Champaign County, Illinois
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Champaign County Board

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

County Board Appointments

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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
RESOLUTION NO. 3438
A Non-Binding Resolution for the Determination of Political Affiliation

WHEREAS, the Chair of the Board of the County of Champaign must make certain appointments to boards, committees and commissions with regard to political affiliation of the person seeking such appointment; and

WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Illinois do not provide adequate guidance to determine the political affiliation of such applicants.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board suggests that the Chair of the Board use the following definition and criteria for determining the political affiliation of such applicants:

Whenever the Chair of the Champaign County Board is required to make an appointment where a political affiliation of the applicant is a requirement of such office, the Chair shall determine the political affiliation of such applicant by examining the appointee’s voting records and satisfaction of two (2) of the five (5) following criteria:

  • A letter of reference from any elected official of the prospective appointee’s party (for example: precinct committeeman, State Senator)
  • Partisan office held by prospective appointee (for example: election judge, precinct committeeman)
  • Monetary or in-kind contribution made by appointee to the prospective appointee’s party or candidate of that party in the previous eighteen (18) months but not within six (6) months prior to appointment.
  • Attendance at partisan meeting of prospective appointee’s party in previous twelve (12) months.
  • Active volunteer for partisan candidate or prospective appointee’s party in the previous two (2) years.

Adopted by the County Board May 24, 1994

Follow this link for a printable version of the Resolution