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Public Act 100-0656 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 11-10-2 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/11-10-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-10-2)
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Sec. 11-10-2. (a) A department foreign fire insurance board | ||||
shall be created within the fire department of each | ||||
municipality with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants that has an | ||||
organized fire department. The board shall consist of 7 | ||||
trustees; the fire chief, who shall hold office by virtue of | ||||
rank, and 6 members, who shall be elected at large by the sworn | ||||
members of the department. If there is an insufficient number | ||||
of candidates to fill all these positions, the number of board | ||||
members may be reduced, but not to fewer than 3 trustees. All | ||||
members of the department shall be eligible to be elected as
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officers of the department foreign fire insurance board. The | ||||
members of this board shall annually elect officers. These | ||||
officers
shall be a chairman and a treasurer. The trustees of | ||||
the department foreign fire insurance board shall make all | ||||
needful rules and
regulations with respect to the department | ||||
foreign fire insurance board and
the management of the money to | ||||
be appropriated to the board. The officers of the department |
foreign fire insurance board
shall develop and maintain a | ||
listing of those items that the board feels are
appropriate
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expenditures under this Act. The treasurer of the department | ||
foreign
fire insurance board shall give a sufficient bond to | ||
the municipality
in which the fire department is organized. | ||
This bond shall be approved by
the mayor or president, as the | ||
case may be, conditioned upon the faithful
performance by the | ||
treasurer of his or her duties under the ordinance and
the | ||
rules and regulations provided for in this section. The | ||
treasurer
of the department foreign fire insurance board shall | ||
receive the
appropriated money and shall pay out the money upon | ||
the
order of the department foreign fire insurance board for | ||
the
maintenance, use, and benefit of the department.
As part of | ||
the annual municipal audit, these funds shall be audited to | ||
verify
that the funds have been expended by that board only for | ||
the maintenance, use, and benefit of the
department.
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(b) As used in this subsection, "active member" means a | ||
member of the Chicago Fire Department who is not receiving a | ||
disability pension, retired, or a deferred pensioner of the | ||
Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago. | ||
A department foreign fire insurance board is created within | ||
the Chicago Fire Department. The board shall consist of 7 | ||
trustees who shall be initially elected on or before January 1, | ||
2019: the fire commissioner, who shall hold office by virtue of | ||
rank, and 6 elected trustees, who shall be elected at large by | ||
the sworn members of the department. If there is an |
insufficient number of candidates seeking election to each | ||
vacant trustee position, the number of board members is reduced | ||
to 5 trustees, including the fire commissioner of the | ||
department, until the next election cycle when there are enough | ||
active members seeking election to fill all 7 member seats. All | ||
active members are eligible to be elected as trustees of the | ||
department foreign fire insurance board. Of the trustees first | ||
elected, 3 trustees shall be elected to a 2-year term and 3 | ||
trustees shall be elected to a 3-year term. After the initial | ||
election, a trustee shall be elected for a term of 3 years. If | ||
a member of the board resigns, is removed, or is unable to | ||
continue serving on the board, the vacancy shall be filled by | ||
special election of the active members or, in the case of a | ||
vacancy that will exist for fewer than 180 days until the term | ||
expires, by appointment by majority vote of the members of the | ||
board. | ||
The members of the board shall annually elect officers. | ||
These officers shall be a chairman, treasurer, and secretary. | ||
The trustees of the board shall make rules and regulations with | ||
respect to the board and the management of the money | ||
appropriated to the board. The officers of the board shall | ||
develop and maintain a listing of those items that the board | ||
believes are appropriate expenditures under this subsection. | ||
The treasurer of the board shall give a sufficient bond to the | ||
City of Chicago. The cost of the bond shall be paid out of the | ||
moneys in the board's fund. The bond shall be conditioned upon |
the faithful performance by the treasurer of his or her duties | ||
under the rules and regulations provided for in this | ||
subsection. The treasurer of the board shall receive the | ||
appropriated proceeds and shall disburse the proceeds upon the | ||
order of the board for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the | ||
department consistent with this subsection. As part of the | ||
annual municipal audit, these funds shall be audited to verify | ||
that the funds have been expended lawfully by the board | ||
consistent with this subsection. | ||
Within 30 days after receipt of any foreign fire insurance | ||
proceeds by the City of Chicago, the City of Chicago shall | ||
transfer the proceeds to the board by depositing the proceeds | ||
into an account determined by the board, except that if the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||
Assembly is after July 31, 2018, then the City of Chicago | ||
shall, for budget year 2019 only, transfer only 50% of the | ||
proceeds to the board. Notwithstanding any other provision of | ||
law: 50% of the foreign fire insurance proceeds received by the | ||
board shall be used for the maintenance, use, benefit, or | ||
enhancement of fire stations or training facilities used by the | ||
active members of the fire department; 25% of the foreign fire | ||
insurance proceeds received by the board shall be used for the | ||
maintenance, use, benefit, or enhancement of emergency | ||
response vehicles, tools, and equipment used by the active | ||
members of the department; and 25% of the foreign fire | ||
insurance proceeds received by the board shall be used for the |
maintenance and enhancement of the department and for the use | ||
and benefit of the active members of the department in a manner | ||
otherwise consistent with this subsection. Foreign fire | ||
insurance proceeds may not be used to purchase, maintain, or | ||
enhance personal property of a member of the department, except | ||
for personal property used in the performance of his or her | ||
duties or training activities. | ||
(c) The provisions of this Section shall be the exclusive | ||
power of the
State, pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 6 of | ||
Article VII of the
Constitution.
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(Source: P.A. 95-807, eff. 8-12-08; 96-505, eff. 8-14-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |