Section 70 ILCS 3615/3A.02 - Suburban Bus BoardThe governing body of the Suburban Bus Division shall be a board consisting of 13 directors appointed as follows:
(a) Six 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 residents of which reside outside of Chicago from the chief executive officers of the municipalities, of that portion of Cook County outside of Chicago. Provided however, that: (i) One of the Directors shall be the chief executive officer of a municipality within the area of the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13; (ii) One of the Directors shall be the chief executive officer of a municipality within the area of the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13; (iii) One of the Directors shall be the chief executive officer of a municipality within the area of the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13; (iv) One of the Directors shall be the chief executive officer of a municipality within the area of the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13; (v) One of the Directors shall be the chief executive officer of a municipality within the area of the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13; (vi) One of the Directors shall be the chief executive officer of a municipality within the area of the South Region defined in Section 3A.13; (b) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within Kane County; (c) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within Lake County; (d) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within DuPage County; (e) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within McHenry County; (f) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a municipality within Will County; (g) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall serve as an ex-officio member; and (h) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term, and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and 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 is elected from single member districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago ; and who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of Chicago . Each appointment made under paragraphs (a) through (g) and under Section 3A.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to the Suburban Bus Board which shall maintain the certifications as part of the official records of the Suburban Bus Board; provided that the initial appointments shall be certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the certifications to the Suburban Bus Board following its organization.
For the purposes of this Section, "chief executive officer of a municipality" includes a former chief executive officer of a municipality within the specified Region or County, provided that the former officer continues to reside within such Region or County.
Amended by P.A. 095-0906,§ 25, eff. 8/26/2008.