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 1        AN ACT concerning municipalities.

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

 4        Section 5. The Illinois  Municipal  Code  is  amended  by
 5    adding Section 8-8-9.5 as follows:

 6        (65 ILCS 5/8-8-9.5 new)
 7        Sec.  8-8-9.5.  Cicero audit committee.  The Cicero Audit
 8    Committee is created.  The duties of  the  Committee  are  to
 9    review  the  audit  reports  prepared  under this Act and any
10    other financial reports and documents,  including  management
11    letters,  prepared by or on behalf of the Town of Cicero.  No
12    later than February 1  of  each  year,  the  Committee  shall
13    report  to  the  Governor  and  to the members of the General
14    Assembly regarding the financial reporting  of  the  Town  of
15    Cicero.
16        The Committee shall consist of 5 members appointed by the
17    Governor  with  the  advice  and  consent of the Senate.  The
18    appointments to the Committee must be made  within  180  days
19    after  the  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd
20    General Assembly.  No more than 2 members  of  the  Committee
21    may  be  residents of the Town of Cicero.  The members of the
22    Committee  shall  serve  without  compensation  but  may   be
23    reimbursed  for  their  reasonable  expenses related to their
24    service on the Committee.
25        The corporate authorities of  the  Town  of  Cicero  must
26    provide  any  information  or documents to the Committee that
27    the Committee deems necessary  in  carrying  out  its  duties
28    under this Section.
29        The  Town  of  Cicero  may not regulate its finances in a
30    manner inconsistent with  the  provisions  of  this  Section.
31    This  Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section
 
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 1    6  of  Article  VII  of  the  Illinois  Constitution  on  the
 2    concurrent  exercise  by  home  rule  units  of  powers   and
 3    functions exercised by the State.
 4        This Section is repealed on February 15, 2006.

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