97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1168
 
Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



50 ILCS 20/4a  from Ch. 85, par. 1034a

     Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Provides that a county board is not required to receive referendum approval to expand  the purpose of a public building commission to include acquiring, enlarging, improving, repairing, replacing, or constructing a statutorily required government facility, including but not limited to, a courthouse.
  


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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 Public Building Commission Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 4a as follows:
 



6    (50 ILCS 20/4a)  (from Ch. 85, par. 1034a)



7    Sec. 4a. A Public Building Commission may be created for 
8the limited
purpose of constructing, acquiring, enlarging, 
9improving, repairing or
replacing
a specific public 
10improvement, building or facility or a special type or
class of 
11public improvements, buildings or facilities. The provisions 
12of
Section 4 of this Act shall apply to the creation of a 
13Public Building
Commission
under this Section, except that the 
14resolution adopted by the municipality
or county board and the 
15proposition shall specify the limited purpose for
which such 
16Public Building Commission is to be created. The provisions of

17Section 4 authorizing any municipal corporation any part of 
18whose area of
jurisdiction lies within the territorial limits 
19of that county seat to join
in the organization of the Public 
20Building Commission in the manner set
forth in that Section 
21shall not be applicable to a Public Building Commission
created 
22under this Section. The county board of any county that has 
23created a public building commission for a limited and specific 
 
 
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1purpose may expand that purpose by resolution.


2    The purpose of a public building commission created by the 
3county board of any county may not be expanded until the 
4question of expanding the purpose of the public building 
5commission has been submitted to the electors of the county at 
6a regular election and approved by a majority of the electors 
7voting on the question. The county board must certify the 
8question to the proper election authority, which must submit 
9the question at an election in accordance with the Election 
10Code.
11    The election authority must submit the question in 
12substantially the following form:
13        Shall the county board be authorized to expand the 
14    purpose of the (insert name of public building commission) 
15    to include (insert the purpose or purposes)?
16    The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or 
17"No".
18    If  a majority of the electors voting on the question vote 
19in the affirmative, the county board may thereafter expand the 
20purpose of the public building commission.

21    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the 
22contrary, a county board is not required to receive referendum 
23approval to expand  the purpose of a public building commission 
24to include acquiring, enlarging, improving, repairing, 
25replacing, or constructing a statutorily required government 
26facility, including but not limited to, a courthouse. 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 94-355, eff. 1-1-06.)