(A) Appellate court cases.
(1) The County Board shall designate the office of the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor as its agent to administer the operation of the appellate offices and process the appellate court cases for this county.
(2) The attorneys employed by the office of the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor are hereby authorized to act as Assistant State’s Attorneys on behalf of the State’s Attorney of the county in the appeal of all cases, when requested to do so by the State’s Attorney, and with the advice and consent of the State’s Attorney prepare, file and argue appellate briefs for those cases; and also, as may be requested by the State’s Attorney, to assist in the prosecution of cases under the State Controlled Substances Act, being ILCS Ch. 720, Act 570, and the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act, ILCS Ch. 725, Act 175. The attorneys are further authorized to assist the State’s Attorney in his or her duties under the State Public Labor Relations Act, including negotiations thereunder, as well as in the trial and appeal of tax objections.
(B) Labor negotiations.
(1) The County Board hereby authorizes and empowers the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor to represent the county in all labor negotiations and other labor matters in the county including, but not limited to, matters prior to a representation election, any negotiations with the union concerning wages, hours and other conditions of employment and any proceedings before the Labor Relations Board, cases in the courts of the state and any and all other matters incident to and arising out of county activities under and by virtue of the State Public Labor Relations Act, including the resolution of disputes arising out of and under collective bargaining agreements if any.
(2) As and in consideration for the above services provided by the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor, the county shall pay to the Appellate Prosecutor a set amount for attorney or negotiator for two hours or less on each day; a set amount per attorney or negotiator for more than two hours, but less than four hours on each day; a set amount per attorney or negotiator in excess of four hours on each day; and an initial charge for the first draft of the employer proposal; and a charge for major revisions in the employer proposals or major memoranda to the bargaining teams.
(3) It is mutually understood and agreed between the parties that the labor negotiators and/or attorneys shall serve at the pleasure of the County Board and any and all services provided for herein may be terminated by the County Board upon ten-days’ prior written notice to the Director of the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor by registered mail and a copy to the State’s Attorney of the county.
(4) It is further understood and agreed that the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor in any and all services rendered here shall obtain direction in the negotiations and other labor matters from the County State’s Attorney and/or Chairperson of the County Board and the Appellate Prosecutor through its’ agents and employees shall advise the State’s Attorney and Chairperson of the County Board of all of the Appellate Prosecutor activities, functions and duties pursuant to this division (B)(4).
(Prior Code, § 33.01) (Res. passed 10-16-1986; Res. passed 11-16-1989; Res. passed 11-34-1991)