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.)