Excerpt From Article 4A-101 of the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act
4A-101. The following persons shall file verified written statements of economic
interests, as provided in this Article...
(g) Persons who are elected to office in a unit of local government, and
candidates for nomination or election to that office.
(h) Persons appointed to the governing board of a unit of local government, or
of a special district, and persons appointed to a zoning board, or zoning board
of appeals, or to a regional, county, or municipal plan commission, or to a
board of review of any county, and persons appointed to the Board of the
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and any Trustee appointed under
Section 22 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act, and persons
appointed to a board or commission of a unit of local government who have
authority to authorize the expenditure of public funds. This subsection does not
apply to members of boards or commissions who function in an advisory capacity.
(i) Persons who are employed by a unit of local government and are compensated
for services as employees and not as independent contractors and who:
(1) are, or function as, the head of a department, division, bureau, authority
or other administrative unit within the unit of local government, or who
exercise similar authority within the unit of local government;
(2) have direct supervisory authority over, or direct responsibility for the
formulation, negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts entered into by the
unit of local government in the amount of $1,000 or greater;
(3) have authority to approve licenses and permits by the unit of local
government; this item does not include employees who function in a ministerial
capacity;
(4) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial or administrative proceeding,
or review the adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial or
administrative proceeding within the authority of the unit of local government;
(5) have authority to issue or promulgate rules and regulations within areas
under the authority of the unit of local government; or
(6) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more employees of the unit of
local government...
(k) Persons employed by a school district in positions that require that person
to hold an administrative or a chief school business official endorsement.