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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4035

Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Terri Bryant

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 2105/4a

from Ch. 42, par. 386a

Amends the River Conservancy Districts Act. Provides that a trustee
on a board representing a river conservancy district that embraces Jackson
County may be removed for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in
office by the appropriate appointing presiding officer or officers,
without the advice and consent of the corporate authorities, by filing a
written order of removal with the appropriate county or municipal clerk or
clerks.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning local government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The River Conservancy Districts Act is amended
5
by changing Section 4a as follows:

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(70 ILCS 2105/4a)

(from Ch. 42, par. 386a)
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Sec. 4a.
Every conservancy district so established shall
8
be governed by a board of trustees. In the statement finding
9
the results of the election to be favorable to the
10
establishment of the district, the circuit court shall
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determine and name each municipality within the district
12
having 5,000 or more population according to the last
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preceding federal census.
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(1) In case there is one or more municipalities having
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a population of 5,000 or more within the district, the
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trustees shall be appointed as follows:
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(a) In districts organized prior to July 1, 1961,
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where there is only one such municipality, 3 trustees
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shall be appointed from such municipality, and one
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trustee shall be appointed from the area within the
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district outside of such municipality, and one trustee
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shall be appointed at large. In districts organized on
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and after July 1, 1961, where there is only one such

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municipality one trustee shall be appointed from such
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municipality, and one trustee shall be appointed from
3

each county in the district, except that where the
4

district is wholly contained within a single county,
5

one trustee shall be appointed from that county and
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one additional trustee shall be appointed from the
7

municipality, and, in any case, 2 trustees shall be
8

appointed at large. A trustee appointed from a county
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in the district shall be appointed from the area
10

outside any such municipality. If the district is
11

located wholly within the corporate limits of such
12

municipality, 3 of the trustees of the district shall
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be appointed from such municipality, and 2 trustees
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shall be appointed at large. In a district wholly
15

contained within a single county of between 60,500 and
16

70,000 population and having no more than one
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municipality of 5,000 or more population, regardless
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of the date of organization, 3 trustees shall be
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appointed from that municipality, 2 trustees shall be
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appointed from the district outside that municipality,
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and 2 trustees shall be appointed at large. No more
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than 2 appointments by each appointing authority may
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be from the same political party.
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In the case of the Saline Valley Conservancy
25

District, in addition to the other trustees as
26

provided in this subsection (a), the mayor of each

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municipality with a population of 2,000 to 4,999 that
2

purchases water from the District may appoint one
3

member to the Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2023
4

for a 5-year term, and the member shall serve until the
5

trustee's successor is appointed and qualified or the
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municipality no longer purchases water from the
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District. A vacancy shall be filled by the mayor of the
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municipality for the remainder of the term.
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(b) Where there are 2 or more such municipalities,
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one trustee shall be appointed from each such
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municipality, one trustee shall be appointed from each
12

county in the district for each 50,000 population or
13

part thereof within the district in such county
14

according to the last preceding federal census, and 2
15

trustees shall be appointed at large. A trustee
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appointed from a county in the district shall be
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appointed from the area outside any such municipality.
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If the district is located wholly within the corporate
19

limits of such municipalities, 2 trustees shall be
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appointed from the one of such municipalities having
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the largest population, and one trustee shall be
22

appointed from each of the other such municipalities,
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and 2 trustees shall be appointed at large.
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(c) Trustees representing the area within the
25

district located outside of any municipality having
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5,000 or more population and trustees appointed at

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large when the district is wholly contained within a
2

single county shall be appointed by the presiding
3

officer of the county board with the advice and
4

consent of the county board and any trustee
5

representing the area within any such municipality
6

shall be appointed by its presiding officer. If
7

however the district is located in more than one
8

county, any trustee representing the area within a
9

district located outside of any municipality having
10

5,000 or more population and any trustee at large
11

shall be appointed by a majority vote of the presiding
12

officers of the county boards of the counties which
13

encompass any part of the district, except that no
14

such appointment shall affect the term of any trustee
15

in office on the effective date of this amendatory Act
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of 1977. Any trustee representing the area within any
17

such municipality shall be appointed by its presiding
18

officer.
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(d) A trustee representing the area within any
20

such municipality shall reside within its corporate
21

limits. A trustee representing the area within the
22

district and located outside of any such municipality
23

shall reside within such area. A trustee appointed at
24

large may reside either within or without any such
25

municipality but must reside within the territory of
26

the district. Should any trustee cease to reside

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within that part of the territory he represents, then
2

