{"data":{"id":"us-il/70-ilcs-2905-3-3","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"70 ILCS 2905/3-3","heading":"","body":"(a) The board of commissioners shall be the corporate authority of the district. The board shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the district and who shall have the powers provided in Article 4 of this Act. The Executive Director shall be a resident of the district.\nThe Executive Director's contract shall not: (1) be for a period longer than 1 year; (2) contain provisions allowing retroactive pay; (3) contain provisions allowing bonus pay; (4) limit termination for cause to a specific time period; (5) contain provisions allowing severance pay; (6) contain provisions allowing mutual non-disparaging agreements; or (7) contain provisions allowing arbitration.\nThe board may select a clerk and a treasurer.\nThe board shall, at its first meeting each year, select a president from its own membership.\n(b) The board of commissioners shall maintain the facilities and properties under the district's control, or supervision for purposes of maintenance, in compliance with the standards prescribed by the Department of Natural Resources.","path":["CHAPTER 70 SPECIAL DISTRICTS","Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=971\u0026ChapterID=15\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:25Z","sha256":"c361750bda6e41758cb33cb87419288f105ec189dc17a906321c320eb7f87af9","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/70-ilcs-2905-3-2","next":"us-il/70-ilcs-2905-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}