SB1746 EngrossedLRB099 08056 AWJ 28201 b

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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section
55-1130.5 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1130.5 new)
7    Sec. 5-1130.5. Duration of purchase contracts. Except as
8otherwise provided in this Code, a county board may enter into
9contracts of up to 4 years in duration involving the purchase
10of goods and services. Contracts that exceed 1 year in duration
11shall contain a provision allowing the county board to
12terminate the contract within 120 days after a new county board
13is reorganized. Collective bargaining agreements to which the
14county is a party shall not be subject to this Section.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.