Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
Filed: 3/5/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3707 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3707 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Township Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 80-10 as follows:
 



6    (60 ILCS 1/80-10)



7    Sec. 80-10. Board meetings; township and road district 
8accounts. 

9    (a) The township board shall meet at the township clerk's 
10office for the
purpose of examining and auditing the township 
11and road district accounts
before any bills (other than general 
12assistance, obligations for Social
Security taxes as required 
13by the Social Security Enabling Act, and wages that
are subject 
14to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, or other 
15expenses determined by the township board by resolution) are 
16paid, provided that payments made pursuant to a board 
 
 
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1resolution shall be reviewed and verified at the next meeting.  
2The
board may meet at other times as they determine. The 
3township board may
consider and approve bills individually or 
4in a  summary statement of any
number of bills.

5    (b) Upon the request of the supervisor or of any 2 board 
6members, the
township clerk shall call a meeting at the time 
7requested and shall furnish to
the board members at least 48 
8hours' notice of the meeting.

9    (c) The township board may declare a vacancy in the office 
10of township
supervisor or trustee if the supervisor or a 
11trustee has 5 or more consecutive
unexcused absences from 
12regularly scheduled township board meetings.

13    (d) The township board may adopt rules not inconsistent 
14with this Code to
govern its meetings.  The rules may provide 
15for excused absences of
the supervisor or trustees from 
16township board meetings.

17    (e) All meetings of the township board shall be open to the

18public as provided in the Open Meetings Act.

19(Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-360; 88-670, eff. 
2012-2-94.)

 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.".