(A) Appointment. The County Board Chairperson shall appoint members of the 9-1-1 Board with the advice and consent of the County Board. The County Board Chairperson shall receive from the Sheriff the name of a candidate for appointment, as the Sheriffs designee under division (B)(1), if the Sheriff chooses a designee to serve in the Sheriffs place as a member. The County Board Chairperson shall receive names of candidates from the governing authority of any municipality for the appointment of members representing a municipality as provided under divisions (B)(9) through (B)(12).
(B) Composition of members.
(1) Sheriff of Tazewell County or Sheriff’s designee;
(2) County Board member or designee;
(3) One person representing public safety dispatch;
(4) One person representing fire services;
(5) One person representing emergency medical services;
(6) One person representing emergency management;
(7) Two persons who represent the public at large;
(8) One person representing police services;
(9) One person representing the City of Washington, Illinois;
(10) One person representing the City of East Peoria, Illinois;
(11) One person representing the City of Pekin, Illinois; and
(12) One person representing the Village of Morton, Illinois.
(C) Qualifications of members.
(1) All members must be appointed on the basis of their ability or experience.
(2) A designee of the Sheriff shall serve in the place of the Sheriff only upon notification by official correspondence from the Sheriff to the Secretary of the 9-1-1 Board.
(3) The fire representative must be, at the time of appointment by the County Board and at all times during term as a member, a member working in service to and in good standing of a fire service provider serving part of the county.
(4) The emergency medical services representative must be, at the time of appointment by the County Board and at all times during term as a member, a member working in service to and in good standing of an EMS emergency service provider serving part of the county.
(5) The emergency management representative must be, at the time of appointment by the County Board and at all times during term as a member, a member working in service to and in good standing of an emergency management organization operating within the county.
(6) The public safety dispatch representative must be, at the time of appointment by the County Board and at all times during term as a member, a member working in service to and in good standing of an organization operating a public safety dispatch organization and PSAP in the county.
(7) The police representative must be, at the time of appointment by the County Board and at all times during term as a member, a member working in service to and in good standing of a police agency serving part of the county. The police representative must be from an agency and political subdivision not otherwise granted a membership position on the 9-1-1 Board under division (B).
(8) At least one public representative must be a resident of the Tazewell County 9-1-1 service area.
(9) Representatives of East Peoria, Pekin, Morton, and Washington must be nominated by official action of the respective corporate governing body. In the event that the Chairman of the County Board refuses a nominee or the County Board refuses to approve a nominee, the Chairman of the County Board shall cause immediate notification of such refusal to the affected municipality and shall request the municipality submit a new nominee.
(10) If, at any point during a term as a member, any member appointed under division (C)(3), (4), (5), (5) or (7) discontinues service in the capacity named in the item which was the basis for the member’s appointment, the member shall be deemed unqualified and his or her term deemed vacant.
(D) Number of members. There shall be a maximum of 13 members appointed to the 9-1-1 Board.
(E) Term of office for members.
(1) The police representative shall serve until November 30, 2019, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(2) The County Board representative shall serve until November 30, 2020, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(3) The public safety dispatch representative shall serve until November 30, 2021, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(4) The fire representative shall serve until November 30, 2022, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(5) The EMS representative shall serve until November 30, 2022, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(6) The first public representative shall serve until November 30, 2021, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(7) The second public representative shall serve until November 30, 2020, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(8) The East Peoria representative shall serve until November 30, 2022, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(9) The Pekin representative shall serve until November 30, 2019, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(10) The Washington representative shall serve until November 30, 2021, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(11) The Morton representative shall serve until November 30, 2019, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(12) The emergency management representative shall serve until November 30, 2020, and thereafter subsequent four-year terms commencing on December 1 and ending on November 30.
(F) Appointment and replacement of members.
(1) Each County Board resolution naming an ETSB member must state the representative position outlined in division (B) to which the member is being appointed.
(2) The County Board may, by a vote of the majority of the members present at an official meeting of the County Board, remove a 9-1-1 Board member for misconduct, official misconduct, or neglect of office.
(3) If a member serving in a representative position for a municipality is removed, the County Board Chairperson shall immediately notify the appropriate governing body of the municipality of a vacancy and thereafter request from that municipality the name of a new candidate to fill the remainder of the removed member's term.
(4) If the Sheriff is removed, the Sheriff may not serve on the 9-1-1 Board until the expiration of the four-year term the Sheriff was serving at the time the Sheriff was removed. If a Sheriff’s designee is removed, the Sheriff may not designate the person removed to again serve on the 9-1-1 Board until the expiration of the four year term to which the Sheriff was serving at the time the Sheriff’s designee was removed.
(5) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the 9-1-1 Board, the County Board Chairperson shall, within 90 days of the vacancy, submit a name to the County Board for consideration and appointment to fill the vacancy.
(6) A term that becomes vacant or remains vacant after its initiation shall be filled such that the new appointment shall be for the remainder of the term for that constituency as of the date of ratification by the County Board.
(7) Concurrent with the adoption of this section, a County Board resolution shall name each existing 9-1-1 Board member to one of the member positions outlined in division (B) that best matches the member's position prior to the adoption of this section.
(Prior Code, 2 TCC 7-2) (Res. E-19-48, passed 2-27-2019; Res. E-19-71, passed 4-24-2019; Res. E-22-18, passed 2-23-2022)