40 ILCS 5/9-185
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-185)Sec. 9-185.     Board created.(a) A board of 9 members shall constitute the  board of trustees authorized to carry out the provisions of this Article.  The board of trustees shall be known as "The Retirement Board of the County  Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of .... County".  The board shall  consist of 2 members appointed and 7 members elected as  hereinafter prescribed.(b) The appointed members shall be appointed as follows: One member  shall be appointed by the comptroller of such county, who may be the  comptroller or some person chosen by him from among employees of the county,  who are  versed in the affairs of the comptroller's office; and one member shall be  appointed by the treasurer of such county, who may be the treasurer or some  person chosen by him from among employees of the County who are versed in  the affairs of the treasurer's office.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 county treasurer shall hold office for a term  ending on December 1st of the second year following the year of appointment.Thereafter, each appointed member shall be appointed by the officer that  appointed his predecessor for a term of 2 years.(c) Three county employee members of the board shall be  elected as follows: within 30 days from and after the date upon which this  Article comes into effect in the county, the clerk of the county shall  arrange for and hold an election.  One employee shall be elected for a term  ending on the first day in the month of December of the first year next  following the effective date; one for a term ending on December 1st of the  following year; and one for a term ending December 1st of the second following  year.(d) Beginning December 1, 1988, and every 3 years thereafter,  an annuitant member of the board shall be elected as follows:  the board shall arrange for and hold an election in which only those  participants who are currently receiving retirement benefits  under this Article shall be eligible to vote and be elected.  Each such  member shall be elected to a term ending on the first day in the month of  December of the third following year.(d-1) Beginning December 1, 2001, and every 3 years thereafter, an  annuitant member of the board shall be elected as follows:  the board shall arrange for and hold an election in which only those  participants who are currently receiving retirement benefits  under this Article shall be eligible to vote and be elected.  Each such  member shall be elected to a term ending on the first day in the month of  December of the third following year.  Until December 1, 2001, the position  created under this subsection (d-1) may be filled by the board as in the case  of a vacancy.(e) Beginning December 1, 1988, if a Forest Preserve District Employees'  Annuity and Benefit Fund shall be in force in such county and the board of  this fund is charged with administering the affairs of such annuity and  benefit fund for employees of such forest preserve district, a forest  preserve district member of the board shall be elected as of December 1, 1988,  and every 3 years thereafter as follows:  the board shall arrange for and  hold an election in which only those employees of such forest preserve  district who are contributors to the annuity and benefit fund for employees  of such forest preserve district shall be eligible to vote and be elected.  Each such member shall be elected to a term ending on the first day in the  month of December of the third following year.(f) Beginning December 1, 2001, and every 3 years thereafter, if a Forest  Preserve District Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund is in force in the  county and the board of this Fund is charged with administering the affairs of  that annuity and benefit fund for employees of the forest preserve district,  a forest preserve district annuitant member of the board shall be elected as  follows:  the board shall arrange for and hold an election in which only those  participants who are currently receiving retirement benefits under Article 10  shall be eligible to vote and be elected.  Each such member shall be elected to  a term ending on the first day in the month of December of the third following  year.  Until December 1, 2001, the position created under this subsection (f)  may be filled by the board as in the case of a vacancy.    (Source: P.A. 92-66, eff. 7-12-01.)