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| | HB4522 Engrossed | | LRB099 14427 AWJ 38526 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-6-10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-6-10 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-6-10. Reimbursement of volunteer fire protection |
| 8 | | assistance. |
| 9 | | (a) Municipalities may fix, charge, and collect fees not |
| 10 | | exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all services |
| 11 | | rendered by a volunteer municipal fire department or a |
| 12 | | volunteer firefighter of any municipal fire department for |
| 13 | | persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents |
| 14 | | of the municipality. |
| 15 | | (b) The charge for any fees under subsection (a) shall be |
| 16 | | computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour per vehicle and |
| 17 | | not to exceed $70 per hour per firefighter responding to a call |
| 18 | | for assistance. An additional charge may be levied to reimburse |
| 19 | | the district for extraordinary expenses of materials used in |
| 20 | | rendering such services. No charge shall be made for services |
| 21 | | for which the total amount would be less than $50. |
| 22 | | (c) All revenue from the fees assessed pursuant to this |
| 23 | | Section shall be deposited to the general fund of the |