Public Act 90-0081 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0081
HB1178 Enrolled LRB9003769NTsb
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Highway Code by changing
Section 6-207.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
changing Section 6-207 as follows:
(605 ILCS 5/6-207) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-207)
Sec. 6-207. Compensation of highway commissioner and
other officers.
(a) Unless an annual salary is fixed as provided in this
Section, the highway commissioner shall receive for each day
he or she is necessarily employed in the discharge of
official duties a per diem to be fixed by the county board in
road districts in counties not under township organization,
by the highway board of trustees in consolidated township
road districts, and by the board of town trustees in
districts composed of a single township. Before any per diem
is paid, a sworn statement shall be filed by the commissioner
in the office of the district clerk, showing the number of
days the commissioner was employed, the kind of employment,
and the dates of employment.
The boards specified in the preceding paragraph may,
instead of a per diem, fix an annual salary for the highway
commissioner at not less than $3,000, to be paid in equal
monthly installments. The boards shall fix the compensation
of the commissioner, whether an annual salary or a per diem,
on or before the last Tuesday in March before the date of
election of the commissioner.
If the term of any highway commissioner is extended by
operation of law, the board that fixes the commissioner's
rate of compensation may increase the rate of the
compensation, within the limits provided in this Section, in
relation to that portion of the commissioner's term that
extends beyond the period for which he or she was elected.
The board of town trustees shall order payment of the
amount of per diem claimed in the highway commissioner's
sworn statement at the first regular meeting following the
filing of the statement. In consolidated township road
districts, the compensation and the expenses of the offices
of the highway commissioner, district clerk, and district
treasurer shall be audited by the highway board of trustees.
The compensation of the highway commissioner shall be
paid from the general township fund in districts comprised of
a single township and shall be paid from the regular road
fund in all other districts having highway commissioners;
however, in districts comprised of a single township, a
portion (not exceeding 50%) of the highway commissioner's
salary may be paid from the corporate road and bridge fund or
the permanent road fund if approved by the township board and
the highway commissioner.
(b) The officers composing the highway board of trustees
in consolidated township road districts shall be entitled to
$3 per day for attending meetings of the board, to be paid
out of the town fund of their respective townships. In
consolidated township road districts, the compensation of the
district clerk and the district treasurer shall be paid out
of the road fund of the district.
(c) The district clerk shall receive:
(1) for each day he or she is necessarily employed
in the discharge of official duties, a per diem to be
fixed by the county board in road districts in counties
not under township organization and by the highway board
of trustees in consolidated township road districts; or
(2) $4 per day for each day he or she shall be
required to meet with the highway commissioner and the
same amount per day for the time he or she shall be
employed in canvassing the returns of elections. The
district clerk shall receive no other per diem. In
addition to the above, the district clerk shall also
receive fees for the following services, to be paid out
of the district road fund, except where otherwise
specified:
(A) (1) For serving notice of election or
appointment upon district officers as required by
this Code, 25 cents each.
(B) (2) For posting up notices required by
law, 25 cents each.
(C) (3) For copying any record in the district
clerk's office and certifying to the copy, 10 cents
for every 100 words, to be paid by the person
applying for the certified copy.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
district treasurer shall, in addition to any other
compensation to which he or she is by law entitled, receive
an annual salary of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000
per year to be fixed by the county board in road districts in
counties not under township organization, by the highway
board of trustees in consolidated township road districts,
and by the board of town trustees in districts composed of a
single township.
The compensation of the district treasurer shall be paid
from the general township fund in districts composed of a
single township and shall be paid from the regular road fund
in all other districts having district treasurers.
(Source: P.A. 89-662, eff. 8-14-96.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
January 1, 1998.