Public Act 096-0241
 
HB0564 Enrolled LRB096 03498 RLJ 13523 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
15-70 as follows:
 
    (60 ILCS 1/15-70 new)
    Sec. 15-70. City council meetings; township business. The
city council of any coterminous city located in a county with a
population of less than 1,000,000 may, by the affirmative vote
of three-fourths of its members, authorize the township
supervisor to preside over portions of city council meetings
when the city council is exercising powers that would
ordinarily be exercised by the township board in a township not
organized under this Article. While the township supervisor is
presiding, the supervisor has one vote and the mayor has no
vote.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.