LIBRARY DISTRICTS-TREASURER

Amends the Public Library District Act of 1991. Provides that a board of trustees of a public library district may, instead of electing a treasurer from among the trustees, by majority vote of the board, appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified treasurer that is not a trustee of the board. Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 75 ILCS 5/4-4 from Ch. 81, par. 4-4 75 ILCS 16/30-25 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Further amends the Public Library District Act of 1991 and amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that certain trustee vacancies shall be filled within 90 days after a vacancy has been declared (rather than forthwith). Effective immediately. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of House Amendment No. 1 with changes. In provisions amending the Public Library District Act of 1991, provides that, if the trustees fail to appoint a new member within 90 days after a vacancy has been declared, the State Librarian shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy within 60 days after the trustees have failed to fill the vacancy and that, if the State Librarian fails to fill the vacancy within the 60 days after the trustees have failed to fill the vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled at the next regularly scheduled election. Effective immediately.