Public Act 103-0606
 
HB5166 EnrolledLRB103 39246 AWJ 69398 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by 
adding Section 15e as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 705/15e new)
    Sec. 15e. Dissolution of Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
District.
    (a) The Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District shall be 
dissolved by operation of law effective immediately upon the 
occurrence of all the conditions set forth in subsection (c).
    (b) The president of the board of trustees of the Elk Grove 
Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, 2023 and 
the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect are hereby 
appointed and authorized to close up the business affairs of 
the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District, including by 
performing, or causing to be performed, all activities 
necessary to cause the conditions set forth in subsection (c) 
to be satisfied. The president of the board of trustees of the 
Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District serving on October 1, 
2023 and the mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect shall 
unanimously approve all actions taken by them in connection 
with the closing up of the business affairs of the Elk Grove 
Rural Fire Protection District.
    (c) After all the following conditions have been 
satisfied, the dissolution of the Elk Grove Rural Fire 
Protection District shall become effective immediately:
        (1) the payment of all outstanding liabilities of the 
    Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District;
        (2) the conveyance of title of all of the Elk Grove 
    Rural Fire Protection District's remaining real and 
    personal property to the Village of Mount Prospect in 
    accordance with the agreement entered into between the Elk 
    Grove Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Mount 
    Prospect, and Elk Grove Township; and
        (3) the submittal to, and approval by resolution 
    adopted by, the Cook County Board of Commissioners of an 
    accounting showing that all known outstanding liabilities 
    of the Elk Grove Fire Protection District have been paid 
    and title of all of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
    District's known real and personal property has been 
    conveyed to the Village of Mount Prospect.
        After the Cook County Board of Commissioners passes a 
    resolution approving the accounting described in this 
    paragraph (3), title of any remaining money of the Elk 
    Grove Rural Fire Protection District shall, by operation 
    of law, be transferred to the Village of Mount Prospect in 
    accordance with the agreement entered into between the Elk 
    Grove Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Mount 
    Prospect, and Elk Grove Township. 
    Any bank or other financial institution at which the Elk 
Grove Rural Fire Protection District has accounts is 
authorized, upon presentment of a certified copy of the 
resolution passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners 
approving the accounting described in paragraph (3), to 
transfer the funds in the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
District's accounts to the Village of Mount Prospect.
    (d) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 27-5 of 
the Property Tax Code, the Special Service Area created by the 
Village of Mount Prospect and approved by Cook County in order 
to take the place of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection 
District's tax levy after dissolution shall not require 
geographical contiguity. 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  7/1/2024