Illinois Compiled Statutes 620 ILCS 50/47 – Any Commissioner may be removed from office by the county board for …
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Any Commissioner may be removed from office by the county board for incompetence, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. In any proceeding to remove a Commissioner from office, a petition shall be filed with the county board, naming such Commissioner as defendant, setting forth the particular facts upon which the request for removal is based.
The county board shall set the matter for hearing not earlier than 5 days after service shall be had upon the defendant, which service shall be the same as in other civil cases. The county board shall thereupon proceed to a determination of the charges and shall enter an order either dismissing the charges against the Commissioner or removing him from office.
The Commissioner may appeal from the order of the county board to the circuit court of the county wherein he resides at any time within 20 days after the rendition of the county board’s order. The appeal shall be perfected by filing a petition with the clerk of the court and serving the chairman or president of the county board with a copy thereof. The petition shall set forth briefly the facts upon which the appeal is based. The case, upon appeal, shall be tried de novo.
The office of Commissioner held by a county board member shall also be deemed vacant when he ceases to be a member of the county board.
The county board shall set the matter for hearing not earlier than 5 days after service shall be had upon the defendant, which service shall be the same as in other civil cases. The county board shall thereupon proceed to a determination of the charges and shall enter an order either dismissing the charges against the Commissioner or removing him from office.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 620 ILCS 50/47
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
The Commissioner may appeal from the order of the county board to the circuit court of the county wherein he resides at any time within 20 days after the rendition of the county board’s order. The appeal shall be perfected by filing a petition with the clerk of the court and serving the chairman or president of the county board with a copy thereof. The petition shall set forth briefly the facts upon which the appeal is based. The case, upon appeal, shall be tried de novo.
The office of Commissioner held by a county board member shall also be deemed vacant when he ceases to be a member of the county board.