Trustee Election and Vacancies
103.01 Trustee Election and Vacancies
- Election: The election of the members of the Board of Trustees shall be held at the time and in the manner provided by law, and each member shall be elected for a term of six years unless otherwise provided herein. Each member must, on the date of the election, be a citizen of the United States, eighteen years of age or over, and a resident of the college district for at least one year immediately preceding the election. Removal of residence from the district by any member constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy on the board.
- Vacancy: A vacancy on the Board of Trustees occurs upon the happening of any event
that creates a vacancy on the Board under the relevant provision of law. Whenever
a vacancy occurs, the remaining members of the Board shall appoint a person to fill
the vacancy. The individual shall be selected based on their overall ability to best
represent the college district. The person receiving the appointment shall serve until
the successor is elected and certified in accordance with the Election Code. If the
vacancy occurs with less than four months remaining before the next scheduled nonpartisan
election, and if the term of office of the Board member vacating the position is not
scheduled to expire at that election, then the term of the person appointed to fill
the vacancy shall extend through that election and until the succeeding nonpartisan
election. If the term of office of the Board member vacating the position is scheduled
to expire at the upcoming nonpartisan election, the appointed member shall serve only
until the successor is elected and qualified at that election. If the remaining members
of the Board fail to appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 60 days after the
vacancy occurs, then the Chair of the Illinois Community College Board will fill the
vacancy until that vacancy shall be filled by election as provided by law.
Revised:
- 03-23-1981
- 10-24-1983
- 03-27-1989
- 03-26-1990
- 04-26-2010
Cabinet Reviewed:
- 05-07-2024