Within 60 days after a county board of a single county qualified as an Authority under the provisions of Section 170-10 shall adopt a resolution or ordinance providing for an Authority, the county board chairman, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint 3 members of the board for an initial term expiring the second June first after appointment; and 3 members of the board for an initial term expiring the third June first after appointment; and 3 members of the board for an initial term expiring the fifth June first after appointment, and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. At the expiration of the term of any member, the county board chairman, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint his successor in like manner for a term of 5 years from the first day of June of the year in which they are appointed, except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy.
     The Board of Authorities comprised of combinations of counties, as provided in Section 170-10, shall be appointed in the following manner: memberships for the Board shall be apportioned among the member counties, as nearly as possible, according to the proportion each county’s assessed valuation, as equalized by the Department of Revenue, of all real property located within the county bears to the total assessed valuation, as equalized by the Department of Revenue, of all real property located within the Authority. The initial terms of such appointees for each such county shall then be determined by lot. Each such county chairman, with the advice and consent of his respective county board, shall then appoint the members allotted to him in the manner provided in this Section.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-40

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Authority: means any Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of any Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.