§ 3-12001 — Creation or abolition of Personnel Policy Commission

The County Board of any county having a population of 350,000 or more but less than 1,000,000 inhabitants as determined by the last preceding federal census, may by ordinance create a Personnel Policy Commission. If the county board does not by ordinance create a Personnel Policy Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Division, a petition may be filed with the county clerk, signed by not less than 1% of the registered voters of the county, requesting the submission to a referendum of the following proposition: shall the county board of..... county create a Personnel Policy Commission pursuant to the provisions of Division 3-12 of the Counties Code? If such a petition is filed, the county clerk shall submit the proposition to the voters at an election to be held in accordance with the general election law. If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, the county board shall, by ordinance, create a Personnel Policy Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Division. At any time after the creation of a Personnel Policy Commission pursuant to this Division, a petition may be filed with the county clerk, signed by not less than 1% of the registered voters of the county, requesting the submission to a referendum of the following proposition: shall the county board of..... county abolish the Personnel Policy Commission established pursuant to the provisions of Division 3-12 of the Counties Code? The election authority shall submit the proposition to the voters at an election to be held in accordance with the general election law. If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, the county board shall, by ordinance, abolish such Personnel Policy Commission.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)