Illinois Administrative Code › Title 2 - GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION › Part 3400 - PUBLIC INFORMATION, RULEMAKING AND ORGANIZATION › Subpart A - ORGANIZATION › Section 3400.10 - Organization

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Tollway) has eleven
				  directors. The Governor and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
				  Transportation are ex officio directors. The Governor appoints nine directors
				  with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Tollway has the following
				  departments:
a) Administration -
				Responsible for the development and implementation of, and employee adherence
				to, administrative policies and procedures. The department also serves as the
				key contact for employee relations.
b) Communications and Marketing - Responsible
				for all external and internal communications between the Tollway and its
				constituents who include customers, news media, elected and appointed
				officials, the general public and employees.
c) Engineering - Responsible for the design,
				construction and maintenance of the roadway.
d) Finance - Responsible for all general
				accounting, budgeting, treasury functions, financial reporting, accounts
				payable, major contract review/management, payroll, risk management and cash
				handling. In addition, Finance manages all cash and investment
				analysis.
e) Illinois State
				Police-District 15 - A separate contingent of the Illinois State Police that
				provides law enforcement to the entire Tollway System, patrols the Tollway
				System to assist disabled motorists and provides special details for overweight
				vehicles and toll collection operations.
f) Information Technology - Responsible for
				leading, managing, directing, planning and controlling all information
				technologies and telecommunications, and providing strategic guidance and
				user/client services to the Tollway.
g) Inspector General - Responsible for
				investigating all instances of waste, inefficiencies, fraud, corruption,
				misconduct and mismanagement in the day to day operations of the Tollway.
				Additionally, the Inspector General recommends policies and procedures to
				ensure that the Tollway's Board members and employees, contractors and/or
				vendors adhere to all State and federal laws, as well as internal rules and
				regulations.
h) Legal - The Law
				Division is a Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of the State of
				Illinois assigned to provide legal services to the Tollway.
i) Operational Services - Responsible for
				providing the necessary resources and services to maintain the Authority's
				operations and facilities, as well as managing the collection and counting of
				tolls. The department's responsibilities include the customer service
				associated with the issuance of I-PASS transponders.
j) Planning - Responsible for developing and
				implementing the Long-Range Capital Plan and the on-going capital programming
				for the Tollway. It also coordinates with community groups, government
				agencies, and planning organizations on transportation and land use policy
				focusing on better integration and coordination.