Illinois Statutes Chapter 70. Special Districts § 2905/3-3. Corporate authority; Executive Director; officers; maintenance of facilities

§ 3-3. (a) The board of commissioners shall be the corporate authority of the district. The board shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the district and who shall have the powers provided in Article 4 of this Act. 1 The Executive Director shall be a resident of the district.

The Executive Director's contract shall not: (1) be for a period longer than 1 year; (2) contain provisions allowing retroactive pay; (3) contain provisions allowing bonus pay; (4) limit termination for cause to a specific time period; (5) contain provisions allowing severance pay; (6) contain provisions allowing mutual non-disparaging agreements; or (7) contain provisions allowing arbitration.

The board may select a clerk and a treasurer.

The board shall, at its first meeting each year, select a president from its own membership.

(b) The board of commissioners shall maintain the facilities and properties under the district's control, or supervision for purposes of maintenance, in compliance with the standards prescribed by the Department of Natural Resources.