Illinois Statutes Chapter 55. Counties § 75/3. Administrator; necessary personnel; supplies or repairs

(a) The administrator and all other necessary personnel of the shelter care home and detention home, shall be appointed by the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court or any Judge of that Circuit designated by the Chief Judge, to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Each shall receive a monthly salary fixed by the county board. Personnel shall also be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The expenses shall be reimbursed at least monthly upon proper certification by the court.

The supplies or repairs necessary to maintain, operate and conduct the shelter care home and the detention home shall be furnished upon the requisition of its administrator to the chairman of a committee as may be designated by the county board, and the bills therefor shall be audited, passed upon and paid as other bills for supplies furnished for county institutions.

(b) Within 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, or any Judge of that Circuit designated by the Chief Judge, shall appoint an administrator to serve as the Superintendent of the Cook County Temporary Juvenile Detention Center. The Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, or any Judge of that Circuit designated by the Chief Judge shall appoint all other necessary personnel of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and any other shelter care home or detention home in Cook County in accordance with subsections (a) and (d) of this Section. The term of the administrator and any personnel in office upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall terminate upon the appointment of his or her successor.

(c) The Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, or any Judge of that Circuit designated by the Chief Judge, shall have administrative control over the budget of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and any other shelter care home or detention home in Cook County, subject to the approval of the Cook County Board and in accordance with subsections (a) and (d) of this Section.

(d) The supplies or repairs necessary to maintain, operate, and conduct the shelter care home and the detention home shall be furnished upon the requisition of its administrator to the chairman of a committee as may be designated by the county board, however in Cook County the administrator shall submit such requisitions to the County Board and Office of the Purchasing Agent in accordance with the ordinances established by the Cook County Board. Those bills shall be audited, passed upon and paid as other bills for supplies furnished for county institutions.