70 ILCS 3615/3B.02
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article III-B - Commuter Rail Division

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board.(a) Until April 1, 2008, the   governing body of the Commuter  Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 directors appointed pursuant  to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:(1)  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.(2)  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 two persons for each position. Each such director shall reside in a county in the metropolitan region other than Cook or DuPage County.(3)  Three 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 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.(4)  One director appointed by the Mayor of the City     of Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago.  Such director shall reside in the City of Chicago.(5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors,     from the members of the board, with the concurrence of 5 of such directors.(b) After April 1, 2008  the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:(1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman     of the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.  To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (1) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage County, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman     of the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.  To implement the change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry County, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will     County Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County Board and  shall reside in Will County.  To implement the change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman     of the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.(5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman     of the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.(6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of     the City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of     the City of Chicago, as follows:(i) One Director who resides in Cook County         outside of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  the members of the Cook County Board.(ii) One Director who resides in the township of         Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, or Elk Grove.  To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area described in this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(iii) One Director who resides in the township of         Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.(iv) One Director who resides in the township of         Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, Lemont, Palos, or Orland.  To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area described in this subparagraph and whose term of office had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(v) One Director who resides in the township of         Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.  To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area described in this subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(vi) The Directors identified under the         provisions of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County Board.  Each individual Director shall be appointed by those members of the Cook County Board whose Board districts overlap in whole or in part with the geographic territory described in the relevant subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in those portions of their Board districts within the geographic territory described in the relevant subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).(8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors,     from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.(c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an officer, a member of the  board of directors or trustee 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 county, municipality, or any other unit of local government or receive any compensation from any  elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws of Illinois.(d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section   and under Section  3B.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board  which shall maintain the certifications as part of the official records  of the Commuter Rail Board.    (Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)