Bill Text: IL HB4425 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, village; (2) is located within a county with a population of 3 million or more; and (3) contains a territory of more than 2 and less than 3 square miles shall be eligible to discontinue and abolish a township organization within a coterminous municipality. Amends the Public Health District Act. Provides that the coterminous municipality that assumes the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of a discontinued coterminous township shall have the municipality's Council members or corporate authorities serve as the board of health for the public health district under the Act.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-6)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4425 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4425-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, village; (2) is located within a county with a population of 3 million or more; and (3) contains a territory of more than 2 and less than 3 square miles shall be eligible to discontinue and abolish a township organization within a coterminous municipality. Amends the Public Health District Act. Provides that the coterminous municipality that assumes the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of a discontinued coterminous township shall have the municipality's Council members or corporate authorities serve as the board of health for the public health district under the Act.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-6)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4425 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4425-Introduced.html
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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 27-5, 27-10, 27-15, 27-20, and 27-25 and by adding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 27-10.5 as follows:
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7 | (60 ILCS 1/27-5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 27-5. Applicability. This Article shall apply only to : | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | substantially coterminous, municipality in which the city | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | council exercises the powers and duties of the township board, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | or in which one or more municipal officials serve as an officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | or trustee of the township; (2) is located within a county with | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | a population of 3 million or more; and (3) contains a territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | of 7 square miles or more ; or .
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16 | (b) a township that (1) is within a coterminous, or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | substantially coterminous, village; (2) is located within a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | county with a population of 3 million or more; and (3) contains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | a territory of more than 2 and less than 3 square miles. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
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21 | (60 ILCS 1/27-10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Sec. 27-10. Petition and referendum to discontinue and |
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1 | abolish a township organization within a coterminous | ||||||
2 | municipality. Upon adoption of an ordinance adopted by the city | ||||||
3 | council of a township described under Section 27-5 (a) of this | ||||||
4 | Article, or upon petition of at least 10% of the registered | ||||||
5 | voters of that township, the city council shall certify and | ||||||
6 | cause to be submitted to the voters of the township, at the | ||||||
7 | next election or consolidated election, a proposition to | ||||||
8 | discontinue and abolish the township organization and to | ||||||
9 | transfer all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, | ||||||
10 | liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of the township | ||||||
11 | organization to the coterminous municipality. | ||||||
12 | A signature on a petition shall not be valid or counted in | ||||||
13 | considering the petition unless the form requirements are | ||||||
14 | complied with and the date of each signature is less than 90 | ||||||
15 | days before the last day for filing the petition. The statement | ||||||
16 | of the person who circulates the petition must include an | ||||||
17 | attestation (i) indicating the dates on which that sheet was | ||||||
18 | circulated, (ii) indicating the first and last date on which | ||||||
19 | that sheet was circulated, or (iii) certifying that none of the | ||||||
20 | signatures on the sheet was signed more than 90 days before the | ||||||
21 | last day for filing the petition. The petition shall be treated | ||||||
22 | and the proposition certified in the manner provided by the | ||||||
23 | general election law. After the proposition has once been | ||||||
24 | submitted to the electorate, the proposition shall not be | ||||||
25 | resubmitted for 4 years. | ||||||
26 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following |
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1 | form: | ||||||
2 | Shall the township organization be continued in [Name | ||||||
3 | of Township] Township? | ||||||
4 | The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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5 | (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13; revised 10-8-13.)
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6 | (60 ILCS 1/27-10.5 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 27-10.5. Referendum to discontinue and abolish a | ||||||
8 | township organization within a coterminous village. Upon | ||||||
9 | ordinance adopted by the corporate authorities of a village | ||||||
10 | described under Section 27-5(b) of this Article, the corporate | ||||||
11 | authorities shall certify and cause to be submitted to the | ||||||
12 | voters of the village, at the next election or consolidated | ||||||
13 | election, a proposition to discontinue and abolish the township | ||||||
14 | organization and to transfer all the rights, powers, duties, | ||||||
15 | assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and | ||||||
16 | responsibilities of the township organization to the | ||||||
17 | coterminous village. | ||||||
18 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following | ||||||
19 | form: | ||||||
20 | Shall the township organization be transferred to and | ||||||
21 | performed by the [name of village]? | ||||||
22 | The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
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23 | (60 ILCS 1/27-15) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 27-15. Cessation of township organization. As |
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1 | provided in Sections 27-10 and 27-10.5, if If a majority of the | ||||||
2 | votes of the township or village cast are in favor of the | ||||||
3 | proposition to discontinue and abolish the township | ||||||
4 | organization, then the township organization in that township | ||||||
5 | shall cease. | ||||||
6 | On the effective date of the discontinuance and abolishment | ||||||
7 | of the township organization under Section 27-5(a) of this | ||||||
8 | Article , all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, | ||||||
9 | liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of the township | ||||||
10 | shall by operation of law vest in and be assumed by the | ||||||
11 | coterminous municipality.
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12 | For a township that is discontinued and abolished under | ||||||
13 | Section 27-5(b), 180 days after the passage of the referendum | ||||||
14 | all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | ||||||
15 | obligations, and responsibilities of the township shall by | ||||||
16 | operation of law vest in and be assumed by the coterminous | ||||||
17 | village, and the township shall cease and the terms of any then | ||||||
18 | serving officials, elected or appointed, shall end. On the date | ||||||
19 | of the passage of the referendum, the coterminous village shall | ||||||
20 | have access to all records, files, policies, procedures, and | ||||||
21 | financial documents of the township to aid in the transition | ||||||
22 | process. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
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24 | (60 ILCS 1/27-20) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 27-20. Township officers. Upon the effective date of |
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1 | discontinuance, the coterminous municipality shall exercise | ||||||
2 | all duties and responsibilities of that township officer as | ||||||
3 | provided in the Township Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, | ||||||
4 | Property Tax Code, and the Illinois Highway Code, as | ||||||
5 | applicable. The coterminous municipality may enter into an | ||||||
6 | intergovernmental agreement or contract with the county or the | ||||||
7 | State to administer the duties and responsibilities of that | ||||||
8 | township officer for services under its jurisdiction.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
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10 | (60 ILCS 1/27-25) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 27-25. Business, records, and property of | ||||||
12 | discontinued township organization. The records of a township | ||||||
13 | organization discontinued under this Article shall be | ||||||
14 | deposited in the coterminous municipality's city clerk's | ||||||
15 | office. The coterminous municipality may close up all | ||||||
16 | unfinished business of the township and sell and dispose of any | ||||||
17 | of the property belonging to the township for benefit of the | ||||||
18 | inhabitants of the municipality.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
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20 | Section 10. The Public Health District Act is amended by | ||||||
21 | changing Section 25 as follows:
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22 | (70 ILCS 905/25) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 25. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. Upon |
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1 | discontinuance of a coterminous township under If the office of | ||||||
2 | Township Assessor in a coterminous township is discontinued as | ||||||
3 | provided in Article 27 of the Township Code, then the | ||||||
4 | coterminous municipality's Council members or corporate | ||||||
5 | authorities shall be the board of health for the public health | ||||||
6 | district under this Act.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
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