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TOWNSHIPS
(60 ILCS 1/) Township Code.

60 ILCS 1/207-10

    (60 ILCS 1/207-10)
    Sec. 207-10. Provision of township special services. A township special service area may be established in a township as provided in this Article. The cost of the special services shall be paid by bonds issued as provided in this Article. If a township exercises the power granted in this Article to issue bonds for township special services, then an ad valorem tax shall be levied upon property within the township special service area to retire the bonds in accordance with this Article.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-15

    (60 ILCS 1/207-15)
    Sec. 207-15. Governing body. The township board of the township is the governing body of a township special service area.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-20

    (60 ILCS 1/207-20)
    Sec. 207-20. Proposal of referendum to establish a township special service area. The question of establishing a township special service area may be presented to the legal voters of an area by resolution of the township board of the township in which the area lies, or by petition of the voters acting on their own initiative. Referenda initiated under this Section are subject to the provisions and limitations of the Election Code.
    A resolution by the corporate authorities to initiate a referendum under this Section must include, at a minimum, the following: the special services to be provided; the boundaries of the proposed special service area by general description and the property index numbers of the parcels within the proposed township special service area; the maximum amount of bonds to be issued and the period of time over which the bonds will be retired; the stated need and local support for the proposed township special service area; and the election at which the proposition is to be submitted to the electors in the proposed township special service area. The township clerk shall certify the question to the proper election officials who shall submit the question to the voters at the next regular election under the Election Code.
    A petition for a referendum on this question on the voters' own initiative must be signed by not fewer than 10% of the legal voters in the proposed township special service area and must include, at a minimum, the following: the special services to be provided; the boundaries of the proposed special service area by general description and the property index numbers of the parcels within the proposed township special service area; the maximum amount of bonds to be issued and the period of time over which the bonds will be retired; the stated need and local support for the proposed township special service area; and the election at which the proposition is to be submitted to the electors in the proposed township special service area. The petition shall be filed with the township clerk. The township clerk shall certify the question to the proper election officials who shall submit the question to the voters at the next regular election under the Election Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-25

    (60 ILCS 1/207-25)
    Sec. 207-25. Referendum for establishment of township special service area. The question on the ballot shall be submitted to the voters in the proposed township special service area in substantially the following form:
    "Shall (name of township) Township be authorized to establish a Township Special Service Area to provide the special services of (list of special services) in the territory described as (general description of proposed boundaries) and to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $(amount) which will be retired over a period of (number of years) years from (date) by taxes levied upon property within the Township Special Service Area?"
    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
    If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, the township board may, by ordinance, establish the township special service area, issue bonds up to the maximum amount authorized, and levy an ad valorem tax upon the property in the township special service area to retire the bonds in accordance with this Article. If the area is within one or more municipalities, the township board may not establish the township special service area, issue bonds, or levy a tax until the municipality or municipalities have certified to the township clerk an ordinance consenting to the creation of the township special service area. A township may establish a township special service area within the unincorporated area of a county without the consent of the county.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)