(110 ILCS 805/7-1.2)
Sec. 7-1.2.
Power to deduct wages for municipal debts.
Upon receipt of
notice from the comptroller of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or
more
that a debt is due and owing the municipality by an employee of the board, the
board may withhold, from the compensation of that employee, the amount of the
debt that is due and owing and pay the amount withheld to the municipality;
provided, however, that the amount deducted from any one salary or wage payment
shall not exceed 25% of the net amount of the payment. Before the board
deducts any amount from any salary or wage of an employee under this Section,
the
municipality shall certify that the employee has been afforded an opportunity
for a
hearing to dispute the debt that is due and owing the municipality. For
purposes of
this Section, "net amount" means that part of the salary or wage payment
remaining
after the deduction of any amounts required by law to be deducted and
"debt due
and owing" means (i) a specified sum of money owed to the municipality for
city
services, work, or goods, after the period granted for payment has expired, or
(ii) a
specified sum of money owed to the municipality pursuant to a court order or
order
of an administrative hearing officer after the exhaustion of, or the failure to
exhaust,
judicial review.
(Source: P.A. 90-22, eff. 6-20-97.)
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