SB2637 Engrossed LRB096 19607 RLJ 35001 b

1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
5 Section 11-6-1.2 as follows:
 
6     (65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.2 new)
7     Sec. 11-6-1.2. Fee for emergency fire and rescue services.
8     (a) The corporate authorities of a municipality may fix,
9 charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of
10 the service for all emergency fire and rescue services rendered
11 by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other
12 entities who are not residents of the municipality.
13     (b) The fee may not be assessed against residents of the
14 municipality or persons who request fire protection coverage
15 for an unprotected area and pay to the municipality an amount
16 equal to the municipality's fire protection tax levied pursuant
17 to Section 11-7-1.
18     (c) The fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250
19 per hour for emergency assistance. An additional charge may be
20 levied to reimburse the municipality for extraordinary
21 expenses of materials used in rendering such emergency fire and
22 rescue services. No fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue
23 services for which the total cost is less than $50.

 

 

SB2637 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 19607 RLJ 35001 b

1     (d) All revenue from the fees assessed pursuant to this
2 Section shall be deposited into the general fund of the
3 municipality.
 
4     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.