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HB2914 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020
HB2914

Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/8-1-19 new
    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum after adoption of an ordinance requesting the referendum. Limits home rule powers. Exempts full-time and part-time employees.

LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

HB2914 LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b

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 adding
5 Section 8-1-19 as follows:

6     (65 ILCS 5/8-1-19 new)
7     Sec. 8-1-19. Legal expenses cap.
8     (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a
9 municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of
10 $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a
11 greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum under
12 subsection (b).
13     (b) Upon the adoption of an ordinance by the city council
14 of the municipality requesting a referendum to incur additional
15 legal expenses, a referendum, subject to the requirements of
16 16-7 of the Election Code, shall be placed on the ballot for
17 all electors residing in the municipality at the next general
18 election in substantially the following form:

19         May the (name of municipality) expend more than the
20     $1,000,000 statutory cap on legal expenses for the
21     (current/next) fiscal year?

HB2914 - 2 - LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b

1     The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

2     (c) A home rule municipally may not regulate the incurring
3 of legal expenses in a manner inconsistent with this Section.
4 This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6
5 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
6 exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
7 by the State.
8     (d) This Section does not apply to salaries and benefits
9 paid to attorneys and paralegals who are full-time or part-time
10 employees a municipality.

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