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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing
5Section 8-1 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1205/8-1)  (from Ch. 105, par. 8-1)
7    Sec. 8-1. General corporate powers. Every park district
8shall, from the time of its organization, be a body corporate
9and politic by such name as set forth in the petition for its
10organization or such name as it may adopt under Section 8-8
11hereof and shall have and exercise the following powers:
12    (a) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at
13pleasure; to sue and be sued; and to contract in furtherance of
14any of its corporate purposes.
15    (b) (1) To acquire by gift, legacy, grant or purchase, or
16by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the
17power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, any and
18all real estate, or rights therein necessary for building,
19laying out, extending, adorning and maintaining any such parks,
20boulevards and driveways, or for effecting any of the powers or
21purposes granted under this Code as its board may deem proper,
22whether such lands be located within or without such district;
23but no park district, except as provided in paragraph (2) of

 

 

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1this subsection, shall have any power of condemnation in the
2manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain
3under the Eminent Domain Act or otherwise as to any real
4estate, lands, riparian rights or estate, or other property
5situated outside of such district, but shall only have power to
6acquire the same by gift, legacy, grant or purchase, and such
7district shall have the same control of and power over lands so
8acquired without the district as over parks, boulevards and
9driveways within such district.
10    (2) In addition to the powers granted in paragraph (1) of
11subsection (b), a park district located in more than one
12county, the majority of its territory located in a county over
13450,000 in population and none of its territory located in a
14county over 1,000,000 in population, shall have condemnation
15power in the manner provided for the exercise of the power of
16eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act or as otherwise
17granted by law as to any and all real estate situated up to one
18mile outside of such district which is not within the
19boundaries of another park district.
20    (c) To acquire by gift, legacy or purchase any personal
21property necessary for its corporate purposes provided that all
22contracts for supplies, materials or work involving an
23expenditure in excess of $20,000 shall be let to the lowest
24responsible bidder after due advertisement. No district shall
25be required to accept a bid that does not meet the district's
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1serviceability requirements. Contracts which, by their nature,
2are not adapted to award by competitive bidding, such as
3contracts for the services of individuals possessing a high
4degree of professional skill where the ability or fitness of
5the individual plays an important part, contracts for the
6printing of finance committee reports and departmental
7reports, contracts for the printing or engraving of bonds, tax
8warrants and other evidences of indebtedness, contracts for
9utility services such as water, light, heat, telephone or
10telegraph, contracts for the use, purchase, delivery,
11movement, or installation of data processing equipment,
12software, or services and telecommunications and interconnect
13equipment, software, or services, contracts for duplicating
14machines and supplies, contracts for goods or services procured
15from another governmental agency, purchases of equipment
16previously owned by some entity other than the district itself,
17and contracts for the purchase of magazines, books,
18periodicals, pamphlets and reports are not subject to
19competitive bidding. Contracts for emergency expenditures are
20also exempt from competitive bidding when the emergency
21expenditure is approved by 3/4 of the members of the board.
22    All competitive bids for contracts involving an
23expenditure in excess of $20,000 must be sealed by the bidder
24and must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at
25a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be
26announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days notice of

 

 

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1the time and place of the bid opening.
2    For purposes of this subsection, "due advertisement"
3includes, but is not limited to, at least one public notice at
4least 10 days before the bid date in a newspaper published in
5the district or, if no newspaper is published in the district,
6in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the
7district.
8    (d) To pass all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations
9for the proper management and conduct of the business of the
10board and district and to establish by ordinance all needful
11rules and regulations for the government and protection of
12parks, boulevards and driveways and other property under its
13jurisdiction, and to effect the objects for which such
14districts are formed.
15    (e) To prescribe such fines and penalties for the violation
16of ordinances as it shall deem proper not exceeding $1,000 for
17any one offense, which fines and penalties may be recovered by
18an action in the name of such district in the circuit court for
19the county in which such violation occurred. The park district
20may also seek in the action, in addition to or instead of fines
21and penalties, an order that the offender be required to make
22restitution for damage resulting from violations, and the court
23shall grant such relief where appropriate. The procedure in
24such actions shall be the same as that provided by law for like
25actions for the violation of ordinances in cities organized
26under the general laws of this State, and offenders may be

 

 

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1imprisoned for non-payment of fines and costs in the same
2manner as in such cities. All fines when collected shall be
3paid into the treasury of such district.
4    (f) To manage and control all officers and property of such
5districts and to provide for joint ownership with one or more
6cities, villages or incorporated towns of real and personal
7property used for park purposes by one or more park districts.
8In case of joint ownership, the terms of the agreement shall be
9fair, just and equitable to all parties and shall be set forth
10in a written agreement entered into by the corporate
11authorities of each participating district, city, village or
12incorporated town.
13    (g) To secure grants and loans, or either, from the United
14States Government, or any agency or agencies thereof, for
15financing the acquisition or purchase of any and all real
16estate, or rights therein, or for effecting any of the powers
17or purposes granted under this Code as its Board may deem
18proper.
19    (h) To establish fees for the use of facilities and
20recreational programs of the districts and to derive revenue
21from non-resident fees from their operations. Fees charged
22non-residents of such district need not be the same as fees
23charged to residents of the district. Charging fees or deriving
24revenue from the facilities and recreational programs shall not
25affect the right to assert or utilize any defense or immunity,
26common law or statutory, available to the districts or their

 

 

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1employees.
2    (i) To make contracts for a term exceeding one year, but
3not to exceed 3 years, notwithstanding any provision of this
4Code to the contrary, relating to: (1) the employment of a park
5director, superintendent, administrator, engineer, health
6officer, land planner, finance director, attorney, police
7chief, or other officer who requires technical training or
8knowledge; (2) the employment of outside professional
9consultants such as engineers, doctors, land planners,
10auditors, attorneys, or other professional consultants who
11require technical training or knowledge; and (3) the provision
12of data processing equipment and services; and (4) the purchase
13of energy from a utility or an alternative retail electric
14supplier. With respect to any contract made under this
15subsection (i), the corporate authorities shall include in the
16annual appropriation ordinance for each fiscal year an
17appropriation of a sum of money sufficient to pay the amount
18which, by the terms of the contract, is to become due and
19payable during that fiscal year.
20    (j) To enter into licensing or management agreements with
21not-for-profit corporations organized under the laws of this
22State to operate park district facilities if the corporation
23covenants to use the facilities to provide public park or
24recreational programs for youth.
25(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07; 95-67, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.