28A.7 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -- APPOINTMENT.
28A.7 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -- APPOINTMENT.
1. The authority established under this division shall be
governed by a board of commissioners appointed as provided in
subsection 2. The appointment of the commissioners shall be made in
writing and shall indicate the legal residence of the appointee.
2. The board of commissioners of an authority shall consist of
sixteen members, eight members of which shall be residents of the
metropolitan area of each state which is a party to the authority.
At least four but not more than five members appointed from each
metropolitan area shall be elected city or county officers. The
mayor of each city having a population of at least eighty thousand
within the metropolitan area shall appoint, with the consent of the
city council, four members to the board of commissioners. The mayor
of each city having a population of at least forty thousand, but less
than eighty thousand, within the metropolitan area shall appoint,
with the consent of the city council, two members to the board of
commissioners. The mayor of each city having a population of at
least nineteen thousand, but less than forty thousand, within the
metropolitan area shall appoint, with the consent of the city
council, one member to the board of commissioners. The remaining
members appointed from each state shall be appointed by the
chairperson of the governing body of the county within the
metropolitan area, with consent of the governing body, from cities
having less than nineteen thousand population and areas outside the
corporate limits of cities.
3. If a city increases to a population that would enable an
additional appointment to be made, a member appointed by the
chairperson of the governing body of the county and having the least
tenure shall be removed from the board of commissioners. If a city
decreases to a population warranting fewer members, the appointee
having the least tenure of that city shall be removed from the board
of commissioners and the chairperson of the governing body of the
county in which that city is located shall make a new appointment as
provided in subsection 2. If more members than are required to be
removed have the same tenure, the removal shall be determined by lot.
4. The membership of the board of commissioners shall be gender
balanced if possible. The appointing authorities shall comply with
the requirements of section 69.16A or similar laws of the state of
Illinois as determined by the appointing authorities. The appointing
authorities shall also provide representation for racial groups
residing in the metropolitan area based on the ratio of the racial
population to the population as a whole. Section History: Recent Form
91 Acts, ch 198, §6
CS91, § 330B.7
92 Acts, ch 1163, § 81
C93, § 28A.7