Full Text of SB1585 98th General Assembly
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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 Property Tax Code is amended by adding | 5 | | Section 3-70 as follows: | 6 | | (35 ILCS 200/3-70 new) | 7 | | Sec. 3-70. Cessation of Township Assessor. If the office of | 8 | | Township Assessor in a coterminous township ceases as provided | 9 | | in Article 27 of the Township Code, then the coterminous | 10 | | municipality shall assume the duties of the Township Assessor | 11 | | under this Code. | 12 | | Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Article | 13 | | 27 as follows: | 14 | | (60 ILCS 1/Art. 27 heading new) | 15 | | ARTICLE 27. DISCONTINUANCE OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION WITHIN | 16 | | COTERMINOUS MUNICIPALITY | 17 | | | 18 | | (60 ILCS 1/27-5 new) | 19 | | Sec. 27-5. Applicability. This Article shall apply only to | 20 | | a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially |
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| 1 | | coterminous, municipality in which the city council exercises | 2 | | the powers and duties of the township board, or in which one or | 3 | | more municipal officials serve as an officer or trustee of the | 4 | | township; (2) is located within a county with a population of 3 | 5 | | million or more; and (3) contains a territory of 7 square miles | 6 | | or more. | 7 | | (60 ILCS 1/27-10 new) | 8 | | Sec. 27-10. Petition and referendum to discontinue and | 9 | | abolish a township organization within a coterminous | 10 | | municipality. Upon ordinance adopted by the city council of a | 11 | | township described under Section 27-5 of this Article, or upon | 12 | | petition of at least 10% of the registered voters of that | 13 | | township, the city council shall certify and cause to be | 14 | | submitted to the voters of the township, at the next election | 15 | | or consolidated election, a proposition to discontinue and | 16 | | abolish the township organization and to transfer all the | 17 | | rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | 18 | | obligations, and responsibilities of the township organization | 19 | | to the coterminous municipality. | 20 | | A signature on a petition shall not be valid or counted in | 21 | | considering the petition unless the form requirements are | 22 | | complied with and the date of each signature is less than 90 | 23 | | days before the last day for filing the petition. The statement | 24 | | of the person who circulates the petition must include an | 25 | | attestation (i) indicating the dates on which that sheet was |
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| 1 | | circulated, (ii) indicating the first and last date on which | 2 | | that sheet was circulated, or (iii) certifying that none of the | 3 | | signatures on the sheet was signed more than 90 days before the | 4 | | last day for filing the petition. The petition shall be treated | 5 | | and the proposition certified in the manner provided by the | 6 | | general election law. After the proposition has once been | 7 | | submitted to the electorate, the proposition shall not be | 8 | | resubmitted for 4 years. | 9 | | The proposition shall be in substantially the following | 10 | | form: | 11 | | Shall the township organization be continued in [Name | 12 | | of Township] Township? | 13 | | The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". | 14 | | (60 ILCS 1/27-15 new) | 15 | | Sec. 27-15. Cessation of township organization. If a | 16 | | majority of the votes of the township cast are in favor of the | 17 | | proposition to discontinue and abolish the township | 18 | | organization, then the township organization in that township | 19 | | shall cease. | 20 | | On the effective date of the discontinuance and abolishment | 21 | | of the township organization, all the rights, powers, duties, | 22 | | assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and | 23 | | responsibilities of the township shall by operation of law vest | 24 | | in and be assumed by the coterminous municipality. |
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| 1 | | (60 ILCS 1/27-20 new) | 2 | | Sec. 27-20. Township officers. | 3 | | Upon the effective date of discontinuance, the coterminous | 4 | | municipality shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of | 5 | | that township officer as provided in the Township Code, the | 6 | | Illinois Public Aid Code, Property Tax Code, and the Illinois | 7 | | Highway Code, as applicable. The coterminous municipality may | 8 | | enter into an intergovernmental agreement or contract with the | 9 | | county or the State to administer the duties and | 10 | | responsibilities of that township officer for services under | 11 | | its jurisdiction. | 12 | | (60 ILCS 1/27-25 new) | 13 | | Sec. 27-25. Business, records, and property of | 14 | | discontinued township organization. The records of a township | 15 | | organization discontinued under this Article shall be | 16 | | deposited in the coterminous municipality's city clerk's | 17 | | office. The coterminous municipality may close up all | 18 | | unfinished business of the township and sell and dispose of any | 19 | | of the property belonging to the township for benefit of the | 20 | | inhabitants of the municipality. | 21 | | Section 15. The Public Health District Act is amended by | 22 | | adding Section 25 as follows: | 23 | | (70 ILCS 905/25 new) |
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| 1 | | Sec. 25. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. If the | 2 | | office of Township Assessor in a coterminous township is | 3 | | discontinued as provided in Article 27 of the Township Code, | 4 | | then the coterminous municipality's Council members shall be | 5 | | the board of health for the public health district under this | 6 | | Act. | 7 | | Section 20. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 8 | | adding Section 12-3.1 as follows: | 9 | | (305 ILCS 5/12-3.1 new) | 10 | | Sec. 12-3.1. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. | 11 | | Upon discontinuance of a coterminous township under Article 27 | 12 | | of the Township Code, the coterminous municipality shall | 13 | | provide funds for and administer the public aid program | 14 | | provided for under Article VI of this Code. | 15 | | Section 25. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding | 16 | | Section 5-205.10 as follows: | 17 | | (605 ILCS 5/5-205.10 new) | 18 | | Sec. 5-205.10. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. | 19 | | If township organization is discontinued as provided in Article | 20 | | 27 of the Township Code, then the coterminous municipality | 21 | | shall assume the duties of highway commissioner under this | 22 | | Code.
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.
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