Sec. 15. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning; structure.

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(a)The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is established as a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation. The Board shall be responsible for developing and adopting a funding and implementation strategy for an integrated land use and transportation planning process for the northeastern Illinois region.

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(c)The Board shall consist of 15 voting members as follows:

(1)One member from DuPage County appointed cooperatively by the mayors of DuPage County

and the chief elected county official of DuPage County.

(2)One member representing both Kane and Kendall Counties appointed cooperatively by

the mayors of Kane County and Kendall County and the chief elected county officials of Kane County and Kendall County.

(3)One member from Lake County appointed cooperatively by the mayors of Lake County and

the chief elected county official of Lake County.

(4)One member from McHenry County appointed cooperatively by the mayors of McHenry

County and the chief elected county official of McHenry County.

(5)One member from Will County appointed cooperatively by the mayors of Will County and

the chief elected county official of Will County.

(6)Five members from the City of Chicago appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago.

(7)One member from that portion of Cook County outside of the City of Chicago appointed

by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

(8)Four members from that portion of Cook County outside of the City of Chicago

appointed, with the consent of the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, as follows:

(i)One by the mayors representing those communities in Cook County that are outside

of the City of Chicago and north of Devon Avenue.

(ii)One by the mayors representing those communities in Cook County that are

outside of the City of Chicago, south of Devon Avenue, and north of Interstate 55, and in addition the Village of Summit.

(iii)One by the mayors representing those communities in Cook County that are

outside of the City of Chicago, south of Interstate 55, and west of Interstate 57, excluding the communities of Summit, Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park.

(iv)One by the mayors representing those communities in Cook County that are

outside of the City of Chicago and east of Interstate 57, and, in addition, the communities of Dixmoor, Posen, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, and Tinley Park.

The terms of the members initially appointed to the Board shall begin within 60 days after this Act takes effect.

(d)The CMAP Board may appoint non-voting members of the Board.

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(f)Concurrence of four-fifths of the Board members in office is necessary for the Board to take any action, except for decisions with regard to contracts, excluding contracts pertaining to the employment of the Executive Director, grants, purchase agreements, and meeting minutes, which shall require a simple majority vote of the Board members in office.