SB2637eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2637 Engrossed LRB096 19607 RLJ 35001 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-6-1.2 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.2 new)

Sec. 11-6-1.2. Fee for emergency fire and rescue services.

(a) The corporate authorities of a municipality may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all emergency fire and rescue services rendered by the municipality against persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents of the municipality.

(b) The fee may not be assessed against residents of the municipality or persons who request fire protection coverage for an unprotected area and pay to the municipality an amount equal to the municipality's fire protection tax levied pursuant to Section 11-7-1.

(c) The fee shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $250 per hour for emergency assistance. An additional charge may be levied to reimburse the municipality for extraordinary expenses of materials used in rendering such emergency fire and rescue services. No fee shall be imposed for fire and rescue services for which the total cost is less than $50.

(d) All revenue from the fees assessed pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the general fund of the municipality.

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