Illinois § 4.03

§ 4.03.

Elected 5-member board. (a) Any elected board of trustees of a fire protection district may provide for the establishment of a 5-member board of trustees by adopting an ordinance to that effect. If an ordinance is adopted to establish a 5-member board, then 2 trustees shall be elected at the next consolidated election for trustees as provided in the general election law and shall serve one for 2 years and one for 4 years, the length of the term of each to be determined by lot at the first board meeting following the election. Thereafter, one trustee or 2 trustees, as necessary to maintain a 5-member board of trustees, shall be elected at the election provided by the general election law for a term of 6 years. Trustees in office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to hold office for the remainder of their terms. The term of each elected trustee shall commence on the first Monday in the month following his or her election and each shall hold office until his or her term expires and until a successor is elected and qualified. (b) Any elected board of trustees of a fire protection district that has established a 5-member board of trustees by ordinance under subsection (a) may provide for a return to a 3-member board of trustees by adopting an ordinance to that effect. The terms of the 5 persons serving on the board at the time of the adoption of the ordinance shall be terminated upon the adoption of the ordinance, except that they shall continue to serve until the 3-member board under this subsection (b) has been elected and qualified. If an ordinance is adopted to return to a 3-member board, then the 3 trustees shall be elected at the next consolidated election for trustees as provided in the general election law. Persons serving on the 5-member board shall be eligible for election to the 3-member board under this subsection (b). (Source: P.A. 96-172, eff. 8-10-09.)