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| Public Act 098-0590 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
170-65 as follows: | ||||
(60 ILCS 1/170-65 new) | ||||
Sec. 170-65. Dissolution of the Wood River Township | ||||
Hospital. | ||||
(a) Dissolution. | ||||
(1) The Wood River Township Hospital is dissolved 180 | ||||
days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||
98th General Assembly. | ||||
(2) In the 180-day period prior to dissolution, the | ||||
hospital board shall be vested with the powers to wrap up | ||||
the affairs of the closed hospital under subsection (b) of | ||||
this Section, and to transfer any remaining hospital funds | ||||
under subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||
(b) Wrapping up the affairs of the Wood River Township | ||||
Hospital. | ||||
(1) Within the first 10 business days of the 180-day | ||||
period provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this | ||||
Section, the chairman of the hospital board shall cause an | ||||
audit of all claims against the Wood River Township | ||||
Hospital, all receipts of the Wood River Township Hospital, | ||
the inventory of all real and personal property owned by | ||
the Wood River Township Hospital or under its control or | ||
management, and any debts owed by the Wood River Township | ||
Hospital. The chairman may, at his or her discretion, | ||
undertake any other audit of the Wood River Township | ||
Hospital. The person or entity conducting such audit shall | ||
report the findings of the audit to the hospital board | ||
within 30 days. | ||
(2) Following the return of the audit provided in | ||
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the hospital board shall: | ||
(i) Pay the debts, obligations, and liabilities of | ||
the Wood River Township Hospital that are outstanding | ||
upon completion of the audit in paragraph (1) of this | ||
subsection and all necessary expenses of closing up the | ||
affairs of the Wood River Township Hospital. | ||
(ii) Enter into an agreement with a hospital within | ||
Madison County to ensure all patient records are | ||
properly transferred. If no hospital in Madison County | ||
is able or willing to accept the records, the records | ||
may be transferred to a hospital within a neighboring | ||
county contiguous to Madison County. The Wood River | ||
Township Hospital will be responsible for paying a | ||
reasonable service fee to the hospital that accepts and | ||
retains records pursuant to this subsection. Following | ||
successful transfer of the patient records, the | ||
receiving hospital shall retain and destroy the | ||
transferred patient records in accordance with the | ||
receiving hospital's record retention schedule and | ||
policies. | ||
(iii) Sell the property of the Wood River Township | ||
Hospital if any excess remains after all the | ||
liabilities of the Wood River Township Hospital are | ||
paid. | ||
(c) Transfer of surplus funds. If any funds are available, | ||
the hospital board shall transfer, no later than 10 business | ||
days prior to the conclusion of the 180-day period provided in | ||
subsection (a) of this Section, all surplus funds, if any, to | ||
the Madison County Treasurer to be maintained in the Wood River | ||
Township Hospital Fund and be disposed of pursuant to | ||
subsection (d) of this Section. | ||
If any liabilities remain, the funds available shall be set | ||
apart by the Madison County Treasurer and held for the purpose | ||
of retiring such liabilities. | ||
(d) Payment of remaining liabilities and disposal of | ||
surplus funds. The Madison County Clerk shall pay any remaining | ||
liabilities of the Wood River Township Hospital from the Wood | ||
River Township Hospital Fund. After all the liabilities of the | ||
Wood River Township Hospital are paid, the Madison County Clerk | ||
shall distribute any funds remaining in the Wood River Township | ||
Hospital Fund to the property owners in Wood River Township as | ||
of the date of dissolution of Wood River Township Hospital. The | ||
distribution shall be proportional to the assessed value of the | ||
property in the 2005 levy year. | ||
(e) Outstanding indebtedness. | ||
(1) In the event that the Wood River Township Hospital | ||
has notes outstanding which are a lien on funds available | ||
in the Wood River Township Hospital Fund at the time of | ||
dissolution, such lien shall be unimpaired by such | ||
dissolution and the lien shall continue in favor of the | ||
note holders. | ||
(2) In the event that the Wood River Township Hospital | ||
has unsecured debts outstanding at the time of dissolution, | ||
any funds in the Wood River Township Hospital Fund or | ||
otherwise available and not committed shall, to the extent | ||
necessary, be applied to the payment of such debts. | ||
(3) Madison County may levy a tax, on behalf of the | ||
Wood River Township Hospital, upon all taxable real | ||
property located in Wood River Township for the purpose of | ||
paying the outstanding debts and obligations of the Wood | ||
River Township Hospital. | ||
(f) Tax collection and enforcement. The dissolution of the | ||
Wood River Township Hospital shall not adversely affect | ||
proceedings for the collection or enforcement of any tax. Those | ||
proceedings shall continue to finality as though no dissolution | ||
had taken place. The proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the | ||
Madison County Treasurer to be transferred pursuant to | ||
subsection (c) of this Section. Proceedings to collect and | ||
enforce such taxes may be instituted and carried on in the name | ||
of the Wood River Township Hospital. | ||
(g) Litigation. All suits pending in any court on behalf of | ||
or against the Wood River Township Hospital may be prosecuted | ||
or defended in the name of Madison County by the State's | ||
attorney. All judgments obtained for the Wood River Township | ||
Hospital shall be collected and enforced by Madison County and | ||
transferred and disposed of pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) | ||
of this Section respectively.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||