Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

Filed: 4/26/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1404

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1404 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Metro
5East Police District Act.
 
6    Section 3. Definitions.
7    "Commission" means the Metro East Police District
8Commission.
9    "District" means the Metro East Police District.
 
10    Section 5. Creation of district. There is created within
11the County of St. Clair a special police district, named the
12Metro East Police District. The boundaries of the District
13shall include the corporate boundaries of the City of East
14Saint Louis, the Village of Washington Park, the Village of
15Alorton, and the Village of Brooklyn. The District is created

 

 

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1to advance the cause of public safety and law enforcement for
2the residents of the District.
 
3    Section 10. Metro East Police District Commission.
4    (a) The governing and administrative powers of the Metro
5East Police District shall be vested in a body politic and
6corporate named the Metro East Police District Commission,
7whose powers include but are not limited to, the following:
8        (1) to apply for, accept and expend grants, loans, or
9    appropriations from the State of Illinois, the federal
10    government, any State or federal agency or
11    instrumentality, any unit of local government, or any other
12    person or entity to be used for any of the purposes of the
13    District. The Commission may enter into any agreement with
14    the State of Illinois, the federal government, any State or
15    federal instrumentality, any unit of local government, or
16    any other person or entity in relation to grants, matching
17    grants, loans, or appropriations. The Commission may
18    provide grants, loans, or appropriations for law
19    enforcement purposes to any unit of local government within
20    the District.
21        (2) to enter into contracts or agreements with persons
22    or entities for the supply of goods or services as may be
23    necessary for the purposes of the District.
24        (3) acquire fee simple title to real property lying
25    within the District and personal property required for its

 

 

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1    purposes, by gift, purchase, contract, or otherwise for law
2    enforcement purposes including evidence storage, records
3    storage, equipment storage, detainment facilities,
4    training facilities, office space and other purposes of the
5    District. Title shall be taken in the name of the
6    Commission. The Commission may acquire by lease any real
7    property located within the District and personal property
8    found by the Commission to be necessary for its purposes
9    and to which the Commission finds that it need not acquire
10    fee simple title for carrying out of those purposes. The
11    Commission has no eminent domain powers or quick-take
12    powers under this provision.
13        (4) to establish by ordinance the rules and regulations
14    of the police departments within the District concerning:
15    officer ethics; the carry and use of weapons; search and
16    seizure procedures; procedures for arrests with and
17    without warrants; alternatives to arrest; the use of
18    officer discretion; strip searches and body cavity
19    searches; profiling; use of reasonable force; use of deadly
20    force; use of authorized less than lethal weapons;
21    reporting uses of force; weapons and ammunition; weapons
22    proficiency and training; crime analysis; purchasing and
23    requisitions; department property; inventory and control;
24    issue and reissue; recruitment; training attendance;
25    lesson plans; remedial training; officer training record
26    maintenance; department animals; response procedures;

 

 

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1    pursuit of motor vehicles; roadblocks and forcible stops;
2    missing persons, children, and mentally ill persons; use of
3    equipment; use of vehicle lights and sirens; equipment
4    specifications and maintenance; vehicle safety restraints;
5    authorized personal equipment; protective vests and high
6    risk situations; mobile data access; in-car video and
7    audio; case file management; investigative checklists;
8    informants; cold cases; polygraphs; shift briefings;
9    interviews of witnesses and suspects; line-ups and
10    show-ups; confidential information; juvenile operations;
11    offenders, custody, and interrogation; crime prevention
12    and community interface; critical incident response and
13    planning; hostage negotiation; search and rescue; special
14    events; personnel, equipment, and facility inspections;
15    victim/witness rights, preliminary contact, and follow up;
16    next of kin notification; traffic stops and approaches;
17    speed-measuring devices; DUI procedures; traffic collision
18    reporting and investigation; citation inventory, control
19    and administration; escorts; towing procedures; detainee
20    searches and transportation; search and inventory of
21    vehicles; escape prevention procedures and detainee
22    restraint; sick, injured, and disabled detainees; vehicle
23    safety; holding facility standards; collection and
24    preservation of evidence including but not limited to
25    photos, video, fingerprints, computers, records, DNA
26    samples, controlled substances, weapons, and physical

 

 

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1    evidence; police report standards and format; submission
2    of evidence to laboratories; follow up of outstanding
3    cases; and application for charges with the State's
4    Attorney, United States Attorney, Attorney General, or
5    other prosecuting authority.
6        Any ordinance promulgated under this provision may be
7    effective no sooner than 6 months after the effective date
8    of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
9        (5) no later than one year from the effective date of
10    this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, to assume
11    and perform for police departments within the District the
12    powers, rights, and duties concerning police matters
13    prescribed to the board of fire and police commissioners,
14    as provided for in Division 10-2.1 of the Illinois
15    Municipal Code.
16        (6) to develop a comprehensive plan for improvement and
17    maintenance of law enforcement facilities within the
18    District.
19        (7) to advance police departments within the District
20    towards accreditation by the national Commission for the
21    Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) within 3
22    years after creation of the District.
23    (b) The Commission shall consist of 14 appointed members
24and 3 ex-officio members. Seven members shall be appointed by
25the Governor with his advice and consent of the Senate. Four
26members shall be appointed by the Mayor of East St. Louis, with

