Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 2605/297) Sec. 297. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tracts of land and …

(70 ILCS 2605/3) (from Ch. 42, par. 322) Sec. 3. The corporate authority of the Sanitary District of Chicago shall consist of nine trustees. Such trustees shall be elected for staggered terms at the election provided by the general election law. Three trustees shall be elected at…

(70 ILCS 2605/3.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 322.1) Sec. 3.1. EPA Director. The Director of the Environmental Protection Agency or his or her appointee may attend and participate in meetings of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, but he or she shall have no v…

(70 ILCS 2605/3.2) (from Ch. 42, par. 322.2) Sec. 3.2. The designation of the corporate authorities of sanitary districts organized under this Act is changed from "trustees" and "boards of trustees" to "commissioners" and "boards of commissioners". Wherever any of the terms "trus…

(70 ILCS 2605/300) Sec. 300. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tracts of land and …

(70 ILCS 2605/301) Sec. 301. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tract of land and t…

(70 ILCS 2605/302) Sec. 302. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tract of land and t…

(70 ILCS 2605/303) Sec. 303. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include the following described tracts of land and the tracts are annex…

(70 ILCS 2605/304) Sec. 304. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tract of land and t…

(70 ILCS 2605/305) Sec. 305. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tracts of land, and…

(70 ILCS 2605/306) Sec. 306. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are extended to include within those limits the following described tracts of land, and…

(70 ILCS 2605/307) Sec. 307. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago are extended to include within those corporate limits the following …

(70 ILCS 2605/308) Sec. 308. District enlarged. Upon August 3, 2015 (the effective date of Public Act 99-231), the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago are extended to include within those corporate limits the following described trac…

(70 ILCS 2605/309) Sec. 309. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago are extended to include within those corporate limits the following …

(70 ILCS 2605/310) Sec. 310. District enlarged. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the corporate limits of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago are extended to include within those corporate limits the following…

(70 ILCS 2605/35) (from Ch. 42, par. 349.35) Sec. 35. Sanitary district; acquisition of land. Any sanitary district organized under this Act which heretofore has or may hereafter use any navigable stream or river for a portion of its channel, or as an adjunct thereto or auxiliary…

(70 ILCS 2605/4) (from Ch. 42, par. 323) Sec. 4. The commissioners elected under this Act constitute a board of commissioners for the district by which they are elected, which board of commissioners is the corporate authority of the sanitary district, and, in addition to all othe…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.1) Sec. 4.1. All offices and places of employment, other than the offices of sanitary district trustees and the offices enumerated in Section 4.13 of this Act, in the sanitary district shall be classified and filled in the manner hereinaf…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.10) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.10) Sec. 4.10. Promotions. The Director shall note of record the duties (whether imposed by law, official regulation or practice) of each classification in the classified service, and shall thereupon by rule fix lines for promotion from …

(70 ILCS 2605/4.11) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.11) Sec. 4.11. Appointments. Whenever a position classified under this Act is to be filled, except the positions of deputy director of engineering, deputy director of monitoring and research, deputy director of maintenance and operations…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.12) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.12) Sec. 4.12. The Director may by his rules provide for transfers of officers and employees in the classified service from positions in one office or department to positions of the same class and grade in another office or department. T…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.13) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.13) Sec. 4.13. The following offices and places of employment, insofar as there are or may be such in the sanitary district, shall not be included within the classified civil service: All elective officers, the deputy executive director,…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.14) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.14) Sec. 4.14. No employee in the classified civil service of the sanitary district shall be involuntarily demoted or discharged except for cause, upon written charges, and after an opportunity to be heard in his own defense. For dischar…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.15) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.15) Sec. 4.15. Notice in writing shall be given by the appointing power to the Director of all appointments, permanent or temporary, made in such classified civil service and of all transfers, promotions, resignations or vacancies from a…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.16) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.16) Sec. 4.16. The Director shall investigate the efficiency of all officers and employees and of all groups of officers and employees in the classified service and shall report to each officer, board or other authority in charge of any …

(70 ILCS 2605/4.17) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.17) Sec. 4.17. Said civil service board shall, on or before the 31st day of January of each year, make to the trustees a report showing its own action, the rules in force, the practical effects thereof and any suggestions it may approve …

