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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 |
| 5 | | changing Section 3.1-20-10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3.1-20-10. Aldermen; number.
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| 8 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) |
| 9 | | of this
Section, Section 3.1-20-20, or as otherwise provided in |
| 10 | | the case of
aldermen-at-large,
the number of aldermen, when not |
| 11 | | elected by the minority
representation plan, shall be |
| 12 | | determined using the most recent federal decennial census |
| 13 | | results as follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000
inhabitants, |
| 14 | | 6 aldermen; exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 |
| 15 | | aldermen;
exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 |
| 16 | | aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but
not exceeding 50,000, 14 |
| 17 | | aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000,
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| 18 | | aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 18 |
| 19 | | aldermen; and from
90,000 to 500,000, 20 aldermen. No |
| 20 | | redistricting shall be required in order
to reduce the number |
| 21 | | of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.
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| 22 | | (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in |
| 23 | | subsection (a), a
municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants |
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| 1 | | may adopt, either by ordinance
or by resolution, not more than |
| 2 | | one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal |
| 3 | | decennial census
results, the following number of aldermen: in |
| 4 | | cities exceeding 15,000 but not
exceeding 20,000, 8 aldermen; |
| 5 | | exceeding 20,000 but not
exceeding 50,000, 10 aldermen; |
| 6 | | exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14
aldermen; |
| 7 | | exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16 aldermen; and |
| 8 | | exceeding
90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18 aldermen.
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| 9 | | (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in |
| 10 | | subsection (a), a
municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants |
| 11 | | may adopt, either by ordinance
or by resolution, not more than |
| 12 | | one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal |
| 13 | | decennial census
results, the following number of aldermen: in |
| 14 | | cities exceeding 40,000 but
not exceeding 50,000, 16 aldermen.
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| 15 | | (d) If, according to the most recent federal decennial |
| 16 | | census results, the population of a municipality increases or |
| 17 | | decreases under this Section so that the number of aldermen |
| 18 | | increases or decreases, then the municipality may adopt an |
| 19 | | ordinance or resolution to retain the number of aldermen that |
| 20 | | existed before the most recent federal decennial census |
| 21 | | results. The ordinance or resolution may not be adopted more |
| 22 | | than one year after the municipality's receipt of the most |
| 23 | | recent federal decennial census results. |
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1156, eff. 7-21-10.)
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| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 26 | | becoming law.
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