oaths to persons, concerning any matter submitted to the board, or connected with their powers or duties. (Source: P.A. 86‑962.) |
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Votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No". If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, then a 5‑member board of county commissioners shall be established beginning with the next general election. The County Clerk, in consultation with the State's Attorney for the county, shall develop and present to the board of county commissioners, to implement by the adoption of a resolution, the transition of terms for the current 3‑member board of commissioners and the addition of 2 commissioners for 6‑year terms. Thereafter, commissioners shall be elected at each general election to fill expired terms. (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to commissioners elected under Section 2‑4006.5 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 96‑175, eff. 8‑10‑09.) |
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4006.5) Sec. 2‑4006.5. Commissioners in certain counties. (a) If a county elects 3 commissioners at large under Section 2‑4006, registered voters of such county may, by a vote of a majority of those voting on such proposition, determine to change the method of electing the board of county commissioners by electing either 3 or 5 members from single member districts. In order for such question to be placed upon the ballot, such petition must contain the signatures of not fewer than 10% of the registered voters of such county. Commissioners may not be elected from single member districts until the question of electing either 3 or 5 commissioners from single member districts has been submitted to the electors of the county at a regular election and approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question. The commissioners must certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code. The question must be in substantially the following form: Shall the board of county commissioners of (name of | ||
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The votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No". If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, a 3‑member or 5‑member board of county commissioners, as the case may be, shall be established to be elected from single member districts. (b) If the voters of the county decide to elect either 3 or 5 commissioners from single member districts, the board of county commissioners shall on or before August 31 of the year following the 2000 federal decennial census divide the county into either 3 or 5 compact and contiguous county commission districts that are substantially equal in population. On or before May 31 of the year following each federal decennial census thereafter, the board of county commissioners shall reapportion the county commission districts to be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population. (c) The commissioners elected at large at or before the general election in 2000 shall continue to serve until the expiration of their terms. Of those commissioners, the commissioner whose term expires in 2002 shall be assigned to district 1; the commissioner whose term expires in 2004 shall be assigned to district 2; and the commissioner whose term expires in 2006 shall be assigned to district 3. (d) If the voters of the county decide to elect 5 commissioners from single member districts, at the general election in 2002, one commissioner from and residing in each of districts 1, 4, and 5 shall be elected. At the general election in 2004, one commissioner from and residing in each of districts 1, 2, and 5 shall be elected. At the general election in 2006, one commissioner from and residing in each of districts 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected. At the general election in 2008, one commissioner from and residing in each of districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected. At the general election in 2010, one commissioner from each of districts 2 and 4 shall be elected. At the general election in 2012, commissioners from and residing in each district shall be elected. Thereafter, commissioners shall be elected at each general election to fill expired terms. Each commissioner must reside in the district that he or she represents from the time that he or she files his or her nomination papers until his or her term expires. In the year following the decennial census of 2010 and every 10 years thereafter, the commissioners, publicly by lot, shall divide the districts into 2 groups. One group shall serve terms of 4 years, 4 years, and 2 years and one group shall serve terms of 2 years, 4 years, and 4 years. (Source: P.A. 91‑846, eff. 6‑22‑00; 92‑189, eff. 8‑1‑01.) |
(55 ILCS 5/2‑4010) Sec. 2‑4010. Qualifications of County Board Members and Commissioners. In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, no person is eligible to hold the office of county board member or commissioner unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a resident of the county for at least one year next preceding the election. (Source: P.A. 90‑173, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |