Job description
The Parks and Recreation District board member is responsible for overseeing park and recreation operations within the district.
Eligibility requirements
Qualified elector/registered voter. A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person is, at the time required for taking the oath of office, in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the municipality or has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. [65ILCS 5/3.1-10-5(a)(b)] Mayor or President, Clerk, Treasurer and Trustee: One-year residency in the municipality preceding the Consolidated Election. If a person is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person's spouse, resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which the person resides outside the municipality during the active duty military service is deemed to be time during which the person is a resident of the municipality for purposes of determining the residency requirement.
Filing instructions
Filing office address: 200 Court St, Rm 4, Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
Filing phone number: 217-773-3421
Paperwork instructions: Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
Filing requirements: No Filing Fee. Signature Requirement: Petition must be signed by not less than 2% of the number of ballots cast at the last election for trustee or commissioner in the district, but in no case by less than 25.