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MUNICIPALITIES
(65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code.

65 ILCS 5/4-6-1

    (65 ILCS 5/4-6-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-6-1)
    Sec. 4-6-1. The mayor and each commissioner shall have an office at the municipal building or rooms, and shall devote such time to the duties of their respective offices as a faithful discharge thereof may require.
    The total and only compensation of the mayor for the performance of his duties shall be an annual salary, which shall be established by the council prior to the mayoral election. The total and only compensation of each commissioner for the performance of his duties shall be an annual salary which shall be established by the council prior to the election in which commissioners are elected. An increase or decrease in the salary of any such official shall not take effect during the term for which he is elected.
(Source: P.A. 85-784; 85-854.)

65 ILCS 5/4-6-2

    (65 ILCS 5/4-6-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-6-2)
    Sec. 4-6-2. All officers and employees, except those specified in Section 4-6-1, shall receive the salary or compensation which the council shall provide by ordinance, resolution, or motion, payable monthly or at such shorter periods as the council may determine.
(Source: P.A. 78-439.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 4 Div. 8

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 4 Div. 8 heading)
DIVISION 8. PENALTIES

65 ILCS 5/4-8-2

    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-2)
    Sec. 4-8-2. A candidate for nomination or a nominee for any office to be filled by a popular election under this article who, directly or indirectly, enters into any understanding or agreement to do or not to do any official act in the event of his election to the advantage of any person in consideration of the influence, support, or assistance of that person to aid in the nomination or election of the candidate or nominee, is guilty of giving, or offering to give, a bribe, and if convicted thereof shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. If elected to office, a conviction under this section shall effect a forfeiture of the office. However, this section shall not prevent any candidate for nomination or nominee from publicly outlining his position or pledging his support for, or opposition to, any measure or prospective measure of a public nature.
(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)

65 ILCS 5/4-8-3

    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-3)
    Sec. 4-8-3. A person who agrees to perform any service in the interest of a candidate for any nomination or a nominee for any office under this article, filled by a popular election, in consideration of money, treats, or other valuable thing, or in consideration of an appointment to any office or employment under this article, or any such candidate or nominee who promises a person money or other valuable thing, or who promises to appoint a person to an office or employment, under this article, in the event of the nomination or election of such candidate or nominee, in consideration of the person performing any service in the interest of such candidate or nominee, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)

65 ILCS 5/4-8-4

    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-4)
    Sec. 4-8-4. A person who, for the purpose of influencing an elector's vote at any election under this article, offers to give the elector a bribe, either in money, treats, or other consideration, or by agreeing to appoint him to an office or employment under this article, or an elector under this article who requests, receives, or accepts such a bribe, or who agrees to vote for or support any candidate or nominee in consideration that the elector will be appointed to an office or employment under this article, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)

65 ILCS 5/4-8-5

    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-5)
    Sec. 4-8-5. Any officer or employee under this article who in any manner contributes money, labor, or other valuable thing to any person for election purposes, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)

65 ILCS 5/4-8-6

    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-6)
    Sec. 4-8-6. (a) No officer or employee elected or appointed under this article shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in his own name or in the name of any other person, association, trust or corporation, in any contract for work or materials, or profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the municipality or for any person operating a public utility wholly or partly within the territorial limits of the municipality.
    (b) However, any elected or appointed member of the governing body may provide materials, merchandise, property, services or labor, if:
        A. the contract is with a person, firm, partnership,
    
association, corporation, or cooperative association in which such interested member of the governing body of the municipality has less than a 7 1/2% share in the ownership; and
        B. such interested member publicly discloses the
    
nature and extent of his interest prior to or during deliberations concerning the proposed award of the contract; and
        C. such interested member abstains from voting on the
    
award of the contract, though he shall be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum; and
        D. such contract is approved by a majority vote of
    
those members presently holding office; and
        E. the contract is awarded after sealed bids to the
    
lowest responsible bidder if the amount of the contract exceeds $1500, or awarded without bidding if the amount of the contract is less than $1500; and
        F. the award of the contract would not cause the
    
aggregate amount of all such contracts so awarded to the same person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or cooperative association in the same fiscal year to exceed $25,000.
    (c) In addition to the above exemption, any elected or appointed member of the governing body may provide materials, merchandise, property, services or labor if:
        A. the award of the contract is approved by a
    
majority vote of the governing body of the municipality provided that any such interested member shall abstain from voting; and
        B. the amount of the contract does not exceed $1000;
    
and
        C. the award of the contract would not cause the
    
aggregate amount of all such contracts so awarded to the same person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or cooperative association in the same fiscal year to exceed $2000; and
        D. such interested member publicly discloses the
    
nature and extent of his interest prior to or during deliberations concerning the proposed award of the contract; and
        E. such interested member abstains from voting on the
    
award of the contract, though he shall be considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum.
    (d) A contract for the procurement of public utility services by a municipality with a public utility company is not barred by this Section by one or more members of the governing body being an officer or employee of the public utility company or holding an ownership interest of no more than 7 1/2% in the public utility company, or holding an ownership interest of any size if the municipality has a population of less than 7,500 and the public utility's rates are approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. An elected or appointed member of the governing body having such an interest shall be deemed not to have a prohibited interest under this Section.
    (e) Any officer who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony and in addition thereto any office held by such person so convicted shall become vacant and shall be so declared as part of the judgment of the court.
    (f) Nothing contained in this Section, including the restrictions set forth in subsections (b), (c) and (d), shall preclude a contract of deposit of monies, loans or other financial services by a municipality with a local bank or local savings and loan association, regardless of whether a member or members of the governing body of the municipality are interested in such bank or savings and loan association as an officer or employee or as a holder of less than 7 1/2% of the total ownership interest. A member or members holding such an interest in such a contract shall not be deemed to be holding a prohibited interest for purposes of this Act. Such interested member or members of the governing body must publicly state the nature and extent of their interest during deliberations concerning the proposed award of such a contract, but shall not participate in any further deliberations concerning the proposed award. Such interested member or members shall not vote on such a proposed award. Any member or members abstaining from participation in deliberations and voting under this Section may be considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum. Award of such a contract shall require approval by a majority vote of those members presently holding office. Consideration and award of any such contract in which a member or members are interested may only be made at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the municipality.
    (g) This Section applies only to an officer or employee elected or appointed under this Article who is a member of the board of an investor-owned public service corporation.
(Source: P.A. 98-128, eff. 8-2-13.)