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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 Local Library Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 4-9 as follows: |
6 | | (75 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-9) |
7 | | Sec. 4-9. In townships and in cities, villages and |
8 | | incorporated towns having a population of 500,000 or less, the |
9 | | board of trustees shall require the treasurer of such board or |
10 | | such other person as may be designated as the custodian of the |
11 | | moneys paid over to such board to give a bond to be approved by |
12 | | such board and in such amount, not less than 10% 50% of the |
13 | | total funds received by the library in the last fiscal year, |
14 | | conditioned that he will safely keep and pay over upon the |
15 | | order of such board all funds received and held by him for such |
16 | | board of trustees. For a library in a city, village, |
17 | | incorporated town or township, the board of library trustees |
18 | | may designate the treasurer of the corporate authority, or the |
19 | | supervisor in the case of a township, as the custodian of the |
20 | | library fund, and the bond given by the treasurer or the |
21 | | supervisor shall satisfy the bond requirements of this section |
22 | | when properly endorsed. The cost of any surety bond shall be |
23 | | borne by the library. As an alternative to a personal bond on |
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1 | | the treasurer or custodian of funds, the board of trustees may |
2 | | require the treasurer or custodian to secure for the library |
3 | | an insurance policy or other insurance instrument that |
4 | | provides the library with coverage for negligent or |
5 | | intentional acts by library officials and employees that could |
6 | | result in the loss of library funds. The coverage shall be in |
7 | | an amount at least equal to 10% 50% of the average amount of |
8 | | the library's operating fund from the prior 3 fiscal years. |
9 | | The coverage shall be placed with an insurer approved by the |
10 | | board. The cost of any such coverage shall be borne by the |
11 | | library. The library shall provide the Illinois State Library |
12 | | a copy of the library's certificate of insurance at the time |
13 | | the library's annual report is filed. |
14 | | (Source: P.A. 97-101, eff. 1-1-12.) |
15 | | Section 10. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by |
16 | | changing Section 5 as follows: |
17 | | (75 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 81, par. 115) |
18 | | Sec. 5. Each library system created as provided in Section |
19 | | 4 of this Act shall be governed by a board of directors |
20 | | numbering at least 5 and no more than 15 persons, except as |
21 | | required by Section 6 for library systems in cities with a |
22 | | population of 500,000 or more. The board shall be |
23 | | representative of the variety of library interests in the |
24 | | system, and at least a majority shall be elected or selected |
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1 | | from the governing boards of the member public libraries, with |
2 | | not more than one director representing a single member |
3 | | library. For library systems as defined in subparagraph (3) of |
4 | | the definition of "library system" in Section 2, the board |
5 | | members shall be representative of the types of libraries that |
6 | | library system serves. The number of directors, the manner of |
7 | | election or selection, the term of office and the provision |
8 | | for filling vacancies shall be determined by the system |
9 | | governing board except that all board members must be eligible |
10 | | electors in the geographical area of the system. No director |
11 | | of any library system, however, shall be permitted to serve |
12 | | for more than a total of 6 years unless 2 years have elapsed |
13 | | since his sixth year of service. |
14 | | The board of directors shall elect a president, secretary |
15 | | and treasurer. Before entering upon his duties, the treasurer |
16 | | shall be required to give a bond in an amount to be approved by |
17 | | the board, but in no case shall such amount be less than 10% |
18 | | 50% of the system's area and per capita grant for the previous |
19 | | year, conditioned that he will safely keep and pay over upon |
20 | | the order of such board all funds received and held by him for |
21 | | the library system. As an alternative to a personal bond on the |
22 | | treasurer, the board of trustees may require the treasurer to |
23 | | secure for the system an insurance policy or other insurance |
24 | | instrument that provides the library with coverage for |
25 | | negligent or intentional acts by system officials and |
26 | | employees that could result in the loss of system funds. The |
