40 ILCS 5/11-181
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 11 - Laborers' And Retirement Board Employees' Annuity And Benefit Fund--Cities Over 500,000 Inhabitants

          (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-181)Sec. 11-181. Board created. A board of 8 members shall constitute  the board of trustees authorized to carry out the provisions of this  Article.  The board shall be known as the Retirement Board of the Laborers'  and Retirement Board Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of the city.  The board shall consist of 5 persons appointed and 2 employees and one  annuitant elected in the manner hereinafter prescribed.The appointed members of the board shall be appointed as follows:One member shall be appointed by the comptroller of the city, who  may be himself or anyone chosen from among employees of the city who  are versed in the affairs of the comptroller's office; one member shall  be appointed by the City Treasurer of the city, who may be himself or  a person chosen from among employees of the city who are versed in the affairs  of the City Treasurer's office; one member shall be an employee of the city  appointed by the president of the local labor organization representing a  majority of the employees participating in the Fund; and 2 members shall  be appointed by the civil service commission or the Department  of Personnel of the city from among employees of the  city who are versed in the affairs of the civil service commission's office or  the Department of Personnel.The member appointed by the comptroller shall hold office for a term  ending on December 1st of the first year following the year of appointment.  The member appointed by the City Treasurer shall hold office for a term  ending on December 1st of the second year following the year of appointment.  The member appointed by the civil service commission shall hold office for a  term ending on the first day in the month of December of the third year  following the year of appointment.  The additional member appointed by the  civil service commission under this amendatory Act of 1998 shall hold office  for an initial term ending on December 1, 2000, and the member appointed by the  labor organization president shall hold office for an initial term ending on  December 1, 2001.  Thereafter each appointive member shall be appointed by  the officer or body that appointed his predecessor, for a term of 3 years.The 2 employee members of the board shall be elected as follows:Within 30 days from and after the appointive members have been appointed  and have qualified, the appointive members shall arrange for and hold an  election.One employee shall be elected for a term ending on December 1st of the  first year next following the effective date; one for a term ending on  December 1st of the following year.An employee member who takes advantage of the early retirement incentives  provided under this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly may continue as  a member until the end of his or her term.The initial annuitant member shall be appointed by the other members of  the board for an initial term ending on December 1, 1999.  The annuitant member elected in 1999 shall be deemed to have been  elected for a 3-year term ending on December 1, 2002.  Thereafter, the annuitant member shall be elected for a 3-year term ending  on December 1st of the third year following the election.       (Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)