101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4828
 
Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Tom Weber and Daniel Didech
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



60 ILCS 1/235-25

     Amends the Township Code. Provides that tentative budgets for specified road districts shall be subject to a public hearing and public inspection prior to adopting. Further provides that the township board may adopt all or part of the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for road purposes and levy the amount determined by the board (currently, the township board shall adopt all the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance and levy the amount determined by the highway commissioner). 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 Township Code is amended  by changing Section 
5235-25 as follows:
 



6    (60 ILCS 1/235-25)



7    Sec. 235-25. Tentative budget and appropriation ordinance 
8and tax
for road purposes.   In each road district comprised of 
9a single township:
10    (a) The township board must hold a public hearing before 
11adopting a budget and appropriation ordinance for road 
12purposes.
13    (b) The township board must, at least 30 days before a 
14public hearing, prepare or cause to be prepared a tentative 
15budget and appropriation ordinance for road purposes and file 
16the ordinance with the township clerk. The township clerk must 
17make the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for road 
18purposes available for public inspection for at least 30 days 
19before final action on the ordinance. The required public 
20hearing must be held on or before the last day of the first 
21quarter of the fiscal year before the township board. Notice of 
22the hearing must be given by publication in a newspaper 
23published in the township at least 30 days before the time of 
 
 
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1the hearing. If there is no newspaper published in the 
2township, notice of the public hearing may be given by posting 
3notices in 5 of the most public places in the township. It is 
4the duty of the township clerk to arrange for the public 
5hearing.
6    (c) The ,
the township board may shall adopt all or part of 
7a tentative budget and appropriation
ordinance for road 
8purposes, as the township board deems necessary, and shall levy 
9the amount determined by the
board highway commissioner and 
10certify to the county clerk the amount necessary to be
raised 
11by taxation for road purposes as provided in Section 6-501 of 
12the
Illinois Highway Code.

13(Source: P.A. 88-62.)

 
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.