Bill Text: IL HB0693 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: provides that Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 is terminated 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act (rather than on the effective date); modifies procedures relating to taxation of property formerly in Bensenville Fire Protection District #1; provides that the new board of Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 shall be 5 members, including 3 whom are the current Bensenville Fire Protection #2 trustees and 2 of which are appointed mayor of the Village of Bensenville; provides that the 3 trustee positions not appointed by the mayor of the Village of Bensenville shall become elected positions in the 2023 consolidated elections (rather than all trustee positions being elected positions); and, beginning January 1, 2023, renames Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 as the Bensenville Fire Protection District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0693 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0693-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0693 Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen Willis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
70 ILCS 705/28 new
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Dissolves the Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 on the effective date of the amendatory Act and transfers all powers, including taxing powers, duties, rights, responsibilities, and territory to the Bensenville Fire Protection District #2. Transfers books, records, papers, documents, property (real and personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending business to Bensenville Fire Protection District #2. Allows the Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 to increase the tax levy of the territory formerly within Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 over a 2 year period. Provides for the election of Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 board of trustees beginning with the 2023 consolidated election.
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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 Fire Protection District Act is amended by
adding Section 28 as follows:
(70 ILCS 705/28 new)
Sec. 28. Dissolution of Bensenville Fire Protection
District #1 into Bensenville Fire Protection District #2;
board of trustee election.
(a) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
102nd General Assembly:
(1) The Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 is
dissolved and all powers, including, but not limited to,
taxing powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the
Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 are transferred to
the Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 and the terms
of the members of the board of the Bensenville Fire
Protection District #1 are terminated.
(2) All books, records, papers, documents, property
(real and personal), contracts, causes of action, and
pending business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights,
and responsibilities shall be transferred from the
Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 to Bensenville

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Fire Protection District #2, including, but not limited
to, material in electronic or magnetic format and
necessary computer hardware and software.
(3) All unexpended moneys from tax levies,
appropriations, and balances and other funds available for
use by the Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 shall
be transferred for use by the Bensenville Fire Protection
District #2. Unexpended balances so transferred shall be
expended only for the purpose for which the tax levies or
appropriations were originally made.
(4) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities
transferred from the Bensenville Fire Protection District
#1 by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
shall be vested in and shall be exercised by the
Bensenville Fire Protection District #2.
(5) This amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
does not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled or any
right occurring or established or any action or proceeding
had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal
cause by the Bensenville Fire Protection District #1
before this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
takes effect; such actions or proceedings may be
prosecuted and continued by the Bensenville Fire
Protection District #2.
(6) The territory of Bensenville Fire Protection
District #1 is transferred to Bensenville Fire Protection

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District #2. Any intergovernmental agreements to service
any portion of Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 are
terminated and Bensenville Fire Protection District #2
shall take over services for the territory formerly of
Bensenville Fire Protection District #1.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
board of Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 may increase
the tax levy over the former territory of Bensenville Fire
Protection District #1 by ordinance, without referendum, to
equal the tax levy of Bensenville Fire Protection District #2
in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
102nd General Assembly. However, such increase must be done
incrementally with not more than a 50% increase being imposed
during the first year after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and the remaining
increase imposed during the second year after the effective
date of this Amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
After the tax levy over the former territory of
Bensenville Fire Protection District #1 has been increased to
an amount equal the tax levy of Bensenville Fire Protection
District #2 in effect on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly or 2 years after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
Assembly, whichever is earlier, any increases to the tax levy
over the former territory of Bensenville Fire Protection
District #1 shall be only increased as otherwise provided by

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this Act.
(c) Beginning with the consolidated election of 2023, all
members of the Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 board
of trustees shall be elected. The terms of the members of the
board of trustees of the Bensenville Fire Protection District
#2 are terminated when their successors are elected and
qualified in the consolidation election of 2023.
At the first meeting of the board of trustees of the
Bensenville Fire Protection District #2 after the new members
are elected and qualified under this Section, the members
shall draw lots to determine which member has a 2-year term,
4-year term, and 6-year term. At the conclusion of each
elected member's term thereafter, each member shall be elected
for a 6-year term.