093_HB2316 LRB093 08199 MKM 08406 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Public Graveyards Act is amended by 5 changing Section 1 as follows: 6 (50 ILCS 610/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 13) 7 Sec. 1. (a) Public graveyards in this State, not under 8 the control of any corporation sole, organization or society, 9 and located within the limits of townships or counties not 10 under township organization, shall and may be controlled or 11 vacated by the corporate authorities of such township or 12 county in such manner as such authorities may deem proper, 13 and in the case of townships, such control may be vested in 3 14 trustees. 15 (b) Vacancies created by the expiration occurring at any 16 time after the effective date of the amendatory Act of the 17 Seventy-eighth General Assembly and after this amendatory Act 18 of the 83rd General Assembly of the terms of cemetery 19 trustees of a township (except a township coterminous with a 20 municipality) or of a county not under township organization 21 elected under this Act shall be filled only by appointment. 22 Such appointment shall be made by the county board of any 23 county not under township organization or by the Township 24 Board of Trustees in counties under township organization, as 25 the case may be, for a term of 6 years. Until the effective 26 date of this amendatory Act of 1983, in a township 27 coterminous with a municipality, cemetery trustees shall 28 continue to be elected by ballot, with one trustee elected in 29 each odd-numbered year, in accordance with the provisions of 30 the general election law, for a term of 6 years and until 31 their respective successors are elected and qualified. After -2- LRB093 08199 MKM 08406 b 1 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, in a 2 township coterminous with a municipality, cemetery trustees 3 shall be appointed by the governing authority of the 4 municipality with one trustee appointed in each odd-numbered 5 year for a term of 6 years and until his or her respective 6 successors are appointed and qualified. 7 Such trustees may be paid such compensation, not to 8 exceed $2,000$500per year, as may be fixed by the Township 9 Board of Trustees. If the cemetery trustees also act as the 10 cemetery caretakers, then the cemetery trustees may be paid 11 compensation not to exceed $5,000 per year, as may be fixed 12 by the Township Board of Trustees. 13 (c) Not more than one of the trustees shall be from any 14 one city or village or incorporated town or section of land 15 within such township unless such city, village, incorporated 16 town or section of land shall have more than 50% of the 17 population of the township according to the last preceding 18 Federal census in which are included 2 or more cities, 19 villages, incorporated towns or sections of land. 20 (Source: P.A. 83-712.) 21 Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing 22 Sections 80-55 and 150-15 as follows: 23 (60 ILCS 1/80-55) 24 Sec. 80-55. Multi-township board. A multi-township board 25 shall be organized as provided in the Property Tax Code, and 26 shall have only the powers, duties, and responsibilities 27 provided by law. Members of a multi-township board may 28 receive additional pay for their service, determined by the 29 multi-township board under Section 65-10, in an amount not to 30 exceed $50$25per day for each day of service and may be 31 reimbursed for any actual expense incurred in the discharge 32 of their duties as members of the multi-township board. -3- LRB093 08199 MKM 08406 b 1 (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.) 2 (60 ILCS 1/150-15) 3 Sec. 150-15. Board of managers; election; organization; 4 salary. 5 (a) The community building or buildings, if authorized 6 at an election, shall be under the care and supervision of a 7 board of managers. The board of managers shall consist of 3 8 persons who are registered to vote from a residence in the 9 township. Each member of the board of managers may be paid a 10 salary not to exceed $50$25per day or $2,000$500per year, 11 as determined by the township board, for attendance at 12 township meetings and business travel pertaining to official 13 duties. 14 (b) The first board of managers shall be elected at the 15 regular election at which the referendum for the first issue 16 of bonds for the establishment of a community building or 17 buildings is authorized by the voters. Three managers shall 18 be elected at the time of the regular township election 19 provided in the general election law and until their 20 successors are elected and qualified. 21 (c) Candidates for the board of managers shall be 22 nominated by a petition signed by 10 registered voters of the 23 township and filed with the township clerk within the time 24 prescribed by the general election law. The township clerk 25 shall certify the names of the candidates to the proper 26 election authorities. The election shall be conducted in the 27 manner prescribed by the general election law. The 3 28 candidates receiving the highest number of votes, 29 respectively, shall be declared elected and shall assume the 30 duties of their office on the first Monday of the month 31 following their election. 32 (d) Within 10 days after assuming office, the board of 33 managers shall meet and organize. One member shall be -4- LRB093 08199 MKM 08406 b 1 elected chairman and one member shall be elected clerk of the 2 board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for 3 the transaction of business. If a vacancy occurs on the 4 board, the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining managers 5 within 60 days by the appointment of a person who is 6 qualified to be a manager. The person appointed shall serve 7 the remainder of the unexpired term. 8 (Source: P.A. 86-283; 88-62.) 9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 10 becoming law.