R-906 - 05/10/2005 - GOVERNMENT - ResolutionsRESOLUTION 2005- GL- BD -FP -R -906
A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION RELATIVE
TO FIRE UNION CONTROL OVER FIRE PENSION BOARDS
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Illinois has recently introduced legislation which
could reconstitute the downstate firefighter pension boards and give local fire unions a controlling share of
the vote, and
WHEREAS, the passage of this legislation, entitled House Bill 1403, would give additional pension
investme I t authority to active and retired firefighters, resulting in less oversight by the municipal officials of
the Village of Oak Brook, and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1403, by giving fire unions a controlling vote on the Fire Pension Board,
would allow for more generous granting of disability benefits, and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook find that
proper investment of pension funds affects only the fiscal obligations of the municipal employer, and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook find that
decisions Irelatmg to disability benefits have great fiscal impact on the Village, and
WHEREAS the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook find that
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investment of pension funds and decisions relating to disability benefits should be made by the municipal
corporate authority, and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees find that the interests of the Village of
Oak Brook would be best served by opposition to House Bill 1403
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois, as follows
Section 1 That the Village President and Board of Trustees for the Village of Oak Brook hereby
express their collective opposition to House Bill 1403 proposed by the General Assembly of the' State of
Illinois giving local fire unions a controlling share of the vote on Fire Pension Boards.
Section 2 All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed
to the extent of the conflict
Section 3 This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication as required by law
APPROVED THIS 10th day of May, 2005
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Kev Quinlan,
Village President
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Resolution 2005- GL- BD -FP -R -906
Resolution Opposing Fire Union Control
Over Fire Pension Bds Page 2
PASSED THIS 10th day of May, 2005
Ayes' Trustees Aktipis, Craig, Kennedy, Manofsky, Sanford and Yusuf
Nays None
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ATTEST
Linda K Gonnella, CMC
Village Clerk