(65 ILCS 5/11-66-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-66-2)
Sec. 11-66-2.
Whenever 100 or more electors of a specified
municipality present a written petition to the municipal clerk
asking that an annual tax be levied for the establishment and
maintenance of a municipal coliseum in the municipality, the municipal
clerk shall certify the proposition for submission
to the electors of the municipality at an election in accordance with the
general election law.
The question shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall an annual tax be levied for the establishment and YES maintenance of a municipal
coliseum in the city (or NO village) of ....?
(Source: P.A. 81-1489 .)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-66-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-66-3)
Sec. 11-66-3.
If a majority of all votes cast at the election are in favor of the tax
levy for a municipal coliseum, the corporate authorities, in the next
annual tax levy, shall include a tax not to exceed .25% of the value, as
equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, on all
the taxable property of the municipality for the establishment of a
municipal coliseum in the municipality, and thereafter may annually levy a
tax not to exceed .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, on all the taxable property of the
municipality, for the maintenance thereof and for the payment for the use
of any money loaned or advanced to the municipality for the purpose of
buying a site and building the municipal coliseum, and for the repayment of
any money so loaned or advanced. Payment for the use of money so loaned or
advanced shall be in such form and manner as the board of directors may
determine, and the amount so paid shall not exceed 5% annually on any money
so loaned or advanced. The corporate authorities of such a municipality,
when real estate owned by the municipality is not necessary for any other
municipal purpose, may authorize the use of the real estate for the
municipal coliseum.
The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 86-1028.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-66-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-66-4)
Sec. 11-66-4.
Whenever a one year period has elapsed after which a
municipal coliseum has been sold by the municipality and during which the
tax authorized by this Division 66 has not been levied, the municipal
authorities may pass an ordinance transferring the unobligated balance in
the municipal coliseum fund to the general corporate fund.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-66-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-66-5)
Sec. 11-66-5.
Whenever a specified municipality decides to establish and
maintain a municipal coliseum, the mayor or president of the municipality,
with the approval of the corporate authorities, shall appoint a board of 3
directors. None of the directors shall hold any other office with the
government of the municipality, and all of them shall be citizens of the
municipality and chosen with reference to their special fitness for the
office. The first board of directors shall hold office, one for one year,
one for 2 years, and the third for 3 years, from and after the first day of
July following their appointment. At their first regular meeting after
their appointment they shall cast lots for the respective terms. Annually
thereafter, before the first of July of each year, the mayor or president
shall appoint one director to take the place of the retiring director.
These subsequent appointees shall hold office for a period of 3 years. All
directors shall hold office until their respective successors are
appointed. The mayor or president, with the approval of the corporate
authorities, may remove any director for misconduct in office or neglect of
duty. Vacancies in the board of directors, however occasioned, shall be
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in like manner as original
appointments.
No director at any time, either directly or indirectly, shall be
interested in any contract with the board or in the purchase or sale of any
supplies or materials used in the building or maintenance of the municipal
coliseum. No director shall receive compensation for his services as
director.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-66-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-66-6)
Sec. 11-66-6.
These directors shall meet immediately after their
appointment and organize by the election of one of their members as
president and one as secretary. The president and secretary shall have the
duties usually performed by such officers of similar boards. After the
organization the board of directors shall make and adopt such by-laws,
rules, and regulations for their own guidance, for the transaction of the
business of the board, and for the management of the municipal coliseum as
they may deem expedient. These by-laws, rules and regulations shall not be
inconsistent with this Division 66. Subject to the approval of the
corporate authorities, the board of directors may build, erect, construct,
and equip a municipal coliseum for the uses designated in this Division 66,
and may purchase or lease such real estate, and perform all such acts as
may be reasonably necessary to accomplish that purpose. The board shall
have exclusive care, custody, and management of the municipal coliseum
after it is constructed, and the exclusive control of the expenditure of
all money collected to the credit of the municipal coliseum fund. No money
shall be drawn by the board from the municipal treasurer, except upon order
of the board and upon checks or vouchers drawn upon the municipal
treasurer, and signed by the president and secretary of the board.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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