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| Public Act 094-0529 |
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AN ACT concerning townships.
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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 3. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
25-2 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/25-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-2)
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Sec. 25-2. Events on which an elective office becomes | ||||
vacant. Every
elective office shall become vacant on the | ||||
happening of any
of the following events before the expiration | ||||
of the term of such office:
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(1) The death of the incumbent.
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(2) His or her resignation.
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(3) His or her becoming a person under legal
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disability.
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(4) His or her ceasing to be an inhabitant of the | ||||
State; or if the office
is local, his or her ceasing to be | ||||
an inhabitant of the district,
county, town, or precinct | ||||
for which he or she was elected; provided, that the
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provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to township | ||||
officers whose
township boundaries are changed in | ||||
accordance with Section 10-20 of
the Township Code, to a | ||||
township officer after disconnection as set forth in | ||||
Section 15-17 of the Township Code, nor to township or | ||||
multi-township assessors elected under
Sections 2-5 | ||||
through 2-15 of the Property Tax Code.
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(5) His or her conviction of an infamous crime, or of
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any offense involving a violation of official oath.
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(6) His or her removal from office.
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(7) His or her refusal or neglect to take his or her
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oath of office, or to give or renew his or her official | ||||
bond, or to deposit or
file such oath or bond within the | ||||
time prescribed by law.
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(8) The decision of a competent tribunal declaring his
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or her election void.
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No elective office, except as herein otherwise provided, | ||
shall become
vacant until the successor of the incumbent of | ||
such office has been appointed
or elected, as the case may be, | ||
and qualified.
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An unconditional resignation, effective at a future date, | ||
may not be
withdrawn after it is received by the officer | ||
authorized to fill the
vacancy. Such resignation shall create a | ||
vacancy in office for the purpose
of determining the time | ||
period which would require an election. The
resigning office | ||
holder may continue to hold such office until the date or
event | ||
specified in such resignation, but no later than the date at | ||
which
his or her successor is elected and qualified.
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An admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, | ||
upon conviction,
disqualify the holder of an elective office | ||
from holding that office, in the
form of a written agreement | ||
with State or federal prosecutors to plead guilty
to a felony, | ||
bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime under State or | ||
federal
law, shall constitute a resignation from that office, | ||
effective at the time the
plea agreement is made.
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For purposes of this Section, a conviction for an offense | ||
that disqualifies
the holder of an elective office from holding | ||
that office shall occur on the
date of the return of a guilty | ||
verdict or, in the case of a trial by the court,
the entry of a | ||
finding of guilt.
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(Source: P.A. 90-707, eff. 8-7-98.)
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Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section | ||
15-17 and by changing Section 15-30 as follows: | ||
(60 ILCS 1/15-17 new) | ||
Sec. 15-17. Township officer after disconnection. A | ||
township officer of a township from which territory is | ||
disconnected shall continue as an officer of the township until | ||
the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected or | ||
appointed and until a successor is elected or appointed and | ||
qualified, without regard to whether the township officer | ||
resides in the township or the territory disconnected from the | ||
township.
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(60 ILCS 1/15-30)
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Sec. 15-30. Payment for property taxes collected by | ||
coterminous city. After August 11, 1986, whenever territory is | ||
disconnected from a township
and connected to a coterminous | ||
township before the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||
the 94th General Assembly, the coterminous city shall
provide, | ||
on or before December 31 of each year for a period of 10 years, | ||
to
the township from which the territory was disconnected an | ||
amount equal to
the real estate tax that was collected on the | ||
property in the tax year
immediately preceding the | ||
disconnection. Whenever territory is disconnected from a | ||
township and connected to a coterminous township on or after | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General | ||
Assembly, the coterminous city shall provide to the township | ||
from which the territory was disconnected, for a period of 10 | ||
years: (i) no later than 60 days after the first due date for | ||
real estate taxes in that county for that tax year, an amount | ||
equal to at least 50% of the real estate tax that was collected | ||
on the property in the tax year immediately preceding the | ||
disconnection and (ii) on or before December 31 of each year an | ||
amount equal to 50% of the real estate tax that was collected | ||
on the property in the tax year immediately preceding the | ||
disconnection.
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(Source: P.A. 86-1299; 87-1197; 88-62.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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