his office shall be deemed vacated, and shall be
3

filled by appointment for the remainder of the term as
4

hereinafter provided.
5

(2) In case there are no municipalities having a
6

population of 5,000 or more within such district located
7

wholly within a single county, the statement required by
8

Section 1 shall include such finding, and in such case the
9

Board shall consist of 5 trustees who shall be appointed
10

at large by the presiding officer of the county board with
11

the advice and consent of the county board. If however the
12

district is located in more than one county, the trustees
13

at large shall be appointed by a majority vote of the
14

presiding officers of the county boards of the counties
15

which encompass any portion of the district, but any
16

trustee in office on the effective date of this amendatory
17

Act of 1977 shall be permitted to serve out the remainder
18

of his term. Each such trustee shall reside within the
19

district and shall continue to reside therein.
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(3) All initial appointments of trustees shall be made
21

within 60 days after the determination of the result of
22

the election. Each appointment shall be in writing and
23

shall be filed and made a matter of record in the office of
24

the county clerk wherein the organization proceedings were
25

filed. A trustee shall qualify within 10 days after
26

appointment by acceptance and the taking of the

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constitutional oath of office, both to be in writing and
2

similarly filed for record in the office of such county
3

clerk. Members initially appointed to the board of
4

trustees of such district shall serve from date of
5

appointment for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years and shall draw lots
6

to determine the periods for which they each shall serve.
7

In case there are more than 5 trustees, lots shall be drawn
8

so that 5 trustees shall serve initial terms of 1, 2, 3, 4
9

and 5 years and the other trustees shall serve terms of 1,
10

2, 3, 4 or 5 years as the number of trustees shall require
11

and the drawing of lots shall determine. The successors of
12

all such initial members of the board of trustees of a
13

river conservancy district shall serve for terms of 5
14

years, all such appointments and appointments to fill
15

vacancies shall be made in like manner as in the case of
16

the initial trustees. A trustee having been duly appointed
17

shall continue to serve after the expiration of his term
18

until his successor has been appointed. Each trustee
19

initially appointed in accordance with this amendatory Act
20

of 1995 shall serve a term of 3 or 5 years as determined by
21

lot.
22

(4) Should a municipality which is wholly within a
23

district attain, or should such a municipality be
24

established, having a population of 5,000 or more after
25

the entry of the statement by the circuit court, the
26

presiding officer of such municipality may petition the

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circuit court of the county in which such municipality
2

lies for an order finding and determining the population
3

of such municipality and, if it is found and determined
4

upon the hearing of such petition that the population of
5

such municipality is 5,000 or more, the board of trustees
6

of such district as previously established shall be
7

increased by one trustee who shall reside within the
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corporate limits of such municipality and shall be
9

appointed by its presiding officer. The initial trustee so
10

appointed shall serve for a term of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years,
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as may be determined by lot, and his successors shall be
12

similarly appointed and shall serve for terms of 5 years.
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All provisions of this Section applicable to trustees
14

representing municipal areas shall apply to any such
15

trustee, including paragraph 5.
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(5) Should the foregoing provisions respecting the
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appointment of trustees representing the area within any
18

municipality of 5,000 or more population be invalid when
19

applied to any situation, then as to such situation any
20

such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this
21

Act, and the trustee whose appointment is thus affected
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shall be appointed at large by the presiding officer of
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the county board with the advice and consent of the county
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board except if the district embraces more than one county
25

in which case the trustees shall be appointed at large by a
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majority vote of the presiding officers of the county

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boards of the counties which encompass any portion of the
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district.
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(6) In the case of
boards

a board
representing
4

districts

a district
that
embrace Jackson County or

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embraces
Franklin and Jefferson counties, a trustee may be
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removed for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance
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in office by the appropriate appointing presiding officer
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or officers, without the advice and consent of the
9

corporate authorities, by filing a written order of
10

removal with the appropriate county or municipal clerk or
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clerks.
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(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
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contrary, in the case of a board representing a district
14

that embraces Franklin and Jefferson counties, the terms
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of all trustees shall end on the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. Beginning on
17

that date, the board shall consist of 7 trustees. The 7
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trustees initially appointed pursuant to this amendatory
19

Act of the 94th General Assembly shall be appointed in the
20

same manner as otherwise provided in this Section by the
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appropriate appointing authority and shall serve the
22

following terms, as determined by lot: (i) 2 trustees
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shall serve until July 1, 2006; (ii) 2 trustees shall
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serve until July 1, 2007; (iii) one trustee shall serve
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until July 1, 2008; (iv) one trustee shall serve until
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July 1, 2009; and (v) one trustee shall serve until July 1,

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2010. Upon expiration of the terms of the trustees
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initially appointed under this amendatory Act of the 94th
3

General Assembly, their respective successors shall be
4

appointed for terms of 5 years, beginning on July 1 of the
5

year in which the previous term expires and until their
6

respective successors are appointed and qualified. After
7

the appointment of the trustees initially appointed
8

pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 94th General
9

Assembly, the number of trustees on the board may be
10

increased in accordance with subsection (4).
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(Source: P.A. 103-79, eff. 6-9-23.)

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