Public Act 099-0634
 
SB2994 EnrolledLRB099 20732 AWJ 45375 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 Counties Code is amended  by adding Section 
5-44060 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-44060 new)
    Sec. 5-44060. County report on appointment of local public 
entities.
    (a) As used in this Section, "local public entity" shall 
mean any unit of local government, special district, or other 
governing body whose membership is appointed in whole or in 
part by the county board, board of county commissioners, county 
board chairman or president, or county executive.
    (b) On or before January 1, 2017, the county board or board 
of county commissioners of each county shall prepare and file a 
report with the General Assembly identifying any local public 
entity that the county board, board of county commissioners, 
county board chairman or president, or county executive 
appoints members to. The report shall include, but is not 
limited to, the following concerning each local public entity: 
(1) the legal name of the local public entity; (2) the 
principal place of business of the local public entity; (3) a 
description of the services the local public entity provides; 
(4) the total numbers of members of the local public entity's 
governing board, with an indication of any other authorities 
that also make appointments to that public entity; (5) the 
process by which the local public entity was first created; (6) 
an identification of any plans for consolidation or dissolution 
of the local public entity; (7) an indication of whether or not 
the local public entity levies a property tax; and (8) if there 
is no property tax levy, an explanation of how the local public 
entity is funded.
    (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2018.
  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.