(60 ILCS 1/207-20)

Sec. 207-20. Proposal of referendum to establish a township special service area. The question of establishing a township special service area may be presented to the legal voters of an area by resolution of the township board of the township in which the area lies, or by petition of the voters acting on their own initiative. Referenda initiated under this Section are subject to the provisions and limitations of the Election Code.

A resolution by the corporate authorities to initiate a referendum under this Section must include, at a minimum, the following: the special services to be provided; the boundaries of the proposed special service area by general description and the property index numbers of the parcels within the proposed township special service area; the maximum amount of bonds to be issued and the period of time over which the bonds will be retired; the stated need and local support for the proposed township special service area; and the election at which the proposition is to be submitted to the electors in the proposed township special service area. The township clerk shall certify the question to the proper election officials who shall submit the question to the voters at the next regular election under the Election Code.

A petition for a referendum on this question on the voters' own initiative must be signed by not fewer than 10% of the legal voters in the proposed township special service area and must include, at a minimum, the following: the special services to be provided; the boundaries of the proposed special service area by general description and the property index numbers of the parcels within the proposed township special service area; the maximum amount of bonds to be issued and the period of time over which the bonds will be retired; the stated need and local support for the proposed township special service area; and the election at which the proposition is to be submitted to the electors in the proposed township special service area. The petition shall be filed with the township clerk. The township clerk shall certify the question to the proper election officials who shall submit the question to the voters at the next regular election under the Election Code.

(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)