96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5970


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Kay Hatcher
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 


  



65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10
  from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10








     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality
with 15,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, by ordinance or resolution, not more than one year after (now, at least 180 days prior to the first municipal election following) the municipality's
receipt of the new federal decennial census results a certain specified number of aldermen (less than the number required elsewhere in the Act). Provides that a municipality  with 40,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, by ordinance or resolution, not more than one year after (now, at least 180 days prior to the first general municipal election following) the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results a certain specified number of aldermen (more than the number required elsewhere in the Act). Effective immediately.
  















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    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 3.1-20-10 as follows:
 



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    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10)  (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10)



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    Sec. 3.1-20-10. Aldermen; number. 

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    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) 
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of this
Section, Section 3.1-20-20, or as otherwise provided in 
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the case of
aldermen-at-large,
the number of aldermen, when not 
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elected by the minority
representation plan, shall be as 
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follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000
inhabitants, 6 aldermen; 
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exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 aldermen;
exceeding 
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15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 
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but
not exceeding 50,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not 
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exceeding 70,000,
16 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not 
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exceeding 90,000, 18 aldermen; and from
90,000 to 500,000, 20 
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aldermen.  No redistricting shall be required in order
to reduce 
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the number of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.

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    (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in 
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subsection (a), a
municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants 
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may adopt, either by ordinance
or by resolution, not more than 
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one year after at least 180 days prior to the first municipal 
 


 






HB5970
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election
following the municipality's receipt of the new 
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federal decennial census
results, the following number of 
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aldermen: in cities exceeding 15,000 but not
exceeding 20,000, 
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8 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not
exceeding 50,000, 10 
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aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14

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aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16 
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aldermen; and exceeding
90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18 
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aldermen.

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    (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in 
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subsection (a), a
municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants 
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may adopt, either by ordinance
or by resolution, not more than 
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one year after at least 180 days prior to the first municipal 
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election
following the municipality's receipt of the new 
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federal decennial census
results, the following number of 
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aldermen: in cities exceeding 40,000 but
not exceeding 50,000, 
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16 aldermen.

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(Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-727, eff. 7-25-02.)

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