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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3333 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Municipal Code. Provides that, if a municipality employs a municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to represent the municipality in legal proceedings, including, but not limited to, a city attorney, then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall not employ or seek outside counsel to represent the municipality. Provides that, the corporate authorities of a municipality may seek outside counsel if the corporate authorities believe in good faith that there is a conflict of interest with regard to the municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to represent the municipality in legal proceedings. |
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| | HB3333 | | LRB104 08372 RTM 18423 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3.1-55-30 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-55-30 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.1-55-30. Outside counsel restriction. If a |
| 8 | | municipality employs a municipal officer with the purpose of |
| 9 | | providing legal counsel to the corporate authorities of the |
| 10 | | municipality or to represent the municipality in legal |
| 11 | | proceedings, including, but not limited to, a city attorney, |
| 12 | | then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall not |
| 13 | | employ or seek outside counsel to represent the municipality. |
| 14 | | This Section does not prohibit the corporate authorities of a |
| 15 | | municipality from seeking outside counsel to represent the |
| 16 | | municipality if the corporate authorities believe in good |
| 17 | | faith that there is a conflict of interest with regard to the |
| 18 | | municipal officer with the purpose of providing legal counsel |
| 19 | | to the corporate authorities of the municipality or to |
| 20 | | represent the municipality in legal proceedings. |