100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0851
 
Introduced 2/7/2017, by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
75 ILCS 5/4-10 from Ch. 81, par. 4-10

 Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a library board of trustees' statement of financial requirements necessary for the next year and any amount the library board believes will be necessary to levy taxes for the library's next fiscal year shall be submitted to the governing board of the municipality no less than 60 days prior to when the tax levy must be certified under the Property Tax Code (rather than 60 days after the expiration of the fiscal year). Effective immediately.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning local government.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by 
5changing Section 4-10 as follows:




6 (75 ILCS 5/4-10) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-10)



7 Sec. 4-10. 
Within 60 days after the expiration of each 
8fiscal year of the
city, incorporated town, village or 
9township, the board of trustees shall
make a report of the 
10condition of their trust on the last day of the fiscal
year, to 
11the city council, board of trustees or board of town trustees, 
12as
the case may be. This report shall be made in writing and 
13shall be verified
under oath by the secretary, or some other 
14responsible officer of the board
of trustees. It shall contain 
15(1) an itemized statement of the various
sums of money received 
16from the library fund and from other sources; (2) an
itemized 
17statement of the objects and purposes for which those sums of

18money have been expended; (3) a statement of the number of 
19books and
periodicals available for use, and the number and 
20character thereof
circulated; (4) a statement of the real and 
21personal property acquired by
legacy, purchase, gift or 
22otherwise; (5) a statement of the
character of any extensions 
23of library service which have been undertaken;
(6) (blank); a 
 
 
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1statement of the financial requirements of the library for the

2ensuing fiscal year for inclusion in the appropriation of the 
3corporate
authority, and of the amount of money which, in the 
4judgment of the board
of library trustees, it will be necessary 
5to levy for library purposes in
the next annual tax levy 
6ordinance; (7) a statement as to the amount of
accumulations 
7and the reasons therefor; (8) a statement as to any
outstanding 
8liabilities including those for bonds still outstanding or

9amounts due for judgments, settlements, liability insurance, 
10or for amounts
due under a certificate of the board; (9) any 
11other statistics, information
and suggestions that may be of 
12interest. A report shall also be filed, at
the same time, with 
13the Illinois State Library.
14 The board of trustees of a municipal library shall also 
15submit to the city council, board of trustees or board of town 
16trustees, along with the Illinois State Library, a statement of 
17financial requirements of the library for the ensuing fiscal 
18year for inclusion in the appropriation of the corporate 
19authority, and of the amount of money which, in the judgment of 
20the board of library trustees, will be necessary to levy for 
21library purposes in the next annual tax levy ordinance. This 
22statement shall be submitted no less than 60 days prior to when 
23the tax levy must be certified under subsection (b) of Section 
2418-15 of the Property Tax Code. 
25 The board of trustees in a
township shall also submit its 
26appropriation and levy determinations to the
Board of Township 
 
 
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1Trustees as provided in "The Illinois Municipal Budget Law", as 
2amended.

3(Source: P.A. 97-101, eff. 1-1-12.)



4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.