HB5365 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5365

Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Brad Halbrook

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

50 ILCS 145/2

Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. Provides that a compensation-setting ordinance or resolution shall include all forms of included compensation, including salary, benefits, stipends, insurance, vehicle allowance, cell phone, equipment, internet, discounts, free additional materials, services, or any other fringe benefit, technology, material, service, the official will be eligible to receive once taking office. Provides that, if a unit of local government fails to comply with the provisions, then any person residing within the unit of local government, or the State's Attorney of the county in which such noncompliance may occur, may bring a civil action in the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged noncompliance has occurred or in which the affected public body has its principal office to force compliance with the provisions. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Local Government Officer Compensation Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(50 ILCS 145/2)

Sec. 2. Time and manner of fixing compensation.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the compensation of elected officers of school districts and units of local government, including home rule units, which compensation is to be fixed by that school district or unit of local government, shall be fixed at least 180 days before the beginning of the terms of the officers whose compensation is to be fixed.

(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the compensation of county elected officers shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution of the county board or the board of county commissioners. In the ordinance or resolution fixing the compensation of county elected officers under subsection (a), the county board shall separately list each stipend an elected officer is expected to receive in addition to the compensation to be paid by the county. The stipends listed shall include, but are not limited to, stipends expected to be received under:

Section 3-40 of the Property Tax Code.

Section 4-20 of the Property Tax Code.

Section 3-10007 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-2001 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-6001 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-6002 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-6003 of the Counties Code.

Section 4-8002 of the Counties Code.

Section 27.3 of the Clerks of Courts Act.

(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b), a compensation-setting ordinance or resolution shall include all forms of included compensation, including salary, benefits, stipends, insurance, vehicle allowance, cell phone, equipment, internet, discounts, free additional materials, services, or any other fringe benefit, technology, material, service, the official will be eligible to receive once taking office.

If a unit of local government fails to comply with this subsection, then any person residing within the unit of local government, or the State's Attorney of the county in which such noncompliance may occur, may bring a civil action in the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged noncompliance has occurred or in which the affected public body has its principal office to force compliance with this Section.

(Source: P.A. 102-48, eff. 7-9-21.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.