(70 ILCS 3615/Art. III heading) ARTICLE III. ORGANIZATION.
(70 ILCS 3615/3.01)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01) Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. Upon expiration of the term of the members
of the Transition Board as provided for in Section 3.09,
the corporate authorities and governing body of the Authority shall
be a Board consisting of 13 Directors appointed as follows: (a) Four Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of
Chicago, and a fifth director who shall be the Chairman of the Chicago
Transit Authority. Each such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago
except the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority who shall reside
within the metropolitan area as defined in the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. (b) Four Directors appointed by the members of the Cook County Board
elected from that part of Cook County outside of Chicago, or, in the
event such Board of Commissioners becomes elected from single member
districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of
the electors of which reside outside Chicago. In either case, such appointment
shall be with the concurrence of four such Commissioners.
Each such Director shall reside in that part of Cook County outside
Chicago. (c) Two Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the county boards
of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, with the concurrence of not less
than a majority of the Chairmen from such counties, from nominees by
the Chairmen. Each such Chairman may nominate not more than 2 persons for
each position. Each such Director shall reside in a county in the metropolitan
region other than Cook or DuPage Counties. (d) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman
of the Board of DuPage County with the advice and consent of the County
Board of DuPage County and shall reside in DuPage County. (e) Before January 1, 1987, for the term expiring July 1,
1989, the Chairman shall be appointed
by the Governor. Thereafter the Chairman shall be appointed by the other
12 Directors with the concurrence of three‑fourths of such Directors. The
chairman shall not be appointed from among the other Directors. The chairman
shall be a resident of the metropolitan region. (f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act no Director
shall, while serving as such, be an officer,
a member of the Board of Directors or Trustees or an employee of any transportation
agency, or be an employee of the State of Illinois or any department or
agency thereof, or of any unit of local government or receive any compensation
from any elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws of
Illinois; except that a Director may be a member of a school board. (g) Each appointment made under this Section and
under Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to the
Board, which shall maintain the certifications as part of the official
records of the Authority; provided that the initial appointments shall
be certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the
certifications to the Board following its organization. All appointments
made by the Governor shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. (h) The Board of Directors shall be so appointed as to represent the
City of Chicago, that part of Cook County outside the City of Chicago,
and that part of the metropolitan region outside Cook County on the one
man one vote basis. After each Federal decennial census the General
Assembly shall review the composition of the Board and, if a change is
needed to comply with this requirement, shall provide for the necessary
revision by July 1 of the third year after such census.
Provided, however, that the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority
shall be a Director of the Authority and shall be considered as representing
the City of Chicago for purposes of this paragraph. Insofar as may be practicable, the changes in Board membership
necessary to achieve this purpose shall take effect as appropriate
members terms expire, no member's term being reduced by reason of such
revision of the composition of the Board. (Source: P.A. 83‑1417.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.02)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.02) Sec. 3.02. Chairman and Other Officers. The Chairman shall preside at
meetings of the Board, and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. The Board
shall select a Secretary and a Treasurer and may select persons to fill
such other offices of the Authority and to perform such duties as it shall
from time to time determine. The Secretary, Treasurer and other officers of
the Authority may, but need not be, members of the Board. (Source: P.A. 83‑886.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.03)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.03) Sec. 3.03. Terms, vacancies. Each Director, including the Chairman,
shall be appointed for an initial term as provided for in Section 3.10
of this Act. Thereafter, each Director shall hold office for a term of 5
years, and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A
vacancy shall occur upon resignation, death, conviction of a felony, or
removal from office of a Director. Any Director may be removed from office
upon concurrence of not less than 9 Directors, on a formal finding of
incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. Within 30 days
after the office of any member becomes vacant for any reason, the
appointing authorities of such member shall make an appointment to fill the
vacancy. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. After October 1, 1984, whenever a vacancy for a Director, except as
to those Directors appointed by the Governor or the Mayor of the City
of Chicago, exists for longer than 4 months, the new Director shall be
chosen by election by all legislative members in the General Assembly
representing the affected area. In order to qualify as a
voting legislative member in this matter, the affected
area must be more than 50% of the geographic area of the legislative district. (Source: P.A. 86‑1475.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.04)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04) Sec. 3.04. Compensation. Each Director including the
Chairman, except for the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority who
shall not be compensated by the Authority,
shall be compensated at the
rate of $25,000 per year. Officers of the Authority shall not be required to comply with the
requirements of "An Act requiring certain custodians of public moneys to
file and publish statements of the receipts and disbursements thereof",
approved June 24, 1919, as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 83‑885; 83‑886.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.05)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.05) Sec. 3.05. Meetings. The Board shall prescribe the times and places for meetings and the
manner in which special meetings may be called. The Board shall comply
in all respects with the "Open Meetings Act", approved July 11,
1957, as now or hereafter amended. All records, documents and papers of
