HB3317 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3317

Introduced , by Rep. John D. Anthony

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1184 new

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that Kendall County may by ordinance, after notice and a public hearing, create a Special County Ordinance Area consisting of 2 square miles or less of contiguous unincorporated land and with a population of at least 6,000. Further provides that the county board shall also appoint an unpaid Special Ordinance Advisory Committee consisting of 6 members.

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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1184 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1184 new)

Sec. 5-1184. Special County Ordinance Area creation; ordinances regulating the Special County Ordinance Area; hearing and notice.

(a) Kendall County may by ordinance create a Special County Ordinance Area consisting of 2 square miles or less of contiguous unincorporated land. The Special County Ordinance Area must have a population of at least 6,000. A majority vote of the members of the county board must approve the ordinance.

(b) Within 10 days of approving an ordinance that creates a Special County Ordinance Area, the county board shall appoint five persons residing in the Special County Ordinance Area and one member of the county board to a Special Ordinance Advisory Committee. The county board member of the Advisory Committee shall serve as its president and preside over all Advisory Committee meetings. The Advisory Committee shall meet as required by the county board and shall advise the board on matters concerning the Special County Ordinance Area including any proposed ordinances for the Special County Ordinance Area. Members of the Advisory Committee shall not be paid for their services.

(c) The county may by ordinance regulate the Special County Ordinance Area using any powers afforded to the county by this Code. A majority vote of the members of the county board must approve any ordinance relating to the Special County Ordinance Area.

(d) Before adopting any ordinances pursuant to this Section, the county board shall give public notice of and hold a public hearing on the ordinance. This hearing may be part of a regularly scheduled meeting of the county board. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county not more than 30 days nor less than 10 days prior to the hearing.