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| Public Act 096-1397 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 5. The Township Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 140-5, 145-5, and 150-10 as follows: | ||||
(60 ILCS 1/140-5)
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Sec. 140-5. Petition and referendum for township hall.
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(a) Whenever it is desired to build, purchase, or lease, | ||||
for a longer period
than 10 years, a township hall, a | ||||
multi-purpose senior center, or a
combined
township hall and | ||||
multi-purpose senior center in any township, at least 25
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electors of the township may, before the time of giving notice | ||||
of the annual
township meeting, file with the township clerk a | ||||
petition in writing that the
proposition of building, | ||||
purchasing, or leasing a township hall, a
multi-purpose senior | ||||
center, or a combination township hall and multi-purpose
senior | ||||
center and issuing bonds for the building, purchase, or lease | ||||
be
submitted to the voters of the township at the next ensuing | ||||
general election.
The proposition shall be clearly stated in | ||||
the petition substantially as
follows: "Shall (name of | ||||
township) borrow $(amount) to (build, purchase, or
lease) a | ||||
(township hall, multi-purpose senior center, or combination
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multi-purpose township hall and senior center) and issue bonds | ||||
for the
(building, purchase, or lease)?" The petition shall be | ||
filed in the office of
the township clerk.
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(b) The township clerk shall certify the proposition to the | ||
proper election
officials, who shall submit the proposition to | ||
the legal voters of the township
at an election in accordance | ||
with the general election law. The form of the
proposition | ||
shall be substantially as follows:
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Shall (name of township) borrow $(amount) to (build, | ||
purchase, or lease) a
(township hall, multi-purpose senior | ||
center, or combination township hall and
multi-purpose | ||
senior center) and issue bonds for the (building, purchase, | ||
or
lease)?
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The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | ||
contrary, any township may, by ordinance or resolution, build, | ||
purchase, or lease a township hall, a multi-purpose senior | ||
center, or a combined township hall and multi-purpose senior | ||
center within the township without referendum approval, if the | ||
building, purchasing, or leasing of the township hall, | ||
multi-purpose senior center, or combined township hall and | ||
multi-purpose senior center is paid or provided for with funds | ||
that are not the proceeds of bonds authorized under this | ||
Article. | ||
(Source: P.A. 93-743, eff. 7-15-04.)
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(60 ILCS 1/145-5)
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Sec. 145-5. Petition and referendum to build or purchase | ||
township hall.
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(a) Whenever it is desired to build or purchase a township | ||
hall in any
township whose boundaries are coextensive with the | ||
limits of an incorporated
city, 25 electors of the township | ||
may, before the time of giving notice of the
annual township | ||
meeting, file with the township clerk a petition in writing
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that the proposition of building or purchasing a township hall, | ||
as the case may
be, and the issuing of bonds for the building | ||
or purchase be submitted to the
voters of the township at an | ||
election. The proposition shall be clearly stated
in the | ||
petition substantially as follows: "Shall (name of township) | ||
borrow
$(amount) to build or purchase a township hall and issue | ||
bonds for the building
or purchase?" The petition shall be | ||
filed in the office of the township clerk.
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(b) The township clerk shall certify the proposition to the | ||
proper election
officials, who shall submit the proposition to | ||
the legal voters of the township
at an election held in | ||
accordance with the general election law. The form of
the | ||
proposition shall be substantially as follows:
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Shall (name of township) borrow $(amount) to build or | ||
purchase a township
hall and issue bonds for the building | ||
or purchase?
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The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | ||
contrary, any township whose boundaries are coextensive with | ||
the limits of an incorporated city may, by ordinance or | ||
resolution, build or purchase a township hall without | ||
referendum approval, if the building or purchasing of the | ||
township hall is paid or provided for with funds that are not | ||
the proceeds of bonds authorized under this Article. | ||
(Source: P.A. 81-1550; 88-62.)
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(60 ILCS 1/150-10)
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Sec. 150-10. Resolution for bond issuance; referendum. | ||
Beginning August 16,
1993, the board of managers elected under | ||
Section 150-15 in a township having a
population of not more | ||
than 25,000 (according to the last preceding federal
census) | ||
shall initiate proceedings for the issuance of bonds under this | ||
Article
by adopting a resolution proposing the issuance of | ||
bonds and describing briefly
the authority under which the | ||
bonds are to be issued, the nature of the project
to be | ||
financed, the estimated total cost of the project, and the | ||
maximum amount
of bonds authorized to be issued. The resolution | ||
shall direct that the
proposition to issue the bonds be | ||
submitted to the electors of the township.
The township clerk | ||
shall certify the proposition to the proper election
officials, | ||
who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance | ||
with
the general election law.
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The proposition shall be in substantially the following | ||
form:
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Shall bonds for community building purposes be issued | ||
to the amount of
$(amount)?
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The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in | ||
the affirmative,
the bonds may be issued.
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The provisions of Public Act 88-360 incorporated into this | ||
Section by this
amendatory Act of 1994 do not affect the | ||
obligations of a township or the
rights of bondholders with | ||
respect to bonds issued under this Article or its
predecessor | ||
Act before August 16, 1993.
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the | ||
contrary, any township may, by ordinance or resolution, | ||
purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or renovate a community | ||
building without referendum approval, if the purchasing, | ||
erecting, equipping, remodeling, or renovating of the | ||
community building is paid or provided for with funds that are | ||
not the proceeds of bonds authorized under this Article. | ||
(Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-360; 88-670, eff. | ||
12-2-94.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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