Bill Text: IL HB4828 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that tentative budgets for specified road districts shall be subject to a public hearing and public inspection prior to adopting. Further provides that the township board may adopt all or part of the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for road purposes and levy the amount determined by the board (currently, the township board shall adopt all the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance and levy the amount determined by the highway commissioner). Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4828 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB4828-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 Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 235-25 as follows:
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6 | (60 ILCS 1/235-25)
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7 | Sec. 235-25. Tentative budget and appropriation ordinance | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | and tax
for road purposes. In each road district comprised of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | a single township : | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) The township board must hold a public hearing before | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | adopting a budget and appropriation ordinance for road | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | purposes. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (b) The township board must, at least 30 days before a | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | public hearing, prepare or cause to be prepared a tentative | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | budget and appropriation ordinance for road purposes and file | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | the ordinance with the township clerk. The township clerk must | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | make the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for road | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | purposes available for public inspection for at least 30 days | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | before final action on the ordinance. The required public | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | hearing must be held on or before the last day of the first | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | quarter of the fiscal year before the township board. Notice of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | the hearing must be given by publication in a newspaper | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | published in the township at least 30 days before the time of |
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1 | the hearing. If there is no newspaper published in the | ||||||
2 | township, notice of the public hearing may be given by posting | ||||||
3 | notices in 5 of the most public places in the township. It is | ||||||
4 | the duty of the township clerk to arrange for the public | ||||||
5 | hearing. | ||||||
6 | (c) The ,
the township board may shall adopt all or part of | ||||||
7 | a tentative budget and appropriation
ordinance for road | ||||||
8 | purposes , as the township board deems necessary, and shall levy | ||||||
9 | the amount determined by the
board highway commissioner and | ||||||
10 | certify to the county clerk the amount necessary to be
raised | ||||||
11 | by taxation for road purposes as provided in Section 6-501 of | ||||||
12 | the
Illinois Highway Code.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.
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