Illinois Statutes Chapter 505. Agriculture § 95/10. Milk Promotion Board; members; officers; term of office; costs

§ 10. Any milk promotion program established under this Act shall provide for a Milk Promotion Board which is charged with the administration of the program.

The Board shall consist of members elected from dairy cooperatives which have a member or members residing in the State of Illinois. Each cooperative is entitled to elect one Board member, and any cooperative which has more than 400 members residing in Illinois shall elect an additional Board member for each 400 members residing in Illinois. Any new dairy cooperative organized after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1986 must have at least 50 members residing in Illinois to be entitled to elect a Board member.

There shall be established by the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee or the Milk Promotion Board 4 districts from which there will be one producer elected from each district. The districts shall represent as nearly an equal a volume of milk as may be practicable.

The Milk Promotion Board shall elect from its members a chairman, secretary and treasurer and such other positions as may be provided for in the milk promotion program. The term of office for members of the Milk Promotion Board shall be for 3 years except the term of the members of the Board first taking office shall be for one, 2 or 3 years as determined by the initial Board. The Milk Promotion Board shall establish the number of members of each term of office of the initial Milk Promotion Board and shall conduct the election of members in subsequent years.

The total administrative costs to manage the Illinois Milk Promotion Act, including salaries, employee benefits, office equipment and office expenses, shall not exceed 5% of the annual assessments. All voting members of the Milk Promotion Board are entitled to actual and necessary travel and incidental expenses and while attending meetings of the Board or while engaged in the performance of official responsibilities as determined by the Board and provided for in the milk promotion program.