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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1981 Introduced , by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all emergency services rendered by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents of the municipality. Specifies that the fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour for emergency assistance. Provides that no fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue services when the total cost is less than $50. Effective immediately.
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| | HB1981 | | LRB097 09066 KMW 49200 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-6-1.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-6-1.2. Fee for emergency fire and rescue services. |
| 8 | | (a) The corporate authorities of a municipality may fix, |
| 9 | | charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of |
| 10 | | the service for all emergency fire and rescue services rendered |
| 11 | | by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other |
| 12 | | entities who are not residents of the municipality. |
| 13 | | (b) The fee may not be assessed against residents of the |
| 14 | | municipality or persons who request fire protection coverage |
| 15 | | for an unprotected area and pay to the municipality an amount |
| 16 | | equal to the municipality's fire protection tax levied pursuant |
| 17 | | to Section 11-7-1. |
| 18 | | (c) The fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 |
| 19 | | per hour for emergency assistance. An additional charge may be |
| 20 | | levied to reimburse the municipality for extraordinary |
| 21 | | expenses of materials used in rendering such emergency fire and |
| 22 | | rescue services. No fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue |
| 23 | | services for which the total cost is less than $50. |