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| Public Act 099-0770 | ||||
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 11-6-10 as follows: | ||||
(65 ILCS 5/11-6-10 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-6-10. Reimbursement of volunteer fire protection | ||||
assistance. | ||||
(a) Municipalities may fix, charge, and collect fees not | ||||
exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all services | ||||
rendered by a volunteer municipal fire department or a | ||||
volunteer firefighter of any municipal fire department for | ||||
persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents | ||||
of the municipality. | ||||
(b) The charge for any fees under subsection (a) shall be | ||||
computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour and not to | ||||
exceed $70 per hour per firefighter responding to a call for | ||||
assistance. An additional charge may be levied to reimburse the | ||||
district for extraordinary expenses of materials used in | ||||
rendering such services. No charge shall be made for services | ||||
for which the total amount would be less than $50. | ||||
(c) All revenue from the fees assessed pursuant to this | ||||
Section shall be deposited to the general fund of the | ||||
municipality. | ||
(d) Nothing in this Section shall allow a fee to be fixed, | ||
charged, or collected that is not allowed under any contract | ||
that a fire department has entered into with another entity, | ||
including, but not limited to, a fire protection district. | ||
Section 10. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||
changing Section 11f as follows:
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(70 ILCS 705/11f) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 31f)
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Sec. 11f. Charge against non-residents.
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(a) The board of trustees of a fire protection district may
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fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost | ||
of the
service for all services rendered by the district | ||
against persons,
businesses and other entities who are not | ||
residents of the fire protection
district.
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(b) Such charge may not be assessed against residents of
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the fire protection district or
persons who request fire | ||
protection coverage for an unprotected area and who
pay to the | ||
fire protection district an amount equal to the district's Fire
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Protection Tax pursuant to Section 4 of the Fire Protection of | ||
Unprotected
Area Act.
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(c) The charge for such services shall be computed at a
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rate not to exceed $250
per hour per vehicle and not to exceed | ||
$70 per hour per firefighter
responding to a call
for | ||
assistance. An additional charge may be levied to reimburse the | ||
district
for extraordinary expenses of materials used in | ||
rendering such services.
No charge shall be made for services | ||
for which the total charge would be
less than $50.
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(d) All revenue from the charges assessed pursuant to this | ||
Section shall
be deposited to the general fund of the fire | ||
protection district.
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(Source: P.A. 96-370, eff. 8-13-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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