97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB6238

 

Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/4-8-6  from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-6
65 ILCS 5/4-8-6a  from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-6a
65 ILCS 5/4-8-7  from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-7

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a Section prohibiting certain officers and employees of a municipality from having an interest in certain contracts does not apply to a mayor who is a member of the board of an investor-owned public service corporation. Provides that a Section prohibiting certain officers and employees of a municipality from requesting, accepting, or receiving services or employment from certain public utility owners does not apply to a mayor who is a member of an investor-owned public service corporation. In a Section prohibiting a mayor or commissioner from being an official of any public service corporation at the time he or she assumes office, provides that a member of the board of an investor-owned public service corporation is not an official of a public service corporation. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 4-8-6, 4-8-6a, and 4-8-7 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-6)  (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-6)
7    Sec. 4-8-6. (a) No officer or employee elected or appointed
8under this article shall be interested, directly or indirectly,
9in his own name or in the name of any other person,
10association, trust or corporation, in any contract for work or
11materials, or profits thereof, or services to be furnished or
12performed for the municipality or for any person operating a
13public utility wholly or partly within the territorial limits
14of the municipality.
15    (b) However, any elected or appointed member of the
16governing body may provide materials, merchandise, property,
17services or labor, if:
18    A. the contract is with a person, firm, partnership,
19association, corporation, or cooperative association in which
20such interested member of the governing body of the
21municipality has less than a 7 1/2% share in the ownership; and
22    B. such interested member publicly discloses the nature and
23extent of his interest prior to or during deliberations

 

 

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1concerning the proposed award of the contract; and
2    C. such interested member abstains from voting on the award
3of the contract, though he shall be considered present for the
4purposes of establishing a quorum; and
5    D. such contract is approved by a majority vote of those
6members presently holding office; and
7    E. the contract is awarded after sealed bids to the lowest
8responsible bidder if the amount of the contract exceeds $1500,
9or awarded without bidding if the amount of the contract is
10less than $1500; and
11    F. the award of the contract would not cause the aggregate
12amount of all such contracts so awarded to the same person,
13firm, association, partnership, corporation, or cooperative
14association in the same fiscal year to exceed $25,000.
15    (c) In addition to the above exemption, any elected or
16appointed member of the governing body may provide materials,
17merchandise, property, services or labor if:
18    A. the award of the contract is approved by a majority vote
19of the governing body of the municipality provided that any
20such interested member shall abstain from voting; and
21    B. the amount of the contract does not exceed $1000; and
22    C. the award of the contract would not cause the aggregate
23amount of all such contracts so awarded to the same person,
24firm, association, partnership, corporation, or cooperative
25association in the same fiscal year to exceed $2000; and
26    D. such interested member publicly discloses the nature and

 

 

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1extent of his interest prior to or during deliberations
2concerning the proposed award of the contract; and
3    E. such interested member abstains from voting on the award
4of the contract, though he shall be considered present for the
5purposes of establishing a quorum.
6    (d) A contract for the procurement of public utility
7services by a municipality with a public utility company is not
8barred by this Section by one or more members of the governing
9body being an officer or employee of the public utility company
10or holding an ownership interest of no more than 7 1/2 % in the
11public utility company, or holding an ownership interest of any
12size if the municipality has a population of less than 7,500
13and the public utility's rates are approved by the Illinois
14Commerce Commission. An elected or appointed member of the
15governing body having such an interest shall be deemed not to
16have a prohibited interest under this Section.
17    (e) Any officer who violates this Section is guilty of a
18Class 4 felony and in addition thereto any office held by such
19person so convicted shall become vacant and shall be so
20declared as part of the judgment of the court.
21    (f) Nothing contained in this Section, including the
22restrictions set forth in subsections (b), (c) and (d), shall
23preclude a contract of deposit of monies, loans or other
24financial services by a municipality with a local bank or local
25savings and loan association, regardless of whether a member or
26members of the governing body of the municipality are

 

 

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1interested in such bank or savings and loan association as an
2officer or employee or as a holder of less than 7 1/2% of the
3total ownership interest. A member or members holding such an
4interest in such a contract shall not be deemed to be holding a
5prohibited interest for purposes of this Act. Such interested
6member or members of the governing body must publicly state the
7nature and extent of their interest during deliberations
8concerning the proposed award of such a contract, but shall not
9participate in any further deliberations concerning the
10proposed award. Such interested member or members shall not
11vote on such a proposed award. Any member or members abstaining
12from participation in deliberations and voting under this
13Section may be considered present for purposes of establishing
14a quorum. Award of such a contract shall require approval by a
15majority vote of those members presently holding office.
16Consideration and award of any such contract in which a member
17or members are interested may only be made at a regularly
18scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the
19municipality.
20    (g) This Section does not apply to a mayor elected under
21this Article who is a member of the board of an investor-owned
22public service corporation.
23(Source: P.A. 82-399.)
 
24    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-6a)  (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-6a)
25    Sec. 4-8-6a. No officer or employee elected or appointed

 

 

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1under this Article shall request, accept, or receive, directly
2or indirectly, from any person owning, operating, or leasing
3within or partly within the territorial limits of the
4municipality, any public utility, or any water craft leaving or
5entering or operating within the municipality, any service or
6transportation upon terms more favorable than are granted to
7the public generally, or any employment, for hire or otherwise,
8or any free service or transportation, either for himself or
9any other person.
10    A violation of this Section is a petty offense. A
11conviction shall effect a forfeiture of the office or
12employment.
13    The prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to
14policemen or firemen in uniform, nor shall this Section affect
15any free service to municipal officers or employees provided by
16any franchise or license, granted prior to March 9, 1910.
17    This Section does not apply to a mayor elected under this
18Article who is a member of the board of an investor-owned
19public service corporation.
20(Source: P.A. 80-938.)
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/4-8-7)  (from Ch. 24, par. 4-8-7)
22    Sec. 4-8-7. No mayor or commissioner elected under this
23article shall be an official of any public service corporation
24at the time he assumes office. A violation of this section is a
25Class A misdemeanor.

 

 

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1    For the purposes of this Section, a member of the board of
2an investor-owned public service corporation is not an official
3of a public service corporation.
4(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.