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92_HB4978 LRB9212489BDpcA 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 Public Graveyards Act is amended by 5 changing Section 1 as follows: 6 (50 ILCS 610/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 13) 7 Sec. 1. (a) Public graveyards in this State, not under 8 the control of any corporation sole, organization or society, 9 and located within the limits of townships or counties not 10 under township organization, shall and may be controlled or 11 vacated by the corporate authorities of such township or 12 county in such manner as such authorities may deem proper, 13 and in the case of townships, such control may be vested in 3 14 trustees. 15 (b) Vacancies created by the expiration occurring at any 16 time after the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 17 Seventy-eighth General Assembly and after this amendatory Act 18 of the 83rd General Assembly of the terms of cemetery 19 trustees of a township (except a township coterminous with a 20 municipality) or of a county not under township organization 21 elected under this Act shall be filled only by appointment. 22 Such appointment shall be made by the county board of any 23 county not under township organization or by the Township 24 Board of Trustees in counties under township organization, as 25 the case may be, for a term of 6 years. Until the effective 26 date of this amendatory Act of 1983, in a township 27 coterminous with a municipality, cemetery trustees shall 28 continue to be elected by ballot, with one trustee elected in 29 each odd-numbered year, in accordance with the provisions of 30 the general election law, for a term of 6 years and until 31 their respective successors are elected and qualified. After -2- LRB9212489BDpcA 1 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, in a 2 township coterminous with a municipality, cemetery trustees 3 shall be appointed by the governing authority of the 4 municipality with one trustee appointed in each odd-numbered 5 year for a term of 6 years and until his or her respective 6 successors are appointed and qualified. 7 Such trustees may be paid such compensation, not to 8 exceed $2,000$500per year, as may be fixed by the Township 9 Board of Trustees. 10 (c) Not more than one of the trustees shall be from any 11 one city or village or incorporated town or section of land 12 within such township unless such city, village, incorporated 13 town or section of land shall have more than 50% of the 14 population of the township according to the last preceding 15 Federal census in which are included 2 or more cities, 16 villages, incorporated towns or sections of land. 17 (Source: P.A. 83-712.) 18 Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing 19 Sections 80-55 and 150-15 as follows: 20 (60 ILCS 1/80-55) 21 Sec. 80-55. Multi-township board. A multi-township board 22 shall be organized as provided in the Property Tax Code, and 23 shall have only the powers, duties, and responsibilities 24 provided by law. Members of a multi-township board may 25 receive additional pay for their service, determined by the 26 multi-township board under Section 65-10, in an amount not to 27 exceed $50$25per day for each day of service and may be 28 reimbursed for any actual expense incurred in the discharge 29 of their duties as members of the multi-township board. 30 (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.) 31 (60 ILCS 1/150-15) -3- LRB9212489BDpcA 1 Sec. 150-15. Board of managers; election; organization; 2 salary. 3 (a) The community building or buildings, if authorized 4 at an election, shall be under the care and supervision of a 5 board of managers. The board of managers shall consist of 3 6 persons who are registered to vote from a residence in the 7 township. Each member of the board of managers may be paid a 8 salary not to exceed $50$25per day or $2,000$500per year, 9 as determined by the township board, for attendance at 10 township meetings and business travel pertaining to official 11 duties. 12 (b) The first board of managers shall be elected at the 13 regular election at which the referendum for the first issue 14 of bonds for the establishment of a community building or 15 buildings is authorized by the voters. Three managers shall 16 be elected at the time of the regular township election 17 provided in the general election law and until their 18 successors are elected and qualified. 19 (c) Candidates for the board of managers shall be 20 nominated by a petition signed by 10 registered voters of the 21 township and filed with the township clerk within the time 22 prescribed by the general election law. The township clerk 23 shall certify the names of the candidates to the proper 24 election authorities. The election shall be conducted in the 25 manner prescribed by the general election law. The 3 26 candidates receiving the highest number of votes, 27 respectively, shall be declared elected and shall assume the 28 duties of their office on the first Monday of the month 29 following their election. 30 (d) Within 10 days after assuming office, the board of 31 managers shall meet and organize. One member shall be 32 elected chairman and one member shall be elected clerk of the 33 board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for 34 the transaction of business. If a vacancy occurs on the -4- LRB9212489BDpcA 1 board, the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining managers 2 within 60 days by the appointment of a person who is 3 qualified to be a manager. The person appointed shall serve 4 the remainder of the unexpired term. 5 (Source: P.A. 86-283; 88-62.) 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 becoming law.