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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5644 Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Township Code. Provides that the electors of a township with fewer than 15 miles of road under the jurisdiction of the township highway commissioner may elect to abolish the position of township highway commissioner and transfer to the township board all of its functions and responsibilities. Allows the question of whether to abolish the position of township highway commissioner to be submitted to the electors by a majority vote of the township board, by a majority of electors at the annual meeting, or by a petition signed by registered voters residing within the township.
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| | HB5644 | | LRB098 17572 JLK 52682 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 Township Code is amended by adding Section |
5 | | 80-85 as follows: |
6 | | (60 ILCS 1/80-85 new) |
7 | | Sec. 80-85. Highway consolidation. |
8 | | (a) The electors of a township may abolish the position of |
9 | | township highway commissioner and transfer all of the |
10 | | commissioner's functions and responsibilities to the township |
11 | | board if the township has fewer than 15 miles of road under the |
12 | | jurisdiction of the highway commissioner. The question to |
13 | | abolish the position of township highway commissioner and |
14 | | transfer its functions and responsibilities to the township |
15 | | board shall be submitted to the electors in one of the |
16 | | following ways: |
17 | | (i) by a majority vote of the township board; |
18 | | (ii) by a majority vote of the electors at the annual |
19 | | meeting; or |
20 | | (iii) by a petition containing 500 signatures of |
21 | | registered voters residing within the township. |
22 | | (b) After the question to abolish the position of highway |
23 | | commissioner is approved under subsection (a) and the township |