Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/2-5008) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5008) Sec. 2-5008. Qualifications of county executive. The qualifications for the office of county executive are the same as those for membership on the board. However, the county executive shall not be an elected member of the county board…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5009) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5009) Sec. 2-5009. Duties and powers of county executive. Any county executive elected under this Division shall: (a) see that all of the orders, resolutions and regulations of the board are faithfully executed; (b) coordinate and direct by…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5010) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5010) Sec. 2-5010. Approval of ordinances. Any ordinance passed, adopted or otherwise enacted by the board shall before it becomes effective be presented to the county executive. If the county executive approves such ordinance, resolution o…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5011) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5011) Sec. 2-5011. Death, resignation or inability of county executive. In case of the death, resignation or other inability of the county executive to act, the board shall select a person qualified under Section 2-5008 and Section 25-11 of…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5012) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5012) Sec. 2-5012. Salary of county executive. The salary of the county executive shall be fixed by the board and shall be not less than 1 1/2 times the amount of the compensation to which a member of the board is entitled. (Source: P.A. 86…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5013) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5013) Sec. 2-5013. Discontinuance of county executive form of government. Any county which has adopted the county executive form of government may discontinue that form of government only as provided in this Section. The board upon receipt …

(55 ILCS 5/2-5014) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5014) Sec. 2-5014. Certified statements by county clerk. At least 20 days prior to any referendum under Section 2-5005 or Section 2-5013, the county clerk shall file with the Secretary of State a certified statement indicating when such a r…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5015) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5015) Sec. 2-5015. County board chair; superseding plan for election of county board chairman. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in a county that has adopted the county executive form of government under this Divisio…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5016) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5016) Sec. 2-5016. Policy concerning exercise of powers by counties. It is the policy of this State that any county with a chief executive officer elected by the electors of the county may (1) exercise any power and perform any function per…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5017) Sec. 2-5017. Regular meetings of the county board. Regular and special meetings of the county board may be held in any public building located within the county that such county board is elected to serve. Prior notice of the building selected for the meeting sh…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5018) Sec. 2-5018. Special meetings. Special meetings of the board shall be held only when requested by at least one-third of the members of the board, or when requested by the county executive, which request shall be in writing, addressed to the clerk of the board, …

(55 ILCS 5/2-5019) Sec. 2-5019. Speaker of the county board. The county board shall, at its first meeting in the month following the month in which county board members are elected, choose one of its members as speaker for a term of 2 years. A speaker may be removed, with or with…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5020) Sec. 2-5020. Quorum; omnibus votes. A majority of the members of any county board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and all questions, ordinances, resolutions, or motions which shall arise at meetings shall be determined by the votes of…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5021) Sec. 2-5021. Open meetings. County board meetings are open to the public, and all persons may attend the meetings. The vote on all propositions to appropriate money from the county treasury shall be taken by "yeas" and "nays" and entered on the record of the me…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5022) Sec. 2-5022. Administering oaths. The county executive, or designee, may administer an oath to any person concerning any matter submitted to the board, or connected with its powers and duties, and a member of the board may administer the oath required by law to…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6001) Sec. 2-6001. Election of Cook County commissioners. There shall be elected every 4 years by the legal voters of Cook County 17 county commissioners who shall hold their office respectively for the term of 4 years and until their succe…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6002) Sec. 2-6002. Election of president of board. Every legal voter in said county may vote for and designate (upon his ballot cast for county commissioners) one of the candidates for commissioner to be president of the county board, and t…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6003) Sec. 2-6003. Vacancy in office of president. In case of the death, resignation, removal from office or other inability to act of the president so elected, the board of commissioners shall within 30 days appoint, by election, one of th…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6004) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6004) Sec. 2-6004. Terms of office of commissioners. The terms of office of such commissioners shall begin on the first Monday of the month following the month of their election, and they shall hold their office respectively until their suc…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6005) Sec. 2-6005. Oath of commissioners. The said commissioners shall severally, before they enter upon the discharge of their duties, take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution, and they shall be known as the board of commissi…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6006) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6006) Sec. 2-6006. Meetings of board of commissioners. The board of commissioners shall hold regular meetings on the first Monday of December, January, February, March, June and September in each year, except that when such a regularly sche…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6007) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6007) Sec. 2-6007. Voting by president. The president of the board of commissioners shall have the same privilege of voting as any other commissioner; but he shall not have a casting vote upon any question upon which he has voted as commiss…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6008) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6008) Sec. 2-6008. Approval of ordinances. All ordinances, resolutions or motions shall be submitted to said board of commissioners in writing, or reduced to writing before any vote shall be taken thereon; and if adopted by the board, the s…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6009) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6009) Sec. 2-6009. Powers and duties of commissioners. Said board of commissioners shall have the management of the affairs of said Cook County, in the manner provided by law, and may exercise the same powers, perform the same duties, and s…

