605 ILCS 5/10-311
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 605 - ROADS AND BRIDGES|605 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Highway Code.|Article 10 - Special Provisions Concerning Bridges, Ferries, Terminals And Other Highway Structures

 (from Ch. 121, par. 10-311)Sec. 10-311.         The county board of each such county may in its discretion, by  ordinance, create a bridge commission for the purpose of exercising the  powers conferred by this Division of this Article if such county board  deems it expedient and necessary. The chairman of the county board, subject  to the approval of the county board, shall appoint 4 persons, all of whom,  in counties under township organization, shall be members of the county  board of such county, who with such chairman, ex officio, shall constitute  a bridge commission to be designated the ".... County Bridge Commission."All members appointed to such commission shall be legal voters of said  county, and shall have resided in said county for at least 2 years prior to  the date of their appointment to such commission. Any person holding an  elective or appointive public office shall not be eligible for appointment  to the commission, and any person who has held an elective or appointive  public office shall not be eligible for one year after the expiration of  his term of office; provided, however, such restrictions as to eligibility  for appointment shall not be applicable to members of the county board of  the county who shall be eligible for appointment nevertheless.One of such appointees shall be appointed for a term of one year, one  for a term of 2 years, one for a term of 3 years, and one for a term of 4  years, and annually thereafter appointments to fill the expired terms shall  be made in like manner except that the term of each such appointee shall be  for a term of 4 years. Vacancies shall be filled for any unexpired term in  the same manner as the original appointment. Such bridge commission shall  elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership and a secretary who  need not be a member of such commission. The members of the commission  shall receive no compensation for their service and shall give such bond as  may be required from time to time by the county board of the county. The  commission shall fix the compensation of the secretary subject to the  approval thereof by the governing body of the county. The commission shall  have power to establish by-laws, rules and regulations for its own  government and shall have general supervision over the construction,  operation, and management of each such bridge proposed or constructed by  each county under the provisions of this Division of this Article; may  employ engineering, structural and construction experts, inspectors and  attorneys and such other employees as may be necessary in its opinion, fix  their compensation and prescribe their duties. All salaries and  compensation shall be obligations of the county, payable solely from the  revenues derived from the operation of the bridge as provided under this  Division of this Article. The office records, books and accounts of the  bridge commission shall be maintained in the office of the county clerk of  the county.Each such bridge commission may be authorized and directed by the county  board to prepare all necessary plans and specifications for the  construction of such bridge or bridges, select the location for the same,  determine the size, type, method of construction, make all necessary  estimates of the probable cost of the construction and the acquisition of  land and rights necessary and incidental to the construction of the bridge  and its approaches and enter into all contracts to build and construct such  bridge and its approaches subject to the limitations provided in this  Division of this Article. No plans and specifications or estimate of cost  for the construction of any such bridge and its approaches shall be adopted  by the bridge commission until it has first been submitted to the county  board of the county and approved by such county board, and such bridge  commission shall not enter into any contract or incur any liabilities in  connection with the construction of any such bridge or its approaches  unless and until such contracts or liabilities have been approved by the  county board of such county.Such bridge commission shall operate, manage and control any such bridge  constructed or acquired under the provisions of this Division of this  Article, fix the rates of toll, or charges for the use thereof, establish  rules and regulations for the use and operation of such bridge, and if and  when authorized by the county board of any such county shall have power to  reconstruct, extend and enlarge any such bridge or bridges.    (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)