093_HB3279
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1 AN ACT in relation to municipalities.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5 changing Section 4-5-16 as follows:
6 (65 ILCS 5/4-5-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-5-16)
7 Sec. 4-5-16. Statement of receipts and expenses;
8 examination of books and accounts; expenditure greater than
9 appropriation.
10 (a) In municipalities with 25,000 15,000 or more
11 inhabitants, the council each month shall print in pamphlet
12 form, a detailed itemized statement of all receipts and
13 expenses of the municipality and a summary of its proceedings
14 during the preceding month. In municipalities with fewer than
15 25,000 15,000 inhabitants, the council shall print a similar
16 statement annually instead of monthly. The council shall
17 furnish printed copies of each statement to (i) the State
18 Library, (ii) the city library, (iii) all the daily and
19 weekly newspapers with a general circulation in the
20 municipality, and (iv) persons who apply for a copy at the
21 office of the municipal clerk.
22 (b) At the end of each fiscal year, the council shall
23 have competent accountants make a full and complete
24 examination of all books and accounts of the municipality and
25 shall distribute the result of that examination in the manner
26 provided in this Section.
27 (c) It is unlawful for the council or any commissioner
28 to expend, directly or indirectly, a greater amount for any
29 municipal purpose than the amount appropriated for that
30 purpose in the annual appropriation ordinance passed for that
31 fiscal year. A violation of this provision by any member of
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1 the council shall constitute a petty offense.
2 (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)