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1		AN ACT concerning local government.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act is
5		amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, and 55 as follows:
6		(70 ILCS 508/5)
7		Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to facilitate
8		and promote the utilization of property that is located along
9		the Illinois Waterway throughout Will County and property
10		formerly occupied and used by the United States government as
11		an ammunition plant and arsenal and to replace and enhance the
12		economic benefits generated by those former uses with
13		diversified projects and land uses that will create new job
14		opportunities and foster new economic development within the
15		area.
16		(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
17		(70 ILCS 508/15)
18		Sec. 15. Creation of Authority; Board members; officers.
19		(a) The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority is created as
20		a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal
21		corporation.
22		(b) The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority shall

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1		extend over all of the territory, consisting of 3,000 acres,
2		more or less, that is commonly known and described as the
3		Joliet ammunition plant and arsenal and includes the
4		municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet,
5		Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and
6		Wilmington. The legal description of the territory is (1)
7		approximately 1,900 acres located at the Arsenal, the
8		approximate legal description of which includes part of
9		section 30, Jackson Township, T34N R10E, and sections or part
10		of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Channahon Township, T34N
11		R9E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land
12		Use Concept; and (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the
13		approximate legal description of which includes part of
14		sections 16, 17, and 18, Florence Township, T33N R10E, Will
15		County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
16		(c) The governing and administrative powers of the
17		Authority shall be vested in its Board of Directors consisting
18		of 15 10 members. Four of the members of the Board of Directors
19		, 4 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from Will
20		County, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One
21		of the members of the Board of Directors , and 6 of whom shall
22		be appointed by the Will County Executive with the advice and
23		consent of the Will County Board. The mayors of the
24		municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet,
25		Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and
26		Wilmington shall each appoint one member of the Board of

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1		Directors. All members appointed to the Board shall be
2		residents of Will County. , but of the 6 members who are
3		appointed by the Will County Executive, with the advice and
4		consent of the Will County Board, one shall be a resident of
5		the City of Joliet, one a resident of the City of Wilmington,
6		one a resident of the Village of Elwood, one a resident of the
7		Village of Manhattan, one a resident of the Village of
8		Symerton, and one an at-large resident of Will County. Each
9		city council or village board shall recommend 3 individuals
10		who are residents of the city or village to the Will County
11		Executive to be members of the Board of Directors. The Will
12		County Executive shall choose one of the recommended
13		individuals from each city and village and shall submit those
14		names to the Will County Board for approval. All persons
15		appointed as members of the Board shall have recognized
16		ability and experience in one or more of the following areas:
17		economic development, finance, banking, industrial
18		development, small business management, real estate
19		development, community development, venture finance, organized
20		labor, units of local government, or civic, community, or
21		neighborhood organization.
22		(d) (Blank). Within 30 days after the effective date of
23		this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Will
24		County Executive, with the advice and consent of the Will
25		County Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board
26		for an initial term expiring on the third Monday in January,

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1		2013. The member must be an at-large resident of Will County.
2		The Board members holding office on the effective date of this
3		amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to
4		hold office for the remainder of their respective terms. All
5		successors shall be appointed by the original appointing
6		authority and hold office for a term of 4 years commencing the
7		third Monday in January of the year in which their term
8		commences, except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy.
9		Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term. In
10		case of vacancy in a Governor-appointed membership when the
11		Senate is not in session, the Governor may make a temporary
12		appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when a person
13		shall be nominated to fill that office, and any person so
14		nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office
15		during the remainder of the term. Each member appointed to the
16		Board shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
17		qualified.
18		(d-10) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
19		amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the mayors
20		Romeoville, Lockport, Crest Hill, Rockdale, and Channahon
21		shall each appoint one additional member of the Board for an
22		initial term expiring on the third Monday in January of the
23		year in which their term commences. The Board members holding
24		office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
25		104th General Assembly shall continue to hold office for the
26		remainder of their respective terms, and any vacancy in their

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1		terms shall be filled by the original appointing authority.
2		Upon the expiration of the term of the Board member holding
3		office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
4		104th General Assembly who was appointed by the Will County
5		Executive and is a resident of the City of Joliet, the mayor of
6		Joliet shall appoint that member's successor. Upon the
7		expiration of the term of the Board member holding office on
8		the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
9		Assembly who was appointed by the Will County Executive and is
10		a resident of the City of Wilmington, the mayor of Wilmington
11		shall appoint that member's successor. Upon the expiration of
12		the term of the Board member holding office on the effective
13		date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who
14		was appointed by the Will County Executive and is a resident of
15		the Village of Elwood, the mayor of Elwood shall appoint that
16		member's successor. Upon the expiration of the term of the
17		Board member holding office on the effective date of this
18		amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who was appointed
19		by the Will County Executive and is a resident of the Village
20		of Manhattan, the mayor of Manhattan shall appoint that
21		member's successor. Upon the expiration of the term of the
22		Board member holding office on the effective date of this
23		amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who was appointed
24		by the Will County Executive and is a resident of the Village
25		of Symerton, the mayor of Symerton shall appoint that member's
26		successor.

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1		(e) The Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the
2		Board annually from among the members who are appointed by the
3		Will County Executive from among the members of the Board.
4		(f) The Governor may remove any member of the Board in case
5		of incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
6		(g) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation
7		for their services as members but may be reimbursed for all
8		necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance
9		of their duties as members.
10		(h) The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall
11		have a background in finance, including familiarity with the
12		legal and procedural requirements of issuing bonds, real
13		estate or economic development, and administration. The
14		Executive Director shall hold office at the discretion of the
15		Board. The Executive Director shall be the chief
16		administrative and operational officer of the Authority, shall
17		direct and supervise its administrative affairs and general
18		management, shall perform such other duties as may be
19		prescribed from time to time by the Board, and shall receive
20		compensation fixed by the Board. The Executive Director shall
21		attend all meetings of the Board; however, no action of the
22		Board or the Authority shall be invalid on account of the
23		absence of the Executive Director from a meeting. The Board
24		may engage the services of such other agents and employees,
25		including attorneys, appraisers, engineers, accountants,
26		credit analysts and other consultants, and may prescribe their

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1		duties and fix their compensation.
2		(i) The Board shall meet on the call of its Chairperson or
3		upon written notice of 8 6 members of the Board.
4		(Source: P.A. 96-1122, eff. 7-20-10.)
5		(70 ILCS 508/20)
6		Sec. 20. Actions of the Authority. All official acts of
7		the Authority shall require the affirmative vote of a simple
8		majority at least 6 members of the Board members at a meeting
9		of the Board at which the members casting those affirmative
10		votes are present. It is the duty of the Authority to promote
11		development within its territorial jurisdiction. The Authority
12		shall use the powers conferred on it by this Act to assist in
13		the development, construction, and acquisition of industrial
14		or commercial projects within its territorial jurisdiction.
15		Eight 6 members shall constitute a quorum, and the Board
16		may not meet or take any action without a quorum present.
17		(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
18		(70 ILCS 508/55)
19		Sec. 55. Abolition of Authority. The Authority shall be
20		abolished upon the last to occur of the following: (1)
21		expiration of the 35-year 30-year period that begins on the
22		effective date of this Act; or (2) one year after all revenue
23		bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the
24		Authority have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise

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1		provided for. Upon the abolition of the Authority, all of its
2		rights and property shall pass to and be vested in Will County
3		the State.
4		(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)