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1 AN ACT concerning local government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, and 55 as follows:
6 (70 ILCS 508/5)
7 Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to facilitate
8 and promote the utilization of property that is located along
9 the Illinois Waterway throughout Will County and property
10 formerly occupied and used by the United States government as
11 an ammunition plant and arsenal and to replace and enhance the
12 economic benefits generated by those former uses with
13 diversified projects and land uses that will create new job
14 opportunities and foster new economic development within the
15 area.
16 (Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
17 (70 ILCS 508/15)
18 Sec. 15. Creation of Authority; Board members; officers.
19 (a) The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority is created as
20 a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal
21 corporation.
22 (b) The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority shall
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1 extend over all of the territory, consisting of 3,000 acres,
2 more or less, that is commonly known and described as the
3 Joliet ammunition plant and arsenal and includes the
4 municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet,
5 Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and
6 Wilmington. The legal description of the territory is (1)
7 approximately 1,900 acres located at the Arsenal, the
8 approximate legal description of which includes part of
9 section 30, Jackson Township, T34N R10E, and sections or part
10 of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Channahon Township, T34N
11 R9E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land
12 Use Concept; and (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the
13 approximate legal description of which includes part of
14 sections 16, 17, and 18, Florence Township, T33N R10E, Will
15 County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
16 (c) The governing and administrative powers of the
17 Authority shall be vested in its Board of Directors consisting
18 of 15 10 members. Four of the members of the Board of Directors
19 , 4 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from Will
20 County, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
21 of the members of the Board of Directors , and 6 of whom shall
22 be appointed by the Will County Executive with the advice and
23 consent of the Will County Board. The mayors of the
24 municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet,
25 Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and
26 Wilmington shall each appoint one member of the Board of
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1 Directors. All members appointed to the Board shall be
2 residents of Will County. , but of the 6 members who are
3 appointed by the Will County Executive, with the advice and
4 consent of the Will County Board, one shall be a resident of
5 the City of Joliet, one a resident of the City of Wilmington,
6 one a resident of the Village of Elwood, one a resident of the
7 Village of Manhattan, one a resident of the Village of
8 Symerton, and one an at-large resident of Will County. Each
9 city council or village board shall recommend 3 individuals
10 who are residents of the city or village to the Will County
11 Executive to be members of the Board of Directors. The Will
12 County Executive shall choose one of the recommended
13 individuals from each city and village and shall submit those
14 names to the Will County Board for approval. All persons
15 appointed as members of the Board shall have recognized
16 ability and experience in one or more of the following areas:
17 economic development, finance, banking, industrial
18 development, small business management, real estate
19 development, community development, venture finance, organized
20 labor, units of local government, or civic, community, or
21 neighborhood organization.
22 (d) (Blank). Within 30 days after the effective date of
23 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Will
24 County Executive, with the advice and consent of the Will
25 County Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board
26 for an initial term expiring on the third Monday in January,
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1 2013. The member must be an at-large resident of Will County.
2 The Board members holding office on the effective date of this
3 amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to
4 hold office for the remainder of their respective terms. All
5 successors shall be appointed by the original appointing
6 authority and hold office for a term of 4 years commencing the
7 third Monday in January of the year in which their term
8 commences, except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy.
9 Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term. In
10 case of vacancy in a Governor-appointed membership when the
11 Senate is not in session, the Governor may make a temporary
12 appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when a person
13 shall be nominated to fill that office, and any person so
14 nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
15 during the remainder of the term. Each member appointed to the
16 Board shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
17 qualified.
18 (d-10) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
19 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the mayors
20 Romeoville, Lockport, Crest Hill, Rockdale, and Channahon
21 shall each appoint one additional member of the Board for an
22 initial term expiring on the third Monday in January of the
23 year in which their term commences. The Board members holding
24 office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
25 104th General Assembly shall continue to hold office for the
26 remainder of their respective terms, and any vacancy in their
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1 terms shall be filled by the original appointing authority.
2 Upon the expiration of the term of the Board member holding
3 office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
4 104th General Assembly who was appointed by the Will County
5 Executive and is a resident of the City of Joliet, the mayor of
6 Joliet shall appoint that member's successor. Upon the
7 expiration of the term of the Board member holding office on
8 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
9 Assembly who was appointed by the Will County Executive and is
10 a resident of the City of Wilmington, the mayor of Wilmington
11 shall appoint that member's successor. Upon the expiration of
12 the term of the Board member holding office on the effective
13 date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who
14 was appointed by the Will County Executive and is a resident of
15 the Village of Elwood, the mayor of Elwood shall appoint that
16 member's successor. Upon the expiration of the term of the
17 Board member holding office on the effective date of this
18 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who was appointed
19 by the Will County Executive and is a resident of the Village
20 of Manhattan, the mayor of Manhattan shall appoint that
21 member's successor. Upon the expiration of the term of the
22 Board member holding office on the effective date of this
23 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who was appointed
24 by the Will County Executive and is a resident of the Village
25 of Symerton, the mayor of Symerton shall appoint that member's
26 successor.
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1 (e) The Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the
2 Board annually from among the members who are appointed by the
3 Will County Executive from among the members of the Board.
4 (f) The Governor may remove any member of the Board in case
5 of incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
6 (g) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation
7 for their services as members but may be reimbursed for all
8 necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance
9 of their duties as members.
10 (h) The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall
11 have a background in finance, including familiarity with the
12 legal and procedural requirements of issuing bonds, real
13 estate or economic development, and administration. The
14 Executive Director shall hold office at the discretion of the
15 Board. The Executive Director shall be the chief
16 administrative and operational officer of the Authority, shall
17 direct and supervise its administrative affairs and general
18 management, shall perform such other duties as may be
19 prescribed from time to time by the Board, and shall receive
20 compensation fixed by the Board. The Executive Director shall
21 attend all meetings of the Board; however, no action of the
22 Board or the Authority shall be invalid on account of the
23 absence of the Executive Director from a meeting. The Board
24 may engage the services of such other agents and employees,
25 including attorneys, appraisers, engineers, accountants,
26 credit analysts and other consultants, and may prescribe their
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1 duties and fix their compensation.
2 (i) The Board shall meet on the call of its Chairperson or
3 upon written notice of 8 6 members of the Board.
4 (Source: P.A. 96-1122, eff. 7-20-10.)
5 (70 ILCS 508/20)
6 Sec. 20. Actions of the Authority. All official acts of
7 the Authority shall require the affirmative vote of a simple
8 majority at least 6 members of the Board members at a meeting
9 of the Board at which the members casting those affirmative
10 votes are present. It is the duty of the Authority to promote
11 development within its territorial jurisdiction. The Authority
12 shall use the powers conferred on it by this Act to assist in
13 the development, construction, and acquisition of industrial
14 or commercial projects within its territorial jurisdiction.
15 Eight 6 members shall constitute a quorum, and the Board
16 may not meet or take any action without a quorum present.
17 (Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
18 (70 ILCS 508/55)
19 Sec. 55. Abolition of Authority. The Authority shall be
20 abolished upon the last to occur of the following: (1)
21 expiration of the 35-year 30-year period that begins on the
22 effective date of this Act; or (2) one year after all revenue
23 bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the
24 Authority have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise
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1 provided for. Upon the abolition of the Authority, all of its
2 rights and property shall pass to and be vested in Will County
3 the State.
4 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.