Sec. 6-115. (a) Except as provided in Section 10-20 of the Township Code or subsections (b) and (c), no person shall be eligible to the office of highway commissioner or cl.
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Sec. 6-115.
(a)Except as provided in Section 10-20 of the Township Code or subsections
(b)and (c), no person shall be eligible to the office of highway commissioner or clerk unless he shall be a legal voter and has been one year a resident of the district. In road districts that elect a clerk, the same limitation shall apply to the district clerk.
(b)A board of trustees in a county organized under Division 2-1 of the Counties Code may
(i)elect or appoint a non-resident or a resident that has not resided in the district for one year to be a highway commissioner or clerk, or
(ii)contract with a neighboring township or road district to provide highway commissioner or clerk services if:
(1)the district is within a township with no incorporated town;
(2)the township has a population of less than 1,000; and
(3)no qualified candidate who has resided in the township for at least one year is
willing to serve as highway commissioner or clerk.
(c)A county organized under Division 2-4 of the Counties Code with a road district may
(i)elect or appoint a non-resident or a resident who has not resided in the district for one year to be a highway commissioner or clerk, or
(ii)contract with a neighboring township or road district to provide highway commissioner or clerk services if no qualified candidate is willing to serve as highway commissioner or clerk.