A vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board shall be filled as follows:
     If the vacancy is of an appointive member, the President of the Water Reclamation District shall designate a person to serve until the Board of Commissioners of the District appoints a member to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. If the vacancy is of an elective office the remaining members of the Retirement Board shall designate an employee to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 40 ILCS 5/13-703

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     Any employee who leaves the service of the District or who shall be or become a member or beneficiary of any public annuity or pension fund other than the Fund created by this Article, shall automatically become ineligible to elective membership on the Board, and if such person is an elected member of the Board, that office shall automatically become vacant and shall be filled as herein provided for the filling of vacancies. This Section shall not apply to pensions or benefits granted by the Government of the United States or by any state for service in the military or naval forces of the United States.