(70 ILCS 2605/4.18) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.18) Sec. 4.18. The civil service board shall select one of its own members to act as secretary. The secretary shall keep the minutes of the civil service board, preserve all records and perform such other duties as the civil service boar…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.19) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.19) Sec. 4.19. All officers of the sanitary district shall aid the civil service board and the Director in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of the act and at any place where examinations are to be held shall allow reasonabl…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.1a) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.1a) Sec. 4.1a. The person appointed as treasurer for the district pursuant to Section 4 of this Act must devote his full time to performance of the duties of that office and may hold no other position in public or private employment. The…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.2) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.2) Sec. 4.2. There is hereby created and established a civil service board to consist of 3 persons to be selected in the manner following: The governing authority or body of the sanitary district, hereinafter called the trustees, shall on…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.20) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.20) Sec. 4.20. A sufficient sum of money shall be appropriated each year by the trustees to carry out the provisions of this Act; and the trustees shall allow to said civil service board such clerical help and such sums to operate and ma…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.21) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.21) Sec. 4.21. No person or officer shall wilfully or corruptly by himself, or in cooperation with one or more persons, defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to his or her right of examination and employment hereunder; or cor…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.22) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.22) Sec. 4.22. Solicitation of political contributions by a commissioner or an employee. (a) During a commissioner's or an employee's compensated time, other than vacation, personal, holiday, or compensatory time off, the commissioner or…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.23) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.23) Sec. 4.23. Soliciting political contributions from a commissioner or an employee. (a) No person shall solicit, orally or by letter, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, contribution, or payment for any party or…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.24) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.24) Sec. 4.24. No person shall in any room or building occupied for the discharge of official duties by any officer or employee in the sanitary district, solicit orally or by written communication delivered therein, or in any other manne…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.25) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.25) Sec. 4.25. Political contributions and campaigns. (a) During a commissioner's or an employee's compensated time, other than vacation, personal, holiday, or compensatory time off, a commissioner or an employee in the service of the sa…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.26) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.26) Sec. 4.26. No person who holds any public office, or who has been nominated for, or who seeks a nomination or appointment to any public office, shall corruptly use or promise to use, either directly or indirectly any official authori…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.27) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.27) Sec. 4.27. No applicant for appointment in said classified service, or to a position named in section 4.13 of this Act, shall pay or promise to pay either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing to any person whatev…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.28) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.28) Sec. 4.28. No applicant for appointment or promotion in the classified service shall ask for or receive a recommendation or assistance from any officer or employee in said service, or from any person in consideration of any political…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.29) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.29) Sec. 4.29. The Director shall certify to the treasurer or other financial or auditing officer all appointments to offices and places in the classified service, and all vacancies occurring therein, whether by dismissal, resignation or…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.2a) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.2a) Sec. 4.2a. There is created a Department of Human Resources for the district, the executive officer of which is the Director of Human Resources, hereinafter in this Act called the Director. Any person appointed as the Director shall …

(70 ILCS 2605/4.3) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.3) Sec. 4.3. Classification of positions. The Director shall, with the consent and approval of said civil service board, classify within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, all positions in said sanitary distr…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.30) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.30) Sec. 4.30. No treasurer, comptroller, paymaster, auditing officer or other officer or agent of the sanitary district shall approve the payment of, or be in any manner concerned in paying any salary or wage to any person for services …

(70 ILCS 2605/4.30a) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.30a) Sec. 4.30a. Any citizen may maintain a suit to restrain a disbursing officer from making any payment in contravention of any provision of this law, or of any rule, regulation or order thereunder. If any sum is paid contrary to any …

(70 ILCS 2605/4.31) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.31) Sec. 4.31. Any person who shall be served with a subpoena to appear and testify or to produce books and papers, issued by the civil service board or by any member thereof, or by any person or persons acting under the order of the civ…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.32) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.32) Sec. 4.32. Persons who were engaged in the military or naval service of the United States during the years 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, or 1919, any time between September 16, 1940 and July 25, 1947, or…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.33) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.33) Sec. 4.33. Any person who shall wilfully or through culpable negligence violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2407.)

(70 ILCS 2605/4.34) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.34) Sec. 4.34. If any person shall be convicted under the last preceding section, any public office or place of public employment which such person may hold shall, by force of such conviction, be rendered vacant. (Source: Laws 1935, p. 7…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.35) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.35) Sec. 4.35. Prosecution for violations of this Act may be instituted either by the Attorney General, the State's attorney for the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, or by the civil service board acting thro…

(70 ILCS 2605/4.36) (from Ch. 42, par. 323.36) Sec. 4.36. Whenever the Attorney General or the State's attorney for the county in which an offense under this Act is alleged to have been committed shall refuse to prosecute the person or persons alleged to have committed such an of…