 

 

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1the advise and consent of the city council. One member each
2shall be appointed by the Village Presidents of Washington
3Park, Alorton, and Brooklyn, with the advise and consent of the
4respective village boards. All appointed members shall hold
5office for a term of 2 years ending on December 31 and until
6their successors are appointed and qualified. The Mayor of East
7Saint Louis, with the approval of the city council, may serve
8as one of the members appointed for East Saint Louis, and the
9Village Presidents of Washington Park, Alorton, and Brooklyn,
10with the approval of their respective boards, may serve as the
11member for their respective municipalities.
12    The Director of the Illinois State Police, or his or her
13designee, the State's Attorney of St. Clair County, or his or
14her designee, and the Director of the Southern Illinois Law
15Enforcement Commission, or his or her designee, shall serve as
16ex-officio members. Ex-officio members may only vote on matters
17before the Commission in the event of a tie vote.
18    (c) Any vacancy in the appointed membership of the
19Commission occurring by reason of the death, resignation,
20disqualification, removal, or inability or refusal to act of
21any of the members of the Commission shall be filled by the
22authority that had appointed the particular member, and for the
23unexpired term of office of that particular member.
24    (d) The Commission shall hold regular meetings annually for
25the election of a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer,
26for the adoption of a budget, and monthly for other business as

 

 

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1may be necessary. The Commission shall establish the duties and
2responsibilities of its officers by rule. The chair, or any 9
3members of the Commission, may call special meetings of the
4Commission. Each member shall take an oath of office for the
5faithful performance of his or her duties. The Commission may
6not transact business at a meeting of the Commission unless
7there is present at the meeting a quorum consisting of at least
89 members. Meetings may be held by telephone conference or
9other communications equipment by means of which all persons
10participating in the meeting can communicate with each other
11consistent with the Open Meetings Act.
12    (e) The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly, no
13later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, a detailed report
14covering its operations for the 2 preceding calendar years and
15a statement of its program for the next 2 years. The
16requirement for reporting to the General Assembly shall be
17satisfied by filing copies of the report with the Speaker, the
18Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives
19and the President, the Minority Leader, and the Secretary of
20the Senate and with the Legislative Research Unit, as required
21by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and by
22filing additional copies with the State Government Report
23Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required
24under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the State Library Act.
25    (f) The Auditor General shall conduct audits of the
26Commission in the same manner as the Auditor General conducts

 

 

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1audits of State agencies under the Illinois State Auditing Act.
2    (g) The Commission is a public body for purposes of the
3Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act.
4    (h) This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
5Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
6concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
7exercised by the State.
 
8    Section 15. Disposition of money; income fund. There is
9created in the State Treasury the Metro East Police District
10Fund. All moneys received by the Commission shall be deposited
11into the Fund. Subject is appropriation, the Commission is
12authorized to use all money received for all purposes and
13powers set forth in this Act. The Auditor General shall, at
14least biennially, audit or cause to be audited all records and
15accounts of the Commission pertaining to the operation of the
16District.
 
17    Section 20. Intergovernmental agreements. In addition to
18the powers granted to municipalities under Section 11-1-2.1 of
19the Illinois Municipal Code for police mutual aid and
20assistance, municipalities within the District may enter into
21intergovernmental agreements with other municipalities within
22or contiguous to the District, the Commission, or St. Clair
23County, for purposes of providing police protection and police
24services within those municipalities, including but not

 

 

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1limited to communications, patrols, investigations, special
2units, and juvenile services.
 
3    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
4Section 5.811 as follows:
 
5    (30 ILCS 105/5.811 new)
6    Sec. 5.811. The Metro East Police District Fund.
 
7    Section 30. The Counties Code is amended by changing
8Section 5-1101 as follows:
 
9    (55 ILCS 5/5-1101)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1101)
10    Sec. 5-1101. Additional fees and fines to finance court
11system. A county board may enact by ordinance or resolution the
12following fees:
13    (a) A $5 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
14guilty or a grant of supervision for violation of the Illinois
15Vehicle Code other than Section 11-501 or violations of similar
16provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
17committed in the county, and up to a $30 fee to be paid by the
18defendant on a judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision for
19violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
20violation of a similar provision contained in county or
21municipal ordinances committed in the county.
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11,000,000 or less, a $5 fee to be collected in all civil cases
2by the clerk of the circuit court.
3    (c) A fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment of
4guilty or a grant of supervision, as follows:
5        (1) for a felony, $50;
6        (2) for a class A misdemeanor, $25;
7        (3) for a class B or class C misdemeanor, $15;
8        (4) for a petty offense, $10;
9        (5) for a business offense, $10.
10    (d) A $100 fee for the second and subsequent violations of
11Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of
12similar provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
13committed in the county. The proceeds of this fee shall be
14placed in the county general fund and used to finance education
15programs related to driving under the influence of alcohol or
16drugs.
17    (d-5) A $10 fee to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
18of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
19Unified Code of Corrections to be placed in the county general
20fund and used to finance the county mental health court, the
21county drug court, the Veterans and Servicemembers Court, or
22any or all of the above.
23    (e) In each county in which a teen court, peer court, peer
24jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program has been
25created, a county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be
26assessed as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected

