Bill Text: IL HB3882 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Park District Code. Deletes a subsection regarding petitions to reorganize park districts located in 2 municipalities, one with a population of less than 500, that expired on January 1, 1987.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0016 [HB3882 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3882-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 099-0016 | ||||
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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 Park District Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2-2.1 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 1205/2-2.1) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-2.1)
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Sec. 2-2.1.
(a) When 2 or more park districts are situated | ||||
entirely within
the corporate limits of the same municipality, | ||||
a park district coterminous with
such municipality may be | ||||
organized in the manner hereinafter provided, and,
when so | ||||
organized, shall supersede the park districts previously | ||||
existing
within the limits of the municipality. The petition to | ||||
organize such a park
district shall comply with the | ||||
requirements of Section 2-2, but must be
signed by not less | ||||
than 100 legal voters residing in each of the existing
park | ||||
districts and, if the municipality includes territory not | ||||
included
within any existing park district, by at least 100 | ||||
legal voters residing in
such territory or by at least 10% of | ||||
the legal voters residing in such
territory, whichever is less. | ||||
The petition shall also state whether the
proposed district | ||||
shall have 5 elected commissioners or 7 appointed
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commissioners. If the proposed district shall have 7 appointed
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commissioners, the chief executive officer of the |
municipality, with the
advice and consent of the corporate | ||
authorities, shall appoint the
commissioners. The initial | ||
appointed commissioners shall serve terms
determined by lot as | ||
follows: 2 for terms of 2 years, 2 for terms of 4
years, and 3 | ||
for terms of 6 years. Thereafter, appointed commissioners
shall | ||
serve for terms of 6 years. A vacancy in the office of | ||
appointed
commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term | ||
in the same manner as
an original appointment. "Municipality" | ||
as used in this Section means a city, village or
incorporated | ||
town.
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(b) (Blank). When 2 or more municipalities, one of which | ||
having a population of
less than 500, are situated within a | ||
park district, the park district may
be reorganized into 2 new | ||
park districts, one of which shall be coterminous
with the | ||
municipality having a population of less than 500, and one of | ||
which
shall be coterminous with the remaining territory of the | ||
park district.
A petition to reorganize such park district | ||
shall comply with the requirements
of Section 2-2, but must be | ||
signed by at least 100 legal voters residing in the
district to | ||
be reorganized. Title and possession of all real property and
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permanently located personal property of the district to be | ||
reorganized
shall vest in the new district in which the | ||
property is located.
Each new district shall succeed to its | ||
proportionate share of the bonded
indebtedness of the | ||
reorganized district, to be determined according to
the value, | ||
as equalized and assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all
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taxable property in each new district. Title and possession to | ||
all other
property of the district as well as all other rights | ||
and obligations of
the district shall be equitably distributed | ||
and apportioned between the 2
districts, as determined by the | ||
governing boards of both park districts.
In the event that no | ||
agreement can be reached, the court in which
the petition was | ||
filed to organize the new districts shall make the
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determination. All monies of the district on hand and all | ||
monies received
from taxes levied before the creation of the 2 | ||
new districts shall be paid
on a pro rata basis to each new | ||
district according to the value, as
equalized and assessed by | ||
the Department of Revenue, of all taxable
property in each new | ||
district. This subsection (b) shall be effective only
until | ||
January 1, 1987.
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(c) (Blank). "Municipality" as used in this Section means a | ||
city, village or
incorporated town.
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(Source: P.A. 86-307.)
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