99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1469
 
Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Michael Connelly
 
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 for public inspection and at least 7 days prior to the board's final action on the budget. Effective immediately.
  


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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 for public inspection and 
17at least 7 days prior to the final action, the county board or 
18county board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing 
19regarding the budget. The vote on such budget shall be taken by

20ayes and nays and entered on the record of the meeting. The 
21annual budget
adopted under this Act shall cover such a fiscal 
22period of one year to be
determined by the county board of each 
23county except as hereinafter
provided and all appropriations 
 
 
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1made therein shall terminate with the close
of said fiscal 
2period except as hereinafter provided, provided, however,
that 
3any remaining balances shall be available until 30 days after 
4the
close of the fiscal year in counties with a population of 
5less
than
100,000, and until 90 days after the close of the 
6fiscal year in
counties
with a population of more than 100,000 
7but less than 3,000,000 inhabitants,
only for the authorization 
8of the payment of
obligations incurred prior to the close of 
9said fiscal period. Any county
which determines to change its 
10fiscal year may adopt a budget to cover such
period greater or 
11less than 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.)

  
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.