HB4837 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4837

Introduced 1/12/2010, by Rep. David Reis

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/8-8-3

from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that municipalities having bonded debt in the amount of $5,000,000 or more and municipalities with a population of 200 or more that have bonded debt in any amount or that own or operate a public utility (instead of all municipalities that have bonded debt or that own or operate a public utility) shall be audited annually. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 8-8-3 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/8-8-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-8-3)

Sec. 8-8-3. Annual audit.

(a) The corporate authorities of each municipality coming under the provisions of this Division 8 shall cause an audit of the funds and accounts of the municipality to be made by an accountant or accountants employed by such municipality or by an accountant or accountants retained by the Comptroller, as hereinafter provided.

(b) The accounts and funds of each municipality (i) having a population of 800 or more; (ii) having bonded debt in the amount of $5,000,000 or more; (iii) having a population of 200 or more and or having a bonded debt in any amount; or (iv) having a population of 200 or more and owning or operating any type of public utility shall be audited annually. The audit herein required shall include all of the accounts and funds of the municipality. Such audit shall be begun as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, and shall be completed and the report submitted within 6 months after the close of such fiscal year, unless an extension of time shall be granted by the Comptroller in writing. The accountant or accountants making the audit shall submit not less than 2 copies of the audit report to the corporate authorities of the municipality being audited. Municipalities not operating utilities may cause audits of the accounts of municipalities to be made more often than herein provided, by an accountant or accountants. The audit report of such audit when filed with the Comptroller together with an audit report covering the remainder of the period for which an audit is required to be filed hereunder shall satisfy the requirements of this Section.

(c) Municipalities of less than 800 population that are not subject to subsection (b) of this Section which do not own or operate public utilities and do not have bonded debt, shall file annually with the Comptroller a financial report containing information required by the Comptroller. Such annual financial report shall be on forms devised by the Comptroller in such manner as to not require professional accounting services for its preparation.

In addition to any audit report required, all municipalities, except municipalities that are not subject to subsection (b) of this Section of less than 800 population which do not own or operate public utilities and do not have bonded debt, shall file annually with the Comptroller a supplemental report on forms devised and approved by the Comptroller.

(Source: P.A. 78-592.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.