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Full Text of HB6710  95th General Assembly

HB6710 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB6710

 

Introduced , by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10   from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, at least 180 days before the first municipal election following the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results "or any other official census results, including but not limited to special census results", a specified number of aldermen (less than the number required elsewhere in the Act). Now, such a municipality may adopt such an ordinance or resolution only following the receipt of the new federal decennial census results. 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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5 changing Section 3.1-20-10 as follows:
 
6     (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10)  (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10)
7     Sec. 3.1-20-10. Aldermen; number.
8     (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c)
9 of this Section, Section 3.1-20-20, or as otherwise provided in
10 the case of aldermen-at-large, the number of aldermen, when not
11 elected by the minority representation plan, shall be as
12 follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000 inhabitants, 6 aldermen;
13 exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding
14 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 20,000
15 but not exceeding 50,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not
16 exceeding 70,000, 16 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not
17 exceeding 90,000, 18 aldermen; and from 90,000 to 500,000, 20
18 aldermen. No redistricting shall be required in order to reduce
19 the number of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.
20     (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in
21 subsection (a), a municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants
22 may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, at least 180
23 days prior to the first municipal election following the

 

 

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1 municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census
2 results or any other official census results, including but not
3 limited to special census results, the following number of
4 aldermen: in cities exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000,
5 8 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 10
6 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14
7 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16
8 aldermen; and exceeding 90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18
9 aldermen.
10     (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in
11 subsection (a), a municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants
12 may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, at least 180
13 days prior to the first municipal election following the
14 municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census
15 results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding
16 40,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 16 aldermen.
17 (Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-727, eff. 7-25-02.)
 
18     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19 becoming law.