Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 11/19/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5756

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5756 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Emergency Telephone System Act is amended
5by changing Section 15.2a as follows:
 
6    (50 ILCS 750/15.2a)  (from Ch. 134, par. 45.2a)
7    Sec. 15.2a. The installation of or connection to a
8telephone company's network of any automatic alarm, automatic
9alerting device, or mechanical dialer that causes the number
109-1-1 to be dialed in order to directly access emergency
11services is prohibited in a 9-1-1 system. The prohibitions
12contained in this Section shall not be applicable to devices
13used to enable access to the 9-1-1 system for
14cognitively-impaired, disabled, or special needs persons in an
15emergency situation reported by a caregiver after initiating a
16missing person's report. Any such device must have the

 

 

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1capability to be activated and controlled remotely by trained
2personnel at a service center to prevent falsely activated or
3repeated calls to the 9-1-1 system in a single incident. Any
4such device must have the technical capability to generate the
5provision of location information to the 9-1-1 system. Under no
6circumstances shall a device be sold for use in a geographical
7jurisdiction where the 9-1-1 system has not deployed wireless
8phase II location technology. The alerting device shall also
9provide for either 2-way communication or send a pre-recorded
10message to 9-1-1 explaining the nature of the emergency so that
119-1-1 will be able to dispatch the appropriate emergency
12responder. Violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
13A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 4
14felony.
15(Source: P.A. 87-146; 88-497.)
 
16    Section 7. The Township Code is amended by changing Section
1730-50 as follows:
 
18    (60 ILCS 1/30-50)
19    Sec. 30-50. Purchase and use of property.
20    (a) The electors may make all orders for the purchase,
21sale, conveyance, regulation, or use of the township's
22corporate property (including the direct sale or lease of
23single township road district property) that may be deemed
24conducive to the interests of its inhabitants, including the

 

 

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1lease, for up to 10 years, or for up to 25 years if the lease is
2for a wireless telecommunications tower, at fair market value,
3of corporate property for which no use or need during the lease
4period is anticipated at the time of leasing. The property may
5be leased to another governmental body, however, or to a
6not-for-profit corporation that has contracted to construct or
7fund the construction of a structure or improvement upon the
8real estate owned by the township and that has contracted with
9the township to allow the township to use at least a portion of
10the structure or improvement to be constructed upon the real
11estate leased and not otherwise used by the township, for any
12term not exceeding 50 years and for any consideration. In the
13case of a not-for-profit corporation, the township shall hold a
14public hearing on the proposed lease. The township clerk shall
15give notice of the hearing by publication in a newspaper
16published in the township, or in a newspaper published in the
17county and having general circulation in the township if no
18newspaper is published in the township, and by posting notices
19in at least 5 public places at least 10 days before the public
20hearing.
21    (b) If a new tax is to be levied or an existing tax rate is
22to be increased above the statutory limits for the purchase of
23the property, however, no action otherwise authorized in
24subsection (a) shall be taken unless a petition signed by at
25least 10% of the registered voters residing in the township is
26presented to the township clerk. If a petition is presented to

 

 

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1the township clerk, the clerk shall order a referendum on the
2proposition. The referendum shall be held at the next annual or
3special township meeting or at an election in accordance with
4the general election law. If the referendum is ordered to be
5held at the township meeting, the township clerk shall give
6notice that at the next annual or special township meeting the
7proposition shall be voted upon. The notice shall set forth the
8proposition and shall be given by publication in a newspaper
9published in the township. If there is no newspaper published
10in the township, the notice shall be published in a newspaper
11published in the county and having general circulation in the
12township. Notice also shall be given by posting notices in at
13least 5 public places at least 10 days before the township
14meeting. If the referendum is ordered to be held at an
15election, the township clerk shall certify that proposition to
16the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition
17at an election. The proposition shall be submitted in
18accordance with the general election law.
19    (c) If the leased property is utilized in part for private
20use and in part for public use, those portions of the
21improvements devoted to private use are fully taxable. The land
22is exempt from taxation to the extent that the uses on the land
23are public and taxable to the extent that the uses are private.
24    (d) Before the township makes a lease or sale of township
25or road district real or personal property, unless the personal
26property has a sale value of $2,500 or less, the electors shall

 

 

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1adopt a resolution stating the intent to lease or sell the real
2or personal property, describing the property in full, and
3stating the terms and conditions the electors deem necessary
4and desirable for the lease or sale. A resolution stating the
5intent to sell real property shall also contain pertinent
6information concerning the size, use, and zoning of the
7property. The value of real property shall be determined by a
8State licensed real estate appraiser. The appraisal shall be
9available for public inspection. The resolution may direct the
10sale to be conducted by the staff of the township or by listing
11with local licensed real estate agencies (in which case the
12terms of the agent's compensation shall be included in the
13resolution).
14    When a township sells township or road district personal
15property valued for sale at $2,500 or less, the electors are
16not required to adopt a resolution. Prior to the sale, the
17clerk shall prepare a notice stating the intent of the township
18or road district to sell personal property with a sale value of
19$2,500 or less and describing the property in full.
20    The clerk shall thereafter publish the resolution or
21personal property sale notice once in a newspaper published in
22the township or, if no newspaper is published in the township,
23in a newspaper generally circulated in the township. If no
24newspaper is generally circulated in the township, the clerk
25shall post the resolution or personal property sale notice in 5
26of the most public places in the township. In addition to the

 

 

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1foregoing publication requirements, the clerk shall post the
2resolution or personal property sale notice at the office of
3the township (if township property is involved) or at the
4office of the road district (if road district property is
5involved). The following information shall be published or
6posted with the resolution or personal property sale notice:
7(i) the date by which all bids must be received by the township
8or road district, which shall not be less than 30 days after
9the date of publication or posting, and (ii) the place, time,
10and date at which bids shall be opened, which shall be at a
11regular meeting of the township board.
12    All bids shall be opened by the clerk (or someone duly
13appointed to act for the clerk) at the regular meeting of the
14township board described in the notice. With respect to
15township personal property, except personal property valued
16for sale at $2,500 or less, the township board may accept the
17high bid or any other bid determined to be in the best
18interests of the township by a majority vote of the board. With
19respect to township real property, the township board may
20accept the high bid or any other bid determined to be in the
21best interests of the township by a vote of three-fourths of
22the township board then holding office, but in no event at a
23price less than 80% of the appraised value. With respect to
24road district property, except personal property valued for
25sale at $2,500 or less, the highway commissioner may accept the
26high bid or any other bid determined to be in the best

 

 

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1interests of the road district. In each case, the township
2board or commissioner may reject any and all bids. With respect
3to township or road district personal property valued for sale
4at $2,500 or less, the clerk shall accept at least 2 bids and
5the township board or highway commissioner shall accept the
6highest bid. This notice and competitive bidding procedure
7shall not be followed when property is leased to another
8governmental body. The notice and competitive bidding
9procedure shall not be followed when property is declared
10surplus by the electors and sold to another governmental body.
11The notice and competitive bidding procedure may be, but need
12not be, followed if property is leased for a wireless
13telecommunications tower.
14    (e) A trade-in of machinery or equipment on new or
15different machinery or equipment does not constitute the sale
16of township or road district property.
17(Source: P.A. 95-909, eff. 8-26-08.)
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.".