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SB2637 Engrossed |
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LRB096 19607 RLJ 35001 b |
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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 adding |
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| Section 11-6-1.2 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.2 new) |
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| Sec. 11-6-1.2. Fee for emergency fire and rescue services. |
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| (a) The corporate authorities of a municipality may fix, |
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| charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of |
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| the service for all emergency fire and rescue services rendered |
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| by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other |
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| entities who are not residents of the municipality. |
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| (b) The fee may not be assessed against residents of the |
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| municipality or persons who request fire protection coverage |
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| for an unprotected area and pay to the municipality an amount |
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| equal to the municipality's fire protection tax levied pursuant |
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| to Section 11-7-1. |
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| (c) The fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 |
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| per hour for emergency assistance. An additional charge may be |
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| levied to reimburse the municipality for extraordinary |
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| expenses of materials used in rendering such emergency fire and |
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| rescue services. No fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue |
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| services for which the total cost is less than $50. |