SB 1236

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person who holds elective office as a member of a county board, notwithstanding whether he or she has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office or has revoked his or her election to participate with respect to that office, shall be disqualified from receiving a retirement annuity until he or she no longer holds that elective office. Provides that the changes apply without regard to whether the person is in service on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes a conforming change. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/4-10005 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a member of a county board shall not receive a salary or other compensation from the county if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for the member's service as a county board member. Provides that if a member of the county board is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the member's salary and compensation shall be reduced to zero at the beginning of the member's next term. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 50 ILCS 145/25 new Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. Provides an elected officer of a unit of local government shall not receive a salary or other compensation from the unit of local government if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for the elected official's service in that same elected position. Provides that if an elected official is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund on the effective date of the amendatory Act, the official's salary and compensation shall be reduced to zero at the beginning of the member's next term. Limits home rule powers. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 55 ILCS 5/2-1003 from Ch. 34, par. 2-1003 55 ILCS 5/5-3003 new 55 ILCS 5/6-31013 new 70 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act and Counties Code. Provides that an elected officer of a unit of local government, including county board members, shall not receive a salary or other compensation from the unit of local government if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for the elected official's service in that same elected position and, if a current officer is receiving benefits, then reduces the official's salary and compensation to zero at the beginning of the official's next term. Limits home rule powers. Further amends the Counties Code. Provides that a chairman of a county board who is chosen by the board may be removed, for cause or without cause, upon a motion adopted by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of the board and the chairman removed maintains his or her status as a member of the county board. Includes procedures to replace the chairman. Provides that a vendor wishing to contract with a county for goods and services in an amount greater than $30,000 shall disclose to the county, prior to a county board's vote on the contract, any familial relationship between the vendor and specified county officials. Requires the county board to notify newly elected countywide officials elected in or after November 2016 of the option for an auditor to conduct a transitional audit at the county's expense (limiting home rule powers). Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides for removal of officers of a forest preserve district board and procedures to replace the officers. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that a county may deny, suspend, or terminate the eligibility of a person, firm, corporation, association, agency, institution, or other legal entity to participate as a vendor of goods or services to the county if such vendor, for contracts greater than $30,000, fails to disclose to the county a familial relationship between a county elected official or county department director and specified individuals of the vendor. Defines "familial relationship". Provides that a contract greater than $30,000 may be be approved or renewed by roll call vote of the county board following a recitation of the name of the county official and the nature of the familial relationship being disclosed. Requires the county board chairperson, county board president, or county executive (rather than the county clerk) to notify newly elected countywide officials elected of the option for an auditor to conduct a transitional audit no later than 10 days (rather than 5 days) after certification of the election results. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that if a county has adopted an ordinance or resolution effective prior to January 1, 2019 that reduces compensation of elected county officials who are receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for their service as elected officials of that county to an amount less than other elected county officials who are not receiving such pension benefits for their service as elected officials, then the provisions do not apply to that county.