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coterminous, municipality in which the city council exercises |
the powers and duties of the township board, or in which one or |
more municipal officials serve as an officer or trustee of the |
township; (2) is located within a county with a population of 3 |
million or more; and (3) contains a territory of 7 square miles |
or more.
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(60 ILCS 1/27-10 new) |
Sec. 27-10. Petition and referendum to discontinue and |
abolish a township organization within a coterminous |
municipality. Upon ordinance adopted by the city council of a |
township described under Section 27-5 of this Article, or upon |
petition of at least 10% of the registered voters of that |
township, the city council shall certify and cause to be |
submitted to the voters of the township, at the next election |
or consolidated election, a proposition to discontinue and |
abolish the township organization and to transfer all the |
rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, |
obligations, and responsibilities of the township organization |
to the coterminous municipality. |
A signature on a petition shall not be valid or counted in |
considering the petition unless the form requirements are |
complied with and the date of each signature is less than 90 |
days before the last day for filing the petition. The statement |
of the person who circulates the petition must include an |
attestation (i) indicating the dates on which that sheet was |
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circulated, (ii) indicating the first and last date on which |
that sheet was circulated, or (iii) certifying that none of the |
signatures on the sheet was signed more than 90 days before the |
last day for filing the petition. The petition shall be treated |
and the proposition certified in the manner provided by the |
general election law. After the proposition has once been |
submitted to the electorate, the proposition shall not be |
resubmitted for 4 years. |
The proposition shall be in substantially the following |
form: |
Shall the township organization be continued in [Name |
of Township] Township? |
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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(60 ILCS 1/27-15 new) |
Sec. 27-15. Cessation of township organization. If a |
majority of the votes of the township cast are in favor of the |
proposition to discontinue and abolish the township |
organization, then the township organization in that township |
shall cease. |
On the effective date of the discontinuance and abolishment |
of the township organization, all the rights, powers, duties, |
assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and |
responsibilities of the township shall by operation of law vest |
in and be assumed by the coterminous municipality.
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(60 ILCS 1/27-20 new) |
Sec. 27-20. Township officers. |
Upon the effective date of discontinuance, the coterminous |
municipality shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of |
that township officer as provided in the Township Code, the |
Illinois Public Aid Code, Property Tax Code, and the Illinois |
Highway Code, as applicable. The coterminous municipality may |
enter into an intergovernmental agreement or contract with the |
county or the State to administer the duties and |
responsibilities of that township officer for services under |
its jurisdiction.
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(60 ILCS 1/27-25 new) |
Sec. 27-25. Business, records, and property of |
discontinued township organization. The records of a township |
organization discontinued under this Article shall be |
deposited in the coterminous municipality's city clerk's |
office. The coterminous municipality may close up all |
unfinished business of the township and sell and dispose of any |
of the property belonging to the township for benefit of the |
inhabitants of the municipality.
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Section 15. The Public Health District Act is amended by |
adding Section 25 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 905/25 new) |
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Sec. 25. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. If the |
office of Township Assessor in a coterminous township is |
discontinued as provided in Article 27 of the Township Code, |
then the coterminous municipality's Council members shall be |
the board of health for the public health district under this |
Act.
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Section 20. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
adding Section 12-3.1 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/12-3.1 new) |
Sec. 12-3.1. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. |
Upon discontinuance of a coterminous township under Article 27 |
of the Township Code, the coterminous municipality shall |
provide funds for and administer the public aid program |
provided for under Article VI of this Code.
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Section 25. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding |
Section 5-205.10 as follows:
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(605 ILCS 5/5-205.10 new) |
Sec. 5-205.10. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. |
If township organization is discontinued as provided in Article |
27 of the Township Code, then the coterminous municipality |
shall assume the duties of highway commissioner under this |
Code.
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