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| Public Act 101-0099 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is | ||||
amended by changing Section 15-15 as follows:
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(75 ILCS 16/15-15)
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Sec. 15-15. Territory included within municipality or | ||||
school district.
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(a) A district may, by ordinance and referendum, annex | ||||
territory if that territory is: | ||||
(1) located within the boundaries of a municipality or | ||||
school district that is included, entirely or partially, | ||||
within the district; | ||||
(2) contiguous to the district; and | ||||
(3) without local, tax-supported public library | ||||
service.
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An ordinance under this subsection must describe the territory | ||||
to be annexed.
Prior to adopting the ordinance, the board of | ||||
trustees of the library district shall send notice of the | ||||
proposed ordinance to the president of the board of trustees of | ||||
each public library located within one mile of the territory to | ||||
be annexed. The library district may, in addition, provide | ||||
notice of a proposed annexation ordinance on a website | ||||
maintained by the library district. At any meeting of the board | ||
of trustees in which an annexation ordinance under this Section | ||
is considered, the board shall provide a reasonable opportunity | ||
for any interested person to make public comments on the | ||
proposed annexation ordinance.
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(b) Within 15 days of the passage of the
annexation | ||
ordinance, the library district shall send notice of the
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adoption of the ordinance, a copy of the map showing the | ||
boundaries of the
territory to be annexed, and a copy of the | ||
text of the publication notice
required in this Section to the | ||
president of the board of trustees of each
public library with | ||
territory within one mile of the territory to be
annexed. | ||
Within 15 days after the adoption of the ordinance it shall be
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published as provided in Section 1-30. The board may vacate an
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annexation ordinance before its publication.
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(c) The publication or posting of the ordinance shall | ||
include a notice of
(i) the specific number of voters required | ||
to sign a petition requesting that
the question of the adoption | ||
of the ordinance to be submitted to the voters of the
district | ||
or the territory to be annexed and or both, (ii) the time in | ||
which the
petition must be filed, and (iii) the date of the | ||
prospective referendum. The
district secretary shall provide a | ||
petition form to any individual requesting
one.
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(d) Upon the passage of the annexation ordinance under this | ||
Section If no petition is filed with the library district | ||
within 30
days after publication or posting of the ordinance, | ||
the annexation shall
take effect. If, however, within the 30 | ||
day period, a petition is filed with
the Board of Trustees of | ||
the library district, signed by voters of the
district or the | ||
territory to be annexed, or both, equal in number
to 10% or | ||
more of the total number of registered voters in the district,
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the territory to be annexed or both, asking that the question | ||
of the
annexation of the territory be submitted to the voters | ||
of the territory, the
board of trustees shall may vacate the | ||
annexation ordinance or certify the question
to the proper | ||
election authority, who shall submit the question at the next
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regular election. Notice of this election shall be given and | ||
the election
shall be conducted in accordance with the Election | ||
Code. The proposition shall
be submitted to the voters in | ||
substantially the following form:
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Shall (description of territory) be annexed to (name of | ||
public library
district), (location), Illinois?
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(e) If a majority of votes cast upon the proposition in the
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district, and also a majority of votes cast upon the | ||
proposition in the
territory to be annexed, are in favor of the | ||
proposition, the Board
of Trustees of the library district may | ||
conclude the annexation of the
territory.
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(f) If, before the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||
the 101st General Assembly this amendatory Act of the 94th | ||
General Assembly, a district has annexed territory under this | ||
Section and that annexation complies with the requirements set | ||
forth in this Section, as changed by this amendatory Act of the | ||
94th General Assembly, then, for all purposes, that annexation | ||
is hereby validated, ratified, and declared to be in full force | ||
and effect. from: (i) 30
days after publication or posting of | ||
the ordinance if no petition was filed with the library | ||
district under subsection (d); or (ii) if a petition was filed, | ||
on the date that the district concluded the annexation of the | ||
territory under subsection (e).
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(Source: P.A. 94-899, eff. 6-22-06; 95-161, eff. 1-1-08.)
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(75 ILCS 16/15-20 rep.)
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Section 10. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is | ||
amended by repealing Section 15-20.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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