§ 19. Election by certain villages, school districts, special
districts and public agencies located in two or more counties. The
administration of this chapter in a village, school district or special
district incorporated or established on or after the effective date of
this act and comprising territory in two or more counties, or in a
public agency established on or after the effective date of this
amendment and maintained jointly by two or more counties or two or more
municipal corporations or other civil divisions, including school
districts, situated in different counties, shall be under the
jurisdiction of the civil service commission or personnel officer having
jurisdiction over the classified service of one of such counties
selected by action of the governing board or body of such village,
school district or special district, or the appointing authority of such
public agency. In the event that such board or body of such a newly
incorporated village or newly established school district or special
district or the appointing authority of such newly established public
agency fails to make such selection within ninety days after the
effective date of such incorporation or establishment, such village,
school district, special district or public agency shall be subject to
the jurisdiction of the civil service commission or personnel officer
having jurisdiction over the classified service of the county in which
the greater or greatest territorial area of such village, school
district, special district or public agency is located.