70 ILCS 3615/3.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article III - Organization

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01)Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. The   corporate authorities and governing body of the Authority shall  be a Board consisting of 13 Directors until April 1, 2008, and 16 Directors thereafter, 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, only until April 1, 2008, a fifth director who shall be the Chairman of the Chicago  Transit Authority.  After April 1, 2008, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago, shall appoint a fifth Director. The Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago  shall not be the Chairman or a Director of the Chicago Transit Authority. Each such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago.(b) Four Directors appointed by the votes of a majority of the members of the Cook County Board  elected from districts, a majority of  the electors of which reside outside Chicago.  After April 1, 2008, a fifth Director appointed by the President of the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  the members of the Cook County Board.    Each Director appointed under this subparagraph shall reside in that part of Cook County outside  Chicago.(c) Until April 1, 2008,  3 Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, as follows:(i) 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.(ii)  One Director appointed by the Chairman of the     DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the DuPage County Board.  Such Director  shall reside in DuPage County.(d) After April 1, 2008, 5 Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties and the County Executive of Will County, as follows:(i) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the     Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane County Board.  Such Director shall reside in Kane County.(ii) One Director appointed by the County Executive     of Will County with the advice and consent of the Will County Board.  Such Director shall reside in Will County.(iii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the     DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the DuPage County Board.  Such Director shall reside in DuPage County.(iv) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the     Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake County Board.  Such Director shall reside in Lake County.(v) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the     McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the McHenry County Board.  Such Director shall reside in McHenry County.(vi) To implement the changes in appointing authority     under this subparagraph (d) the three Directors appointed under subparagraph (c) and residing in Lake County, DuPage County, and Kane County respectively shall each continue to serve as Director until the expiration of their respective term of office and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office.  Thereupon, the appointment shall be made by the officials given appointing authority with respect to the  Director whose term has expired or office has become vacant.(e)  The Chairman serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall  continue to serve as Chairman until the expiration of his or her term of office and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified or a vacancy occurs in the office. Upon the expiration or vacancy of the term of the Chairman then serving upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Chairman shall be appointed by the other Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least 11 of the then Directors with at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who reside in the City of Chicago, at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who reside in Cook County outside the City of Chicago, and at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who reside in the Counties of DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, or McHenry. 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 Service Board or transportation  agency, or be an employee of the State of Illinois or any department or  agency thereof, or of any municipality, county, or any other 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.(h) (Blank).      (Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)