Illinois Statutes Chapter 50. Local Government § 835/4. Board of directors; meetings; rules; reports; powers and duties

§ 4. The directors shall meet in July, annually, and elect one of their number as president and one as secretary, and shall elect such other officers as they deem necessary. They shall adopt such rules for the administration of this Act as may be proper and expedient. They shall report to the court, from time to time, a detailed statement of their administration.

The board shall have exclusive control of all money paid into the Fund for Persons with a Developmental Disability and shall draw upon the governmental unit's treasurer for all or any part of that fund required by the board in the performance of its duties and exercise of its powers under this Act.

The board may establish, maintain, and equip facilities within the governmental unit for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability together with such auxiliary facilities connected therewith as the board finds necessary. For those purposes, the board may acquire, to be held in its name, real and personal property within the governmental unit by gift, grant, legacy, purchase, or lease and may occupy, purchase, lease, or erect an appropriate building or buildings for the use of such facilities and all related facilities and activities.

The board may provide for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability who are not residents of the governmental unit and may establish and collect reasonable charges for such services.