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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2914 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum after adoption of an ordinance requesting the referendum. Limits home rule powers. Exempts full-time and part-time employees.
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| | HB2914 | | LRB101 09876 AWJ 54978 b |
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 8-1-19 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/8-1-19 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-1-19. Legal expenses cap. |
| 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a |
| 9 | | municipality may not incur legal expenses in excess of |
| 10 | | $1,000,000 unless the electors of the municipality approve a |
| 11 | | greater amount of legal expenses after a referendum under |
| 12 | | subsection (b). |
| 13 | | (b) Upon the adoption of an ordinance by the city council |
| 14 | | of the municipality requesting a referendum to incur additional |
| 15 | | legal expenses, a referendum, subject to the requirements of |
| 16 | | 16-7 of the Election Code, shall be placed on the ballot for |
| 17 | | all electors residing in the municipality at the next general |
| 18 | | election in substantially the following form:
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| 19 | | May the (name of municipality) expend more than the |
| 20 | | $1,000,000 statutory cap on legal expenses for the |
| 21 | | (current/next) fiscal year?
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