 

 

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1by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection
2must be deposited into an account specifically for the
3operation and administration of a teen court, peer court, peer
4jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program. The clerk
5of the circuit court shall collect the fees established in this
6subsection and must remit the fees to the teen court, peer
7court, peer jury, youth court, or other youth diversion program
8monthly, less 5%, which is to be retained as fee income to the
9office of the clerk of the circuit court. The fees are to be
10paid as follows:
11        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
12    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for violation of
13    the Illinois Vehicle Code or violations of similar
14    provisions contained in county or municipal ordinances
15    committed in the county;
16        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
17    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision under Section
18    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
19    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
20    offense; and for a business offense.
21    (f) In each county in which a drug court has been created,
22the county may adopt a mandatory fee of up to $5 to be assessed
23as provided in this subsection. Assessments collected by the
24clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this subsection must be
25deposited into an account specifically for the operation and
26administration of the drug court. The clerk of the circuit

 

 

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1court shall collect the fees established in this subsection and
2must remit the fees to the drug court, less 5%, which is to be
3retained as fee income to the office of the clerk of the
4circuit court. The fees are to be paid as follows:
5        (1) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
6    judgment of guilty or grant of supervision for a violation
7    of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a violation of a similar
8    provision contained in a county or municipal ordinance
9    committed in the county; or
10        (2) a fee of up to $5 paid by the defendant on a
11    judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section
12    5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for
13    a Class A, Class B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty
14    offense; and for a business offense.
15     The clerk of the circuit court shall deposit the 5%
16retained under this subsection into the Circuit Court Clerk
17Operation and Administrative Fund to be used to defray the
18costs of collection and disbursement of the drug court fee.
19    (f-5) In each county in which a Children's Advocacy Center
20provides services, the county board may adopt a mandatory fee
21of between $5 and $30 to be paid by the defendant on a judgment
22of guilty or a grant of supervision under Section 5-9-1 of the
23Unified Code of Corrections for a felony; for a Class A, Class
24B, or Class C misdemeanor; for a petty offense; and for a
25business offense. Assessments shall be collected by the clerk
26of the circuit court and must be deposited into an account

 

 

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1specifically for the operation and administration of the
2Children's Advocacy Center. The clerk of the circuit court
3shall collect the fees as provided in this subsection, and must
4remit the fees to the Children's Advocacy Center.
5    (f-10) In addition to any fine imposed under Section 5-9-1
6of the Unified Code of Corrections, a county may adopt a
7mandatory fine of $100 to be paid by the defendant on a
8judgment of guilty or a grant of supervision for a felony or a
9violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, when
10the offense was committed within the corporate limits of a
11municipality that is located within a special police district.
12Assessments shall be collected by the clerk of the circuit
13court and must be deposited into an account specifically for
14the operations of the police district. The clerk of the circuit
15court shall collect the fines as provided in this subsection
16and must remit the fines to the special fund created in the
17State Treasury for the police district, and from which the
18police district shall make grants to support the operations of
19the police district within that county.
20    (g) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section
21must, except as provided in subsections (d), (d-5), (e), and
22(f), be placed in the county general fund and used to finance
23the court system in the county, unless the fee is subject to
24disbursement by the circuit clerk as provided under Section
2527.5 of the Clerks of Courts Act.
26(Source: P.A. 95-103, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07;

 

 

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196-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-924, eff. 6-14-10.)
 
2    Section 35. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
3adding Section 10-2.1-32 as follows:
 
4    (65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-32 new)
5    Sec. 10-2.1-32. Metro East Police District Commission.
6Notwithstanding any other provision of this Division, the Metro
7East Police District Commission may assume and perform for
8police districts within its boundaries the powers, rights, and
9duties concerning police matters of a board of fire and police
10commissioners, pursuant to the Metro East Police District Act.
11However, the Metro East Police District Commission may not
12assume those powers listed under Sections 10-2.1-1, 10-2.1-2,
1310-2.1-3, 10-2.1-5, 10-2.1-6.3, 10-2.1-6.4, 10-2.1-7.1,
1410-2.1-18,10-2.1-21, 10-2.1-22, 10-2.1-25, 10-2.1-27,
1510-2.1-28, 10-2.1-29, 10-2.1-30, or 10-2.1-31 of this
16Division.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
181, 2013.".