Bill Text: IL HB4973 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that the voters of a township that is in a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants may vote to discontinue the office of Highway Commissioner, the office of the Township Assessor, or both. Provides that if the office of Highway Commissioner or Township Assessor is discontinued, the applicable county office shall assume the duties of Highway Commissioner or Township Assessor. Further provides that if the office of Township Assessor is discontinued, then the Office of the Township Collector shall also cease. Sets forth procedures for distributing the assets of the office of Highway Commissioner if the office is discontinued. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if the office of Township Assessor is discontinued, then the Supervisor of Assessments or County Assessor, as applicable, shall assume the duties of the Township Assessor. Amends the Public Health District Act. Provides that if the office of Township Assessor is discontinued, then the county board members shall be the board of health for the public health district. Amends the Highway Code. Provides that if the office of Highway Commissioner is discontinued, then the county superintendent of highways or the county engineer, as applicable, shall assume the duties of Highway Commissioner. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4973 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4973-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4973 Introduced , by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
60 ILCS 1/Art. 27 heading new
60 ILCS 1/27-5 new
60 ILCS 1/27-10 new
60 ILCS 1/27-15 new
35 ILCS 200/3-70 new
70 ILCS 905/25 new
605 ILCS 5/5-205.10 new
Amends the Township Code. Provides that the voters of a township that is in a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants may vote to discontinue the office of Highway Commissioner, the office of the Township Assessor, or both. Provides that if the office of Highway Commissioner or Township Assessor is discontinued, the applicable county office shall assume the duties of Highway Commissioner or Township Assessor. Further provides that if the office of Township Assessor is discontinued, then the Office of the Township Collector shall also cease. Sets forth procedures for distributing the assets of the office of Highway Commissioner if the office is discontinued. Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that if the office of Township Assessor is discontinued, then the Supervisor of Assessments or County Assessor, as applicable, shall assume the duties of the Township Assessor. Amends the Public Health District Act. Provides that if the office of Township Assessor is discontinued, then the county board members shall be the board of health for the public health district. Amends the Highway Code. Provides that if the office of Highway Commissioner is discontinued, then the county superintendent of highways or the county engineer, as applicable, shall assume the duties of Highway Commissioner. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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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 Township Code is amended by adding the
heading of Article 27 and Sections 27-5, 27-10, and 27-15 as
follows:
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 27 heading new)
ARTICLE 27. DISCONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN TOWNSHIP OFFICES
(60 ILCS 1/27-5 new)
Sec. 27-5. Referendum to discontinue township
organization. By petition of at least 10% of the registered
voters of a township, as determined on the date registration
closed before the regular election next preceding the last day
on which the petition may be filed, of a county that has
adopted township organization and has a population of 2,000,000
or more inhabitants, or upon ordinance or resolution adopted by
the township board, the township board shall certify and cause
to be submitted to the voters of the township, at the next
election, the questions of the continuance of the office of
Highway Commissioner and the office of Township Assessor. A
signature on a petition shall not be valid or counted in
considering the petition unless the form requirements are

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complied with and the date of each signature is less than 90
days before the last day for filing the petition. The statement
of the person who circulates the petition must include an
attestation (i) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
circulated, (ii) indicating the first and last date on which
that sheet was circulated, or (iii) certifying that none of the
signatures on the sheet was signed more than 90 days before the
last day for filing the petition. The petition shall be treated
and the propositions certified in the manner provided by the
general election law.
The propositions shall be in substantially the following
form:
Shall the office of Highway Commissioner be continued
in (name of township)?
Shall the office of Township Assessor be continued in
(name of township)?
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
(60 ILCS 1/27-10 new)
Sec. 27-10. Cessation of offices in a township. If a
majority of the votes of the township cast on the question of
the continuance of the office of Highway Commissioner or the
office of Township Assessor at the election are against either
of the proposed options for continuance, then the office of
Highway Commissioner, the office of Township Assessor, or both,
as applicable, shall cease in the township at the end of the

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current term of office. If the office of the Highway
Commissioner ceases, then the county superintendent of
highways or the county engineer, as applicable, shall assume
the duties of Highway Commissioner under the Illinois Highway
Code. If the office of Township Assessor ceases, then (i) the
county supervisor of assessments or county assessor, as
applicable, shall assume the duties of the Township Assessor
under the Property Tax Code, (ii) the county board members
shall be the board of health for the public health district
under the Public Health District Act, and (iii) the Office of
the Township Collector shall also cease.
(60 ILCS 1/27-15 new)
Sec. 27-15. Township assets. If the office of Highway
Commissioner is discontinued, then the assets of that office
shall be appraised and distributed equally between the county
and the township.
Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
Section 3-70 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/3-70 new)
Sec. 3-70. Cessation of Township Assessor. If the office of
Township Assessor ceases as provided in Article 27 of the
Township Code, then the Supervisor of Assessments or County
Assessor, as applicable, shall assume the duties of the

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Township Assessor under this Code.
Section 15. The Public Health District Act is amended by
adding Section 25 as follows:
(70 ILCS 905/25 new)
Sec. 25. Cessation of Township Assessor. If the office of
Township Assessor ceases as provided in Article 27 of the
Township Code, then the county board members shall be the board
of health for the public health district under this Act.
Section 20. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding
Section 5-205.10 as follows:
(605 ILCS 5/5-205.10 new)
Sec. 5-205.10. Cessation of township Highway Commissioner.
If the office of Highway Commissioner ceases as provided in
Article 27 of the Township Code, then the county superintendent
of highways or the county engineer, as applicable, shall assume
the duties of Highway Commissioner under this Code.