Amends the Township Assessment Officials Article of the Property Tax Code. Provides that a township assessor or multi-township assessor shall be elected as provided in the Article unless the board of trustees of a township or, in the case of a multi-township assessor, the multi-township board of trustees adopts an ordinance or resolution requiring the township assessor to be appointed by the board. Provides that, if a board of trustees has adopted an ordinance or resolution to appoint the assessor, the township assessor or multi-township assessor shall be appointed by the board upon the expiration of the township assessor's or multi-township assessor's elected term next following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution. Makes conforming changes in the Article.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 35 ILCS 200/2