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1 | | coverage shall be in an amount at least equal to 10% 50% of the |
2 | | average amount of the system's operating fund from the prior 3 |
3 | | fiscal years. The coverage shall be placed with an insurer |
4 | | approved by the board. The cost of any such coverage shall be |
5 | | borne by the system. The system shall provide the Illinois |
6 | | State Library a copy of the system's certificate of insurance |
7 | | at the time the system's annual report is filed. The funds of |
8 | | the library system shall be deposited in a bank or savings and |
9 | | loan association designated by the board of directors and |
10 | | shall be expended only under the direction of such board upon |
11 | | properly authenticated vouchers. |
12 | | No bank or savings and loan association shall receive |
13 | | public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has |
14 | | complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section |
15 | | 6 of the Public Funds Investment Act. |
16 | | The members of the board of directors of the library |
17 | | system shall serve without compensation but their actual and |
18 | | necessary expenses shall be a proper charge against the |
19 | | library fund. |
20 | | (Source: P.A. 97-101, eff. 1-1-12.) |
21 | | Section 15. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is |
22 | | amended by changing Section 30-45 as follows: |
23 | | (75 ILCS 16/30-45) |
24 | | Sec. 30-45. Duties of officers. |
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1 | | (a) The duties of the officers of the board are as provided |
2 | | in this Section. |
3 | | (b) The president shall preside over all meetings, appoint |
4 | | members of committees authorized by the district's |
5 | | regulations, and perform other duties specified by the |
6 | | district's regulations, ordinances, or other appropriate |
7 | | action. In the president's absence, the vice president shall |
8 | | preside at meetings. The president shall not have or exercise |
9 | | veto powers. |
10 | | (c) The vice president's duties shall be prescribed by |
11 | | regulations. |
12 | | (d) The treasurer shall keep and maintain accounts and |
13 | | records of the district during the treasurer's term in office, |
14 | | indicating in those accounts and records a record of all |
15 | | receipts, disbursements, and balances in any funds. |
16 | | Annual audit and financial report requirements shall |
17 | | conform with Section 3 of the Governmental Account Audit Act. |
18 | | (e) The treasurer shall give bond to the district to |
19 | | faithfully discharge the duties of the office and to account |
20 | | to the district for all district funds coming into the |
21 | | treasurer's hands. The bond shall be in an amount and with |
22 | | sureties approved by the board. The amount of the bond shall be |
23 | | based upon a minimum of 10% 50% of the total funds received by |
24 | | the district in the last previous fiscal year. The cost of any |
25 | | surety bond shall be borne by the district. As an alternative |
26 | | to a personal bond on the treasurer, the treasurer may secure |
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1 | | for the district an insurance policy or other insurance |
2 | | instrument that provides the district with coverage for |
3 | | negligent or intentional acts by district officials and |
4 | | employees that could result in the loss of district funds. The |
5 | | coverage shall be in an amount at least equal to 10% 50% of the |
6 | | average amount of the district's operating fund from the prior |
7 | | 3 fiscal years. The coverage shall be placed with an insurer |
8 | | approved by the board. The cost of any such coverage shall be |
9 | | borne by the district. The system shall provide the Illinois |
10 | | State Library a copy of the district's certificate of |
11 | | insurance at the time the district's annual report is filed. |
12 | | (f) Any person, entity, or public body or agency |
13 | | possessing district funds, property, or records shall, upon |
14 | | demand by any trustee, transfer and release the funds, |
15 | | property, or records to the treasurer. |
16 | | (g) The secretary shall keep and maintain appropriate |
17 | | records for his or her term in office and shall include in |
18 | | those records a record of the minutes of all meetings, the |
19 | | names of those in attendance, the ordinances enacted, the |
20 | | resolutions and regulations adopted, and all other pertinent |
21 | | written matter affecting the operation of the district. The |
22 | | secretary may administer oaths and affirmations for the |
23 | | purposes of this Act. |
24 | | (Source: P.A. 97-101, eff. 1-1-12.) |
25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
26 | | becoming law. |