SB2967 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2967

Introduced 2/4/2014, by Sen. Andy Manar

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-29007	from Ch. 34, par. 5-29007
60 ILCS 1/75-10
65 ILCS 5/1-2-5	from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-5

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that on or before June 1, 2015, the county code and all ordinances and regulations adopted by the county board shall be provided by the county clerk to the Office of the State Comptroller in an electronic format designated by the Comptroller. Provides that beginning October 15, 2015, updated information shall be provided on a quarterly basis. Sets forth posting requirements and penalties for delinquent reporting. Makes conforming changes in the Township Code and the Illinois Municipal Code.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 5-29007 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-29007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-29007)

Sec. 5-29007. Public review and inspection; sale. The duly approved county code shall be made available for public review and inspection in the office of the county clerk. On or before June 1, 2015, the county code and all ordinances and regulations adopted by the county board shall be provided by the county clerk to the Office of the State Comptroller in an electronic format designated by the Comptroller. Upon receiving that information from a county clerk, the Comptroller shall post that information on his or her official website. Thereafter, beginning October 15, 2015, updated information shall be provided on a quarterly basis on or before the dates indicated: for the quarter ending September 30, October 15; for the quarter ending December 31, January 15; for the quarter ending March 31, April 15; and for the quarter ending June 30, July 15. If the information is not provided to the Comptroller on or before June 1, 2015 and on or before the due date for each quarter thereafter, the Comptroller may charge the county up to $5 per day for the first 15 days the information is past due, up to $10 per day for 16 through 30 days the information is past due, up to $15 per day for 31 through 45 days the information is past due, and up to $20 per day for the 46th day the information is past due and every day thereafter. All fees collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Comptroller's Administrative Fund.

The county board may authorize the county clerk to sell copies of the code to the public and may establish an appropriate fee for that purpose.

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

Section 10. The Township Code is amended by changing Section 75-10 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/75-10)

Sec. 75-10. Township meeting records. The township clerk shall record in the book of records of the township the minutes of the proceedings of every township meeting held in the township and shall enter in the book every order or direction and all by-laws, rules, and regulations made by the electors at any township meeting. On or before June 1, 2015, the ordinances and resolutions adopted by the board of trustees of the township, together with every order or direction and all by-laws, rules, and regulations made by the electors, shall be provided by the township clerk to the Office of the State Comptroller in an electronic format designated by the Comptroller. Upon receiving that information from a township clerk, the Comptroller shall post that information on his or her official website. Thereafter, beginning October 15, 2015, updated information shall be provided on a quarterly basis on or before the dates indicated: for the quarter ending September 30, October 15; for the quarter ending December 31, January 15; for the quarter ending March 31, April 15; and for the quarter ending June 30, July 15. If the information is not provided to the Comptroller on or before June 1, 2015 and on or before the due date for each quarter thereafter, the Comptroller may charge the county up to $5 per day for the first 15 days the information is past due, up to $10 per day for 16 through 30 days the information is past due, up to $15 per day for 31 through 45 days the information is past due, and up to $20 per day for the 46th day the information is past due and every day thereafter. All fees collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Comptroller's Administrative Fund.

(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 1-2-5 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/1-2-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 1-2-5)

Sec. 1-2-5. The municipal clerk shall record, in a book used exclusively for that purpose, all ordinances passed by the corporate authorities. Immediately following each ordinance the municipal clerk shall make a memorandum of the date of the passage and of the publication or posting, where required, of the ordinance. This record and memorandum, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage, and of the publication or posting of ordinances. On or before June 1, 2015, the municipal clerk shall make available to the Office of the State Comptroller a list of all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the corporate authorities in an electronic format designated by the Comptroller. Upon receiving that information from a municipal clerk, the Comptroller shall post that information on his or her official website. Thereafter, beginning October 15, 2015, updated information shall be provided on a quarterly basis on or before the dates indicated: for the quarter ending September 30, October 15; for the quarter ending December 31, January 15; for the quarter ending March 31, April 15; and for the quarter ending June 30, July 15. If the information is not provided to the Comptroller on or before June 1, 2015 and on or before the due date for each quarter thereafter, the Comptroller may charge the county up to $5 per day for the first 15 days the information is past due, up to $10 per day for 16 through 30 days the information is past due, up to $15 per day for 31 through 45 days the information is past due, and up to $20 per day for the 46th day the information is past due and every day thereafter. All fees collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Comptroller's Administrative Fund.

This section shall not apply to cities with a population of 500,000 or more.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)