Public Act 096-1156 Public Act 1156 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 096-1156 | HB5970 Enrolled | LRB096 20180 RLJ 35737 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | changing Section 3.1-20-10 as follows:
| (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10)
| Sec. 3.1-20-10. Aldermen; number.
| (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) | of this
Section, Section 3.1-20-20, or as otherwise provided in | the case of
aldermen-at-large,
the number of aldermen, when not | elected by the minority
representation plan, shall be | determined using the most recent federal decennial census | results as follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000
inhabitants, | 6 aldermen; exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 | aldermen;
exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 | aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but
not exceeding 50,000, 14 | aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000,
16 | aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 18 | aldermen; and from
90,000 to 500,000, 20 aldermen. No | redistricting shall be required in order
to reduce the number | of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.
| (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in | subsection (a), a
municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants |
| may adopt, either by ordinance
or by resolution, not more than | one year after at least 180 days prior to the first municipal | election
following the municipality's receipt of the new | federal decennial census
results, the following number of | aldermen: in cities exceeding 15,000 but not
exceeding 20,000, | 8 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not
exceeding 50,000, 10 | aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14
| aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16 | aldermen; and exceeding
90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18 | aldermen.
| (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in | subsection (a), a
municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants | may adopt, either by ordinance
or by resolution, not more than | one year after at least 180 days prior to the first municipal | election
following the municipality's receipt of the new | federal decennial census
results, the following number of | aldermen: in cities exceeding 40,000 but
not exceeding 50,000, | 16 aldermen.
| (Source: P.A. 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-727, eff. 7-25-02.)
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
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Effective Date: 7/21/2010
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