97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4987

 

Introduced , by Rep. Karen May

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/3-70 new
60 ILCS 1/25-30 new
70 ILCS 905/25 new
605 ILCS 5/5-205.10 new

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if the office of township assessor is discontinued in a township located in a county with 50,000 or more inhabitants, then the county assessor or supervisor of assessments shall assume the duties of the assessor. Amends the Township Code. Provides that if township organization is discontinued in a township located in a county with 50,000 or more inhabitants, then the county board shall assume all powers and duties of the township as a part of their regular duties and receive no additional compensation. Sets forth procedures for the establishment of a committee to oversee the discontinuance process, the keeping of records, and the disposal of township property. Amends the Public Health District Act. Provides that if township organization is discontinued in a township located in a county with 50,000 or more inhabitants, then the county board members shall be the board of health for the public health district. Amends the Highway Code. Provides that if township organization is discontinued in a township located in a county with 50,000 or more inhabitants, then the county superintendent of highways or the county engineer, as applicable, shall assume the duties of highway commissioner. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
5Section 3-70 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-70 new)
7    Sec. 3-70. Cessation of township assessor. If township
8organization in a township located in a county with 50,000 or
9more inhabitants ceases as provided in Section 25-30 of the
10Township Code, then the county assessor or supervisor of
11assessments, as applicable, shall assume the duties of the
12township assessor under this Code.
 
13    Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
1425-30 as follows:
 
15    (60 ILCS 1/25-30 new)
16    Sec. 25-30. Discontinuance of township organization in a
17township located in a county with 50,000 or more inhabitants.
18    (a) If township organization ceases in a township located
19in a county with 50,000 or more inhabitants, then the county
20board of the county where the township was located shall, no
21later than 2 years after the question for discontinuance was

 

 

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1approved by the voters, assume all powers and duties of the
2township, and be subject to all the liabilities as provided in
3other cases of counties not under township organization.
4    Within 3 months after the question for discontinuance was
5approved by the voters, a committee shall be established to
6oversee all duties related to the discontinuance of township
7organization. The committee shall consist of 7 members, with 4
8members appointed by the county board and 3 members appointed
9by the township supervisor. The committee shall:
10        (i) develop a transition plan concerning the transfer
11    of township records, property, assets, leases, and
12    contracts, and address the status of township personnel;
13        (ii) hold a public meeting outlining the transition
14    plan within one year after the question for discontinuance
15    was approved by the voters;
16        (iii) issue a report that outlines any issues related
17    to the discontinuance concerning taxes and the cost of the
18    discontinuance process, and make the report available for
19    public viewing; and
20        (iv) complete the process of discontinuance within 2
21    years after the question for discontinuance was approved by
22    the voters.
23    (b) The transition plan must be submitted to and approved
24by a majority vote of both the township board and the county
25board.
26    (c) Notice of the meeting held pursuant to subsection (ii)

 

 

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1of Section (a) shall be published in a newspaper of general
2circulation within the county at least 30 days before the
3meeting.
4    (d) Upon discontinuance of township organization, the
5records of the township shall be deposited in the county
6clerk's office.
7    (e) If township organization is discontinued, then the
8remaining property and assets of that township shall be
9appraised and distributed to the county. The county board may
10close up all unfinished business of the township and sell and
11dispose of any of the property belonging to the township, as
12fully as might have been done by the township itself.
13    (f) The county board shall receive no additional
14compensation for the duties performed under this Section,
15Section 3-70 of the Property Tax Code, or Section 25 of the
16Public Health District Act.
 
17    Section 15. The Public Health District Act is amended by
18adding Section 25 as follows:
 
19    (70 ILCS 905/25 new)
20    Sec. 25. Cessation of township organization. If the
21township organization in a township located in a county with
2250,000 or more inhabitants ceases as provided in Section 25-30
23of the Township Code, then the members of the county board
24shall be the board of health for the public health district

 

 

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1under this Act.
 
2    Section 20. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding
3Section 5-205.10 as follows:
 
4    (605 ILCS 5/5-205.10 new)
5    Sec. 5-205.10. Cessation of township organization. If the
6township organization in a township located in a county with
750,000 or more inhabitants ceases as provided in Section 25-30
8of the Township Code, then the county superintendent of
9highways or the county engineer, as applicable, shall assume
10the duties of township highway commissioner under this Code.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.