620 ILCS 50/38

Upon the request of the Commission and with the approval of the Department, the presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board, may appoint the county engineer to the office of County Superintendent of Airports if he is so qualified as in Section 36 provided, without competitive examination, and for such period as may be agreeable to the Commission or for a term that shall run concurrently with his term of office as such county engineer. No county engineer shall be so appointed unless he consents thereto.