60 ILCS 1/ Township Code.

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60 ILCS 1/207-1

(60 ILCS 1/207-1)

Sec. 207-1.

Short title.

This Article may be cited as the Township Special
Service Area Tax Law.

(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-5

(60 ILCS 1/207-5)

Sec. 207-5.

Definitions.

In this Article:

"Township special service area" means a contiguous area within a township in
a
county with a population of more than 3,000,000 in which special services are
provided
in addition to those services provided generally throughout the township.
Territory is
considered contiguous even though one or more completely surrounded portions of
the
territory are excluded from the township special service area.

"Special services" means the land acquisition, development, construction, and
maintenance of streets, street lighting, sidewalks, sanitary sewer systems,
storm sewer
systems, water systems, alleys, and other necessary adjuncts within the
township special
service area.

(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-10

(60 ILCS 1/207-10)

Sec. 207-10.

Provision of township special services.

A township special
service
area may be established in a township as provided in this Article.  The cost of
the special
services shall be paid by bonds issued as provided in this Article. If a
township exercises
the power granted in this Article to issue bonds for township special services,
then an ad
valorem tax shall be levied upon property within the township special service
area to
retire the bonds in accordance with this Article.

(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-15

(60 ILCS 1/207-15)

Sec. 207-15.

Governing body.

The township board of the township  is the
governing body of a township special service area.

(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)

60 ILCS 1/207-20

(60 ILCS 1/207-20)

Sec. 207-20.

Proposal of referendum to establish a township special
service area.
The question of establishing a township special service area may be presented
to the legal
voters of an area by resolution of the township board of the township in which
the area
lies, or by petition of the voters acting on their own initiative.  Referenda
initiated under
this Section are subject to the provisions and limitations of the Election
Code.

A resolution by the corporate authorities to initiate a referendum under this
Section must include, at a minimum, the following:  the special services to be
provided;
the boundaries of the proposed special service area by general description and
the
property index numbers of the parcels within the proposed township special
service area;
the maximum amount of bonds to be issued and the period of time over which the
bonds
will be retired; the stated need and local support for the proposed township
special
service area; and the election at which the proposition is to be submitted to
the electors in
the proposed township special service area.  The township clerk shall certify
the question
to the proper election officials who shall submit the question to the voters at
the next
regular election under the Election Code.

A petition for a referendum on this question on the voters' own initiative
must be
signed by not fewer than 10% of the legal voters in the proposed township
special service
area and must include, at a minimum, the following:  the special services to be provided;
the boundaries of the proposed special service area by general description and the
property index numbers of the parcels within the proposed township special
service area;
the maximum amount of bonds to be issued and the period of time over which the
bonds
will be retired; the stated need and local support for the proposed township
special
service area; and the election at which the proposition is to be submitted to
the electors in
the proposed township special service area.  The petition shall be filed with
the township
clerk.  The township clerk shall certify the question to the proper election
officials who
shall submit the question to the voters at the next regular election under
the Election Code.

(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)