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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: |
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 |