the Authority, other than those relating to matters concerning which
closed sessions of the Board may be held, shall be available for public
examination, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Board may
adopt. A majority of the Directors holding office shall constitute a quorum
for the conduct of business. Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
the affirmative votes of at least 7 Directors shall be necessary for
approving any contract or agreement, adopting any rule or regulation,
and any other action required by this Act to be taken by resolution or
ordinance. The Board shall meet with the Regional Citizens Advisory Board at least
once every 4 months. (Source: P.A. 83‑886.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.06)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.06) Sec. 3.06. Territory and Annexation. The initial territory of the Authority shall be Cook, DuPage, Kane,
Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois. Any other county or portion
thereof in Illinois contiguous to the metropolitan region may be annexed
to the Authority on such conditions as the Authority shall by ordinance
prescribe, by ordinance adopted by the county board of such county, and
by approval by the Authority. Upon such annexation, a certificate of
such action shall be filed by the Secretary of the Authority with the
County Clerk of the county so annexing to the Authority and with the
Secretary of State of Illinois and the State Department of Revenue. No area may be annexed to the Authority except upon the approval of a
majority of the electors of such area voting on the proposition so to
annex, which proposition may be presented at any regular
election as provided by the county board or boards of the county or
counties in which the area in question is located. Such county board or
boards shall cause certification of such proposition to be given
in accordance with the general election law
to the proper election officers who shall submit the proposition at an election
in accordance with the general election law. (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.08)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.08) Sec. 3.08. There is established a Regional Citizens Advisory
Board. This board shall be comprised of the Chairmen of the Citizens Advisory
Boards of the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Board and the
Suburban Bus Board. This Board shall meet at least quarterly and shall advise
the Board of the impact of its policies and programs on the communities
within the metropolitan region. Members shall serve without compensation. (Source: P.A. 83‑886.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.09)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.09) Sec. 3.09. Reconstitution of Board and Appointment of Transition Board. (a) The term of office of each Director, including the Chairman, holding
office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983 shall expire
upon the appointment of a quorum of the Transition Board. (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the corporate
authorities and governing body of the Authority shall be a Transition Board
consisting of 9 Directors as follows: (i) One Director who shall be the Chairman appointed by the Governor; and (ii) Two Directors, appointed by the Governor who shall reside in that
portion of the Metropolitan Region outside of the City of Chicago; and (iii) Four Directors, one appointed by each of the following: the President
and Minority Leader of the Senate; and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House; and (iv) Two Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago. Such Directors shall serve as a Transition Board of Directors until October
1, 1984, or until midnight of the day by which all Initial Directors have
been appointed, whichever is earlier,
at which time the terms of office of the Directors of the Transition Board
shall expire. The Transition Board shall be duly constituted upon the
appointment of at least 5 of its Directors. The appointing authorities
shall certify their appointments to the Secretary of State. (c) The Directors appointed pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section
shall receive compensation of $1000 a month and shall be reimbursed for
actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (d) The Directors appointed pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section
shall have all of the powers, duties and obligations and authority of
Directors appointed pursuant
to Sections 3.01, 3A.02 and 3B.02, and officers appointed pursuant to
Section 2.14, provided that, notwithstanding anything
in this Act to the contrary, all actions taken by the Transition Board shall
require the
affirmative vote of 5 Directors of the Transition Board. (e) A vacancy shall occur upon the resignation, death or conviction of
a felony of a Director of the Transition Board during his term. Within
10 days after such vacancy occurs, it shall be filled for the unexpired
portion of the term in the manner provided for appointment in this Section. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act the Authority shall
not provide any funds received from the State to the Chicago Transit Authority
until the Transition Board, based on a budget and plan in a form acceptable
to the Authority submitted by the Chicago Transit Authority within 60
days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
finds that: (i) the Chicago Transit Authority has reduced the difference between its
operating costs and its system generated revenues to $267,000,000 for the
period beginning July 1, 1983 and ending June 30, 1984; and (ii) that the Chicago Transit Authority has or will obtain by January
1, 1985, the forgiveness, modification or discharge of a note or notes,
debts, bonds or other instruments,
other than notes held by a unit of local government, in the amount of $33,000,000. (Source: P.A. 83‑885; 83‑886.)
(70 ILCS 3615/3.10)(from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.10) Sec. 3.10. Initial Directors: Terms. The Initial Directors, including
the Chairman, appointed pursuant to Section 3.01, shall be appointed for
terms as follows: (a) One of the Directors appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(c) and two
of the Directors appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(b) for terms expiring
on July 1, 1985. (b) Two of the Directors appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(b) for terms
expiring on July 1, 1986. (c) Three of the Directors appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(a) for terms
expiring on July 1, 1987. (d) Two of the Directors appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(a), including
the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority, for terms expiring on July 1, 1988. (e) The Director appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(e) and the Director
appointed pursuant to Section 3.01(d) and one of the Directors appointed
pursuant to Section 3.01(c) for terms expiring on July 1, 1989. (Source: P.A. 83‑886.)
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