Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-38003 – County library board
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/5-38003
- 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.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
The public county library service except in counties where such a service is maintained by contract with an existing library or libraries, shall be under the direct supervision and control of a county library board. This board shall consist of five members, who shall be appointed by the presiding officer of the county board with the advice and consent of the county board. Of the first members to be appointed, one member shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and another for a term of five years. Thereafter, upon the expiration of each of these terms, the members of the county library board shall be appointed for terms of five years each. A vacancy upon the county library board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in like manner. In counties where the public county library service is maintained by contract with an existing library or libraries, the making and performance of any such contract shall be under the supervision of the county board.