Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Filed: 4/5/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3097 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3097 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by 
5adding Section 15e as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 705/15e new)
7    Sec. 15e. Dissolution of Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
8District.
9    (a) The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District shall be 
10dissolved by operation of law effective immediately upon the 
11occurrence of all the conditions set forth in subsection (c).
12    (b) The president of the board of trustees of the Elk Grove 
13Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, 2023 and 
14the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect are hereby 
15appointed and authorized to close up the business affairs of 
16the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District, including by 
 
 
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1performing, or causing to be performed, all activities 
2necessary to cause the conditions set forth in subsection (c) 
3to be satisfied. The president of the board of trustees of the 
4Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, 
52023 and the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect shall 
6unanimously approve all actions taken by them in connection 
7with the closing up of the business affairs of the Elk Grove 
8Rural Fire Protection District.
9    (c) After all the following conditions have been 
10satisfied, the dissolution of the Elk Grove Rural Fire 
11Protection District shall become effective immediately:
12        (1) the payment of all outstanding liabilities of the 
13    Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District;
14        (2) the conveyance of title of all of the Elk Grove 
15    Rural Fire Protection District's remaining real and 
16    personal property to the Village of Mount Prospect in 
17    accordance with the agreement entered into between the Elk 
18    Grove Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Mount 
19    Prospect, and Elk Grove Township; and
20        (3) the submittal to, and approval by resolution 
21    adopted by, the Cook County Board of Commissioners of an 
22    accounting showing that all known outstanding liabilities 
23    of the Elk Grove Fire Protection District have been paid 
24    and title of all of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
25    District's known real and personal property has been 
26    conveyed to the Village of Mount Prospect.
 
 
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1        After the Cook County Board of Commissioners passes a 
2    resolution approving the accounting described in this 
3    paragraph (3), title of any remaining money of the Elk 
4    Grove Rural Fire Protection District shall, by operation 
5    of law, be transferred to the Village of Mount Prospect in 
6    accordance with the agreement entered into between the Elk 
7    Grove Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Mount 
8    Prospect, and Elk Grove Township. 
9    Any bank or other financial institution at which the Elk 
10Grove Rural Fire Protection District has accounts is 
11authorized, upon presentment of a certified copy of the 
12resolution passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners 
13approving the accounting described in paragraph (3), to 
14transfer the funds in the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
15District's accounts to the Village of Mount Prospect.
16    (d) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 27-5 of 
17the Property Tax Code, the Special Service Area created by the 
18Village of Mount Prospect and approved by Cook County in order 
19to take the place of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
20District's tax levy after dissolution shall not require 
21geographical contiguity. 
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
23becoming law.".