Every person appointed to serve in any capacity in the county ESDA shall, before entering upon his or her duties, subscribe to the following oath as set forth in ILCS Ch. 20, Act 3305, § 20, which shall be filed with the Coordinator:
I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend and bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state, and the territory, institutions and facilities thereof, both public and private, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take the obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I nor have I been a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during the time as I am affiliated with the county ESDA organization, I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence.
(1980 Code, § 34.14) (Sup. Rec. Bk. , pp. 532—534, adopted 11-10-1976)