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| Public Act 103-0606 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 15e as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 705/15e new) | ||||
Sec. 15e. Dissolution of Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection | ||||
District. | ||||
(a) The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District shall be | ||||
dissolved by operation of law effective immediately upon the | ||||
occurrence of all the conditions set forth in subsection (c). | ||||
(b) The president of the board of trustees of the Elk Grove | ||||
Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, 2023 and | ||||
the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect are hereby | ||||
appointed and authorized to close up the business affairs of | ||||
the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District, including by | ||||
performing, or causing to be performed, all activities | ||||
necessary to cause the conditions set forth in subsection (c) | ||||
to be satisfied. The president of the board of trustees of the | ||||
Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, | ||||
2023 and the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect shall | ||||
unanimously approve all actions taken by them in connection | ||||
with the closing up of the business affairs of the Elk Grove | ||||
Rural Fire Protection District. | ||
(c) After all the following conditions have been | ||
satisfied, the dissolution of the Elk Grove Rural Fire | ||
Protection District shall become effective immediately: | ||
(1) the payment of all outstanding liabilities of the | ||
Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District; | ||
(2) the conveyance of title of all of the Elk Grove | ||
Rural Fire Protection District's remaining real and | ||
personal property to the Village of Mount Prospect in | ||
accordance with the agreement entered into between the Elk | ||
Grove Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Mount | ||
Prospect, and Elk Grove Township; and | ||
(3) the submittal to, and approval by resolution | ||
adopted by, the Cook County Board of Commissioners of an | ||
accounting showing that all known outstanding liabilities | ||
of the Elk Grove Fire Protection District have been paid | ||
and title of all of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection | ||
District's known real and personal property has been | ||
conveyed to the Village of Mount Prospect. | ||
After the Cook County Board of Commissioners passes a | ||
resolution approving the accounting described in this | ||
paragraph (3), title of any remaining money of the Elk | ||
Grove Rural Fire Protection District shall, by operation | ||
of law, be transferred to the Village of Mount Prospect in | ||
accordance with the agreement entered into between the Elk | ||
Grove Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Mount | ||
Prospect, and Elk Grove Township. | ||
Any bank or other financial institution at which the Elk | ||
Grove Rural Fire Protection District has accounts is | ||
authorized, upon presentment of a certified copy of the | ||
resolution passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners | ||
approving the accounting described in paragraph (3), to | ||
transfer the funds in the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection | ||
District's accounts to the Village of Mount Prospect. | ||
(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 27-5 of | ||
the Property Tax Code, the Special Service Area created by the | ||
Village of Mount Prospect and approved by Cook County in order | ||
to take the place of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection | ||
District's tax levy after dissolution shall not require | ||
geographical contiguity. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||