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Public Act 92-0627

HB4339 Enrolled                                LRB9212494BDpk

    AN ACT concerning counties.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  Township  Code  is amended by changing
Section 85-30 as follows:

    (60 ILCS 1/85-30)
    Sec. 85-30.  Purchases; bids. Any purchase by a  township
having  fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and located in a county
with a population under 3,000,000  for  services,  materials,
equipment,  or  supplies  in  excess of $10,000 $5,000 (other
than professional services) and any purchase by a township in
a county with a population of 3,000,000  or  more,  or  by  a
township  having  10,000 or more inhabitants and located in a
county  with  a  population  of  less  than  3,000,000,   for
services,  materials,  equipment,  or  supplies  in excess of
$10,000  (other  than   professional   services)   shall   be
contracted for in one of the following ways:
         (1)  By  a  contract  let  to the lowest responsible
    bidder after advertising for bids at least once (i) in  a
    newspaper  published  within  the township, or (ii) if no
    newspaper is published within the township, then  in  one
    published  within the county, or (iii) if no newspaper is
    published within the county, then in a  newspaper  having
    general circulation within the township.
         (2)  By  a contract let without advertising for bids
    in the case of an emergency if authorized by the township
    board.
    This Section does not apply to contracts  by  a  township
with the federal government.
(Source: P.A. 86-769; 86-1368; 88-62.)
    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly April 25, 2002.
    Approved July 11, 2002.
    Effective July 11, 2002.

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