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Amending Section 2-48 of the Kane County Code (Standing Committees) to Revise Language Related to the Executive and Legislative Committees
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WHEREAS, section 2-48 of the Kane County Code governs the standing committees of the Kane County Board; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Committee of the Kane County Board has reviewed and recommended changes to section 2-48 of the Kane County Code, which includes establishing that the Legislative Committee will only have one (1) chairperson; and
WHEREAS, if adopted, this change will mean that the single chairperson of the Legislative Committee will serve on the Executive Committee, as the Executive Committee consists of the chairpersons of all standing committees under section 2-48(A)(3) of the Kane County Code; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board desires to amend sections 2-48(A)(3), 2-48(A)(10), and 2-48(B) of the Kane County Code to revise language that is related to the Legislative Committee; and
WHEREAS, section 2-48(A)(3) of the Kane County Code provides that, subject to approval of the county board, the Executive Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the rules of order of the Kane County Board; and
WHEREAS, section 2-52 of the Kane County Code provides that no amendment shall be made to Chapter 2 (Administration), Article II (County Board), Division 2 (Rules of Order), of the Kane County Code without the consent of the majority of the total membership of the county board, nor on the day of introduction of the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Kane County Board that Kane County Code, Chapter 2 (Administration), Article II (County Board), Division 2 (Rules of Order), Section 2-48 (Standing Committees) is hereby amended as provided for in the attached Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Kane County Board that these amendments to Kane County Code, Chapter 2 (Administration), Article II (County Board), Division 2 (Rules of Order), Section 2-48 (Standing Committees), shall become effective on the date of the December meeting of the Kane County Board in 2025 at which members and chairpersons of the standing committees are appointed, or upon the date the respective successors to the members of the Legislative Committee are appointed pursuant to section 2-48(B) of the Kane County Code, whichever is later.
Passed by the Kane County Board on July 8, 2025.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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