Bill Text: IL SB3031 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that counties which discontinue township organization will keep their form of government after the discontinuance. Amends the Counties Code making conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3031 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB3031-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 Counties Code is amended by changing the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | heading of Article Div. 2-4 and Section 2-4006 as follows:
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6 | (55 ILCS 5/Div. 2-4 heading) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Division 2-4. Counties not under Township Organization
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8 | Organized as a Commission Form of Government
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9 | (55 ILCS 5/2-4006)
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10 | Sec. 2-4006. Terms of commissioners.
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11 | (a) In every county not under
township organization that is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | organized as commission form of government having 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | commissioners elected at large as described in
subsection (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | or (c), the commissioners shall be elected as provided in this
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15 | Section.
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16 | (b) In a county in which one commissioner was elected at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the general
election in 1992 to serve for a term of 4 years and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | in which 2 commissioners
will be elected at the general | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | election in 1994, the commissioner elected in
1994 and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve for a term | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of 6
years. The other commissioner elected in 1994 shall serve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | for a term of 4
years. At the general election in 1996 and at |
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1 | each general election
thereafter, one commissioner shall be | ||||||
2 | elected to serve for a term of 6 years.
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3 | (c) In a county in which 2 commissioners were elected at | ||||||
4 | the general
election in 1992 to serve for terms of 4 years and | ||||||
5 | in which one commissioner
will be elected at the general | ||||||
6 | election in 1994, the commissioner elected in
1994 shall serve | ||||||
7 | for a term of 4 years. The commissioner elected in 1996 and
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8 | receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve for a term | ||||||
9 | of 6 years. The
other commissioner elected in 1996 shall serve | ||||||
10 | for a term of 4 years. At the
general election in 1998 and at | ||||||
11 | each general election thereafter, one
commissioner shall be | ||||||
12 | elected to serve for a term of 6 years. | ||||||
13 | (c-5) In Calhoun County, Edwards County, and Union County, | ||||||
14 | the registered voters of the county may, upon referendum
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15 | initiated by (i) the adoption of a resolution of the
board of | ||||||
16 | county commissioners or (ii) a petition signed by not less than | ||||||
17 | 10% of the registered voters in the county, determine that the | ||||||
18 | board of
county commissioners shall consist of 5
commissioners | ||||||
19 | elected at large. The commissioners must certify
the question | ||||||
20 | to the proper election authority, which must
submit the | ||||||
21 | question at an election in accordance with the
general election | ||||||
22 | law. | ||||||
23 | The question shall be submitted in substantially the
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24 | following form: | ||||||
25 | "Shall the board of county commissioners of (county) | ||||||
26 | consist of 5 commissioners elected at large?" |
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1 | Votes must be recorded as "Yes" or "No". If a majority of | ||||||
2 | the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, | ||||||
3 | then a 5-member board of county commissioners shall be | ||||||
4 | established beginning with the next general election. The | ||||||
5 | County Clerk, in consultation with the State's Attorney for the | ||||||
6 | county, shall develop and present to the board of county | ||||||
7 | commissioners, to implement by the adoption of a resolution, | ||||||
8 | the transition of terms for the current 3-member board of | ||||||
9 | commissioners and the addition of 2 commissioners for 6-year | ||||||
10 | terms. Thereafter, commissioners shall be elected at each | ||||||
11 | general election to fill expired terms.
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12 | (d) The provisions of this Section do not apply to | ||||||
13 | commissioners elected
under Section 2-4006.5 of this Code.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 96-175, eff. 8-10-09.)
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15 | Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing | ||||||
16 | Sections 25-15 and 25-25 as follows:
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17 | (60 ILCS 1/25-15)
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18 | Sec. 25-15. County form Election of county commissioners . | ||||||
19 | When township organization
ceases in any county as provided in | ||||||
20 | this Article, the county's form of government shall not change. | ||||||
21 | an election shall be held in
the county at the next general | ||||||
22 | election in an even-numbered year for 3 county
commissioners | ||||||
23 | who shall hold office for 2, 4, and 6 years, respectively, and
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24 | until their successors are elected and qualified. Terms shall |
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1 | be determined by
lot. At each succeeding general election after | ||||||
2 | the first, one commissioner
shall be elected.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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4 | (60 ILCS 1/25-25)
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5 | Sec. 25-25. Disposal of township records and property. When | ||||||
6 | township
organization is discontinued in any county, the | ||||||
7 | records of the several
townships shall be deposited in the | ||||||
8 | county clerk's office. The county board or board of county
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9 | commissioners of the county may close up all unfinished | ||||||
10 | business of the several
townships and sell and dispose of any | ||||||
11 | of the property belonging to a township
for the benefit of the | ||||||
12 | inhabitants of the township, as fully as might have been
done | ||||||
13 | by the townships themselves. The county board or board of | ||||||
14 | county commissioners may pay all the
indebtedness of any | ||||||
15 | township existing at the time of the discontinuance of
township | ||||||
16 | organization and cause the amount of the indebtedness, or so | ||||||
17 | much as
may be necessary, to be levied upon the property of the | ||||||
18 | township.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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20 | (60 ILCS 1/25-20 rep.)
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21 | Section 15. The Township Code is amended by repealing | ||||||
22 | Section 25-20.
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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