99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0807
 
Introduced 2/5/2015, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



55 ILCS 5/6-1001  from Ch. 34, par. 6-1001

     Amends the Counties Code.  Provides that the county board or board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing regarding the county's annual budget after making the budget available to the public and at least 10 days prior to the board's final action on the budget.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 Counties Code is amended  by changing Section 
56-1001 as follows:
 



6    (55 ILCS 5/6-1001)  (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1001)



7    Sec. 6-1001. Annual budget. In all counties not required by 
8law
to pass an annual appropriation bill within the first 
9quarter of the fiscal
year, the county board or board of county 
10commissioners, as the case may
be, shall adopt each year an 
11annual budget under the terms of this Division
for the 
12succeeding fiscal year. Such budget shall be prepared by some

13person or persons designated by the county board and such 
14budget shall be
made conveniently available to public 
15inspection for at least fifteen days
prior to final action 
16thereon. After being made available to the public and at least 
1710 days prior to the final action, the county board or county 
18board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing regarding 
19the budget. The vote on such budget shall be taken by
ayes and 
20nays and entered on the record of the meeting. The annual 
21budget
adopted under this Act shall cover such a fiscal period 
22of one year to be
determined by the county board of each county 
23except as hereinafter
provided and all appropriations made 
 
 
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1therein shall terminate with the close
of said fiscal period 
2except as hereinafter provided, provided, however,
that any 
3remaining balances shall be available until 30 days after the

4close of the fiscal year in counties with a population of less

5than
100,000, and until 90 days after the close of the fiscal 
6year in
counties
with a population of more than 100,000 but 
7less than 3,000,000 inhabitants,
only for the authorization of 
8the payment of
obligations incurred prior to the close of said 
9fiscal period. Any county
which determines to change its fiscal 
10year may adopt a budget to cover such
period greater or less 
11than a year as may be necessary to effect such
change and 
12appropriations made therein shall terminate with the close
of 
13such period.

14(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)