Illinois Statutes Chapter 50. Local Government § 70/10. Formation of committee; members; vacancy; administrative support

(a) By June 10, 2023 (one year after the effective date of this Act) and at least once every 10 years after June 10, 2023, each governmental unit must form a committee to study local efficiencies and report recommendations regarding efficiencies and increased accountability to the county board in which the governmental unit is located.

(b) Each committee's membership shall include the elected or appointed members of the governing board of the governmental unit; at least 2 residents within the territory served by the governmental unit, who are appointed by the chair of the governing board, with the advice and consent of the governing board; and any chief executive officer or other officer of the governmental unit. The committee shall be chaired by the president or chief elected or appointed official of the governing board or his or her designee. The chairperson may appoint additional members to the committee as the chairperson deems appropriate.

Committee members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed by the governmental unit for their expenses incurred in performing their duties.

(b-5) In lieu of the committee described in subsection (a), a highway commissioner of a township road district in a county with a population under 400,000 and the township board of the same township may form a joint committee for the purposes described in subsection (a). That joint committee shall include: the township trustees; the highway commissioner; at least 2 residents of the territory served by the governmental unit appointed by the township supervisor with the advice and consent of the township board; at least one resident of the governmental unit appointed by the highway commissioner; and the township supervisor. The joint committee shall be chaired by the township supervisor and shall issue a joint report with 2 sections, one section for the township and one section for the road district. Except with respect to its composition and report, the joint committee shall otherwise comply with subsection (b). References in this Act to a “committee” shall also include a joint committee formed under this subsection.

(c) A committee may employ or use the services of specialists in public administration and governmental management and any other trained consultants, analysts, investigators, and assistants it considers appropriate, and it may seek assistance from community colleges and universities as necessary to prepare the report required under Section 25.

(d) If a vacancy occurs in the committee membership, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the appointments under subsection (b).

(e) Each governmental unit shall provide administrative and other support to its committee.