102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5365
 
Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Brad Halbrook
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



50 ILCS 145/2

     Amends the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. Provides that a compensation-setting ordinance or resolution shall include all forms of included compensation, including salary, benefits, stipends, insurance, vehicle allowance, cell phone, equipment, internet, discounts, free additional materials, services, or any other fringe benefit, technology, material, service, the official will be eligible to receive once taking office. Provides that, if a unit of local government fails to comply with the provisions, then any person residing within the unit of local government, or the State's Attorney of the county in which such noncompliance may occur, may bring a civil action in the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged noncompliance has occurred or in which the affected public body has its principal office to force compliance with the provisions. Effective immediately.
  


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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 Local Government Officer Compensation Act 
5is amended  by changing Section 2 as follows:
 



6    (50 ILCS 145/2)



7    Sec. 2. Time and manner of fixing compensation. 
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other law to
the contrary, the 
9compensation of elected officers of school districts and
units 
10of local government, including home rule units, which 
11compensation is to
be fixed by that school district or unit of 
12local government, shall be fixed at
least 180 days before the 
13beginning of the terms of the officers whose
compensation is 
14to be fixed.
15    (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the 
16compensation of county elected officers shall be fixed by 
17ordinance or resolution of the county board or the board of 
18county commissioners. In the ordinance or resolution fixing 
19the compensation of county elected officers under subsection 
20(a), the county board shall separately list each stipend an 
21elected officer is expected to receive in addition to the 
22compensation to be paid by the county.  The stipends listed 
23shall include, but are not limited to, stipends expected to be 
 
 
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1received under:
2        Section 3-40 of the Property Tax Code.
3        Section 4-20 of the Property Tax Code.
4        Section 3-10007 of the Counties Code.
5        Section 4-2001 of the Counties Code.
6        Section 4-6001 of the Counties Code.
7        Section 4-6002 of the Counties Code.
8        Section 4-6003 of the Counties Code.
9        Section 4-8002 of the Counties Code.
10        Section 27.3 of the Clerks of Courts Act. 

11    (c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and 
12(b), a compensation-setting ordinance or resolution shall 
13include all forms of included compensation, including salary, 
14benefits, stipends, insurance, vehicle allowance, cell phone, 
15equipment, internet, discounts, free additional materials, 
16services, or any other fringe benefit, technology, material, 
17service, the official will be eligible to receive once taking 
18office.
19    If a unit of local government fails to comply with this 
20subsection, then any person residing within the unit of local 
21government, or the State's Attorney of the county in which 
22such noncompliance may occur, may bring a civil action in the 
23circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged 
24noncompliance has occurred or in which the affected public 
25body has its principal office to force compliance with this 
26Section. 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 102-48, eff. 7-9-21.)

 
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
3becoming law.