(55 ILCS 5/2-6010) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-6010) Sec. 2-6010. Delegation of powers; appropriations; indebtedness. The said board of commissioners shall have no power or authority to delegate to any committee or other person or persons the "power to act", when such "power to act" sha…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10001) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10001) Sec. 3-10001. Election of county treasurer; commencement of duties. In all counties there shall be an elected treasurer who shall hold office until his successor shall be qualified. He shall enter upon the duties of his office on th…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10002) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10002) Sec. 3-10002. Oath. Each treasurer, before entering upon the duties of his office shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation prescribed by Section 3, Article XIII of the Constitution which shall be filed with the county cle…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10003) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10003) Sec. 3-10003. Bond; form. Each County treasurer, before he or she enters upon the duties of his or her office, shall also execute a bond (or, if the county is self-insured, the county through its self-insurance program may provide b…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10004) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10004) Sec. 3-10004. Commission. The county treasurer shall be commissioned by the Governor. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-10005) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10005) Sec. 3-10005. Functions, powers and duties of treasurer. The treasurer has those functions, powers and duties as provided in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 3-10006. He shall receive and safely keep the rev…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10005.1) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10005.1) Sec. 3-10005.1. Internal operations of office. The treasurer shall control the internal operations of his office and procure necessary equipment, materials and services to perform the duties of his office. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10005.2) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10005.2) Sec. 3-10005.2. Monthly report of financial status. The treasurer shall file a monthly report with the county clerk and chairman of the county board summarizing the financial status of his office in such form as shall be determi…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10005.3) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10005.3) Sec. 3-10005.3. Special funds. The treasurer may maintain the following special funds from which the county board shall authorize payment by voucher between board meetings: (a) Overpayments. (b) Reasonable amount needed during t…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10005.4) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10005.4) Sec. 3-10005.4. Compensation of deputies and employees. Compensation of deputies and employees not otherwise provided for by law shall be fixed by the treasurer subject to budgetary limitations established by the county board. (…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10005.5) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10005.5) Sec. 3-10005.5. Training program. Within 60 days after assuming office, each county treasurer shall apply to the State Comptroller for admission to the Comptroller's county treasurer training program. Each county treasurer shall…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10006) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10006) Sec. 3-10006. Prompt payment. Purchases made pursuant to this Division shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act". (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-10007) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10007) Sec. 3-10007. Annual stipend. In addition to all other compensation provided by law, every elected county treasurer, for additional duties mandated by State law, shall receive an annual stipend of (i) $5,000 if his or her term begin…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10008) Sec. 3-10008. Office hours. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the county treasurer shall keep his office open and attend to the duties thereof from eight o'clock in the forenoon to five o'clock in the afternoon on each w…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10009) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10009) Sec. 3-10009. Deposit of public funds. (a) In counties having a population of less than 150,000 the county board, when requested by the county treasurer, shall designate one or more banks, savings and loan associations, savings bank…

(55 ILCS 5/3-1001) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-1001) Sec. 3-1001. Auditors in counties of 70,000 to 3,000,000. In all counties containing less than 3,000,000 and over 70,000 inhabitants by the last federal census, there is created the office of county auditor, whose term of office shall…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10010) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10010) Sec. 3-10010. Books of account. Every county treasurer shall keep proper books of account whether mechanically, electronically or otherwise produced, used and maintained, and in whatever form such books of account may have by virtue…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10011) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10011) Sec. 3-10011. Inspection of books of account. Said books of account shall be free to the inspection of all persons wishing to examine the same. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-10012) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10012) Sec. 3-10012. County orders. When any county order is presented to him to be countersigned, the county treasurer shall personally countersign the same, and shall also enter in a book, to be kept by him for that purpose, its number, …

(55 ILCS 5/3-10013) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10013) Sec. 3-10013. Orders to be filled up and authorized. The county treasurer shall not countersign any county order before the same is filled up, nor until he shall have examined the records of the county board, and ascertained that th…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10014) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10014) Sec. 3-10014. Payment of money. No money or funds shall be paid out of any county treasury, except in accordance with an order of the county board, or when payment is specially authorized by law to be made. In counties which have de…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10015) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10015) Sec. 3-10015. Report to county board. The county treasurer of each county shall report to the county board, at each regular term thereof, the amount of money, county orders, jury certificates and other funds he may have received fro…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10016) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10016) Sec. 3-10016. Inspection of reports. Said reports shall be filed and preserved in the office of the county clerk, and be free to the inspection of any person wishing to examine the same. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-10017) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10017) Sec. 3-10017. Account and settlement. The county treasurer shall, at any time when required by the county board, render an account and make settlement with the county. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/3-10018) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10018) Sec. 3-10018. Half-yearly settlements. It shall be the duty of the county board, at least once every six months, to examine the books of account of the treasurer, and count the funds, and make settlement with the county treasurer, a…

(55 ILCS 5/3-10019) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10019) Sec. 3-10019. Examination under oath. The county board of each county shall have power at any time to examine the county treasurer under oath, touching any matter in regard to the faithful discharge of his duty. (Source: P.A. 86-962…