Champaign County, Illinois
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Champaign County Board

C. Pius Weibel, County Board Chair
Thomas E. Betz, Vice-Chair

County Board Appointments

CLICK HERE FOR CURRENTLY VACANT APPOINTMENTS LISTING

The County Board Chair, with the advice and consent of the County Board makes appointments to the governmental bodies listed below.

The closing date for accepting applications is the Friday before the first Committee of the Whole meeting of the month the appointment is to take place.  The County Board Chair reserves the right to change the application deadline, if deemed necessary.

If you are interested in being appointed to one of these bodies, please click on the body type from the list below to view the makeup of the body, the qualifications for appointment, and to obtain an application for appointment.

Please return the completed application to:

Champaign County Administrative Services
Attn:  County Board Appointment Request
Brookens Administrative Center
1776 E. Washington St.
Urbana, IL 61802-4581
Follow this link for map and directions to Brookens

For further information regarding County Board Appointments please contact the County Board Office at (217) 384-3772 or by email at CountyBoardAppointments@co.champaign.il.us

Additional Information (click on the link for more information)
Appointments Expiring During the Next 12 Months - 2011
County Board Resolution No. 3438 "A Non-Binding Resolution for Determination of Political Affiliation"
Gender Balance Appointment Act



Bodies that the County Board Chair appoints members to
(Click on the body name for appointment information)

County Board of Health Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners
Board of Review Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Cemetery Associations Lincoln Legacy Committee
Champaign Southwest Mass Transit District Mental Health Board
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Nursing Home Board of Directors
Community Action Board Public Aid Appeals Committee
Deputy Sheriff Merit Commission Regional Planning Commission Board
Developmental Disabilities Board Rural Transportation Advisory Group (RTAG)
Drainage District Commissioners Senior Services Advisory Committee
Extension Services Board Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District Board
Farmland Assessment Review Committee Water Districts Trustees
Fire Protection District Trustees Zoning Board of Appeals
DRAINAGE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
(Some Drainage Districts elect Commissioners, please contact the Circuit Clerk to find out which Drainage Districts elect commissioners)

COMPOSITION: 3 Members

Term of Office: 3 Years

QUALIFICATIONS
  1. Each appointee must be an adult resident of the State of Illinois.
  2. Each appointee must own land in the district, unless:
    1. The County Board finds it to be in the best interests of the district that the requirement be waived; or
    2. A majority of the adult landowners owning a majority of the area in the district have duly petitioned the County Board to allow such appointment.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS

An oath and a bond are required before each commissioner enters upon his or her duties.

STATUTORY REFERENCE: 70 ILCS 605/4-1 et seq.

Follow this link for an application

Follow this link for a listing of the current
Drainage Districts & Commissioners