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WHO
MUST FILE A STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST?
Examples of those individuals in
a unit of LOCAL government who must file a statement of economic
interest are below (Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, 5 ILCS 420/ ):
·
Persons who are elected to office in a unit of local
government, and candidates for nomination or election to that
office, including regional superintendents of school districts.
·
Persons appointed to the governing board of a unit of local
government, or of a special district, and persons appointed to a
zoning board, or zoning board of appeals, or to a regional, county,
or municipal plan commission, or to a board of review of any county,
and persons appointed to a board or commission of a unit of local
government who have authority to authorize the expenditure of public
funds. This subsection
does not apply to members of boards or commissions who function in
an advisory capacity.
·
Persons who are employed by a unit of local government and
are compensated for services as employees and not as independent
contractors and who:
(1)
are, or function as, the head of a department, division,
bureau, authority or other administrative unit within the unit of
local government, or who exercise similar authority within the unit
of local government;
(2)
have direct supervisory authority over, or direct
responsibility for the formulation, negotiation, issuance or
execution of contracts entered into by the unit of local government
in the amount of $1,000 or greater;
(3)
have authority to approve licenses and permits by the unit of
local government; this item does not include employees who function
in a ministerial capacity;
(4)
adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial or
administrative proceeding, or review the adjudication, arbitration
or decision of any judicial or administrative proceeding within the
authority of the unit of local government;
(5)
have authority to issue or promulgate rules and regulations
within areas under the authority of the unit of local government; or
(6)
have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more employees of
the unit of local government.
·
Persons employed by a school district in positions that
require that person to hold an administrative or a chief school
business official endorsement.
HOW CAN YOU VIEW A STATEMENT OF
ECONOMIC INTEREST?
Statements of Economic Interest
are open to the public during normal business hours at the County
Clerk’s office. If
you wish to view a statement you must:
·
Fill out a request to examine form.
·
Show a valid driver’s license.
Copies are $2.00 per Statement of Economic Interest.
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