60 ILCS 1/ Township Code.

(60 ILCS 1/145-20)

Sec. 145-20. "Building" or "purchasing" a township hall, as used in this Article, means the purchasing of real estate upon which to build the township hall or upon which the township hall is situated, as well as to build or purchase the township hall.

(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 150 heading) ARTICLE 150. TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY BUILDINGS

(60 ILCS 1/150-5)

Sec. 150-5. Bonds for community buildings. Subject to the provisions of this Article, any township having a population of not more than 25,000 may issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, erecting, equipping, remodeling, or renovating community buildings.

(Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-360; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-10)

Sec. 150-10. Resolution for bond issuance; referendum. Beginning August 16, 1993, the board of managers elected under Section 150-15 in a township having a population of not more than 25,000 (according to the last preceding federal census) shall initiate proceedings for the issuance of bonds under this Article by adopting a resolution proposing the issuance of bonds and describing briefly the authority under which the bonds are to be issued, the nature of the project to be financed, the estimated total cost of the project, and the maximum amount of bonds authorized to be issued. The resolution shall direct that the proposition to issue the bonds be submitted to the electors of the township. The township clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law.

The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall bonds for community building purposes be issued to the amount of $(amount)?

The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in the affirmative, the bonds may be issued.

The provisions of Public Act 88-360 incorporated into this Section by this amendatory Act of 1994 do not affect the obligations of a township or the rights of bondholders with respect to bonds issued under this Article or its predecessor Act before August 16, 1993.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, any township may, by ordinance or resolution, purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or renovate a community building without referendum approval, if the purchasing, erecting, equipping, remodeling, or renovating of the community building is paid or provided for with funds that are not the proceeds of bonds authorized under this Article.

(Source: P.A. 96-1397, eff. 7-29-10.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-15)

Sec. 150-15. Board of managers; election; organization; salary.

(a) The community building or buildings, if authorized at an election, shall be under the care and supervision of a board of managers. The board of managers shall consist of 3 persons who are registered to vote from a residence in the township. Each member of the board of managers may be paid a salary not to exceed $25 per day or $500 per year, as determined by the township board, for attendance at township meetings and business travel pertaining to official duties.

(b) The first board of managers shall be elected at the regular election at which the referendum for the first issue of bonds for the establishment of a community building or buildings is authorized by the voters. Three managers shall be elected at the time of the regular township election provided in the general election law and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(c) Candidates for the board of managers shall be nominated by a petition signed by 10 registered voters of the township and filed with the township clerk within the time prescribed by the general election law. The township clerk shall certify the names of the candidates to the proper election authorities. The election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the general election law. The 3 candidates receiving the highest number of votes, respectively, shall be declared elected and shall assume the duties of their office on the first Monday of the month following their election.

(d) Within 10 days after assuming office, the board of managers shall meet and organize. One member shall be elected chairman and one member shall be elected clerk of the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining managers within 60 days by the appointment of a person who is qualified to be a manager. The person appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

(Source: P.A. 86-283; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-20)

Sec. 150-20. Issuance of bonds.

(a) If a majority of the legal voters voting on the question at an election held under this Article, vote in favor of issuing bonds for community building purposes, the board of managers may thereafter issue bonds in an amount not to exceed that approved by the voters at the election. The bonds shall be signed and executed in the name of the township by the members of the board of managers or a majority of those members, shall mature not later than 20 years from the date of issuance, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, payable annually or semi-annually as the board of managers determines. The bonds shall be sold at not less than par.

(b) With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after June 6, 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.

(Source: P.A. 86-4; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-25)

Sec. 150-25. Tax. The board of managers shall, in the resolution authorizing the bonds, provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest and principal of the bonds as each falls due. A certified copy of the resolution authorizing the bonds and levying the tax shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the township is located. The county clerk shall extend annually against the property in the township a tax sufficient to raise in each year the amount provided in the resolution for the payment of principal and interest in that year. In any event and despite any error or insufficiency of amount that may occur in the resolution, the county clerk shall extend annually against the property in the township a tax sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds in each year and to discharge the principal of the bonds within the period for which the bonds have been issued.

(Source: P.A. 86-4; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-30)

Sec. 150-30. Use of bond sale proceeds. The proceeds of the sale of bonds shall be expended by the board of managers for the purpose of purchasing, erecting, or equipping a community building or buildings or acquiring a site for a community building or buildings. The board of managers may exercise any other powers necessarily incidental in order to carry out the provisions of this Article. The supervisor of the township shall be treasurer of the funds provided for in this Article and shall pay out those funds only on the written order of a majority of the board of managers.

(Source: Laws 1929, p. 771; P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-35)

Sec. 150-35. Acquisition of property or funds. A township may acquire, by dedication or gift, property or funds for community buildings. If community buildings or funds are acquired by dedication or gift, a board of managers shall be elected at the next succeeding township election in the manner provided in Section 150-15 and in accordance with the general election law.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-40)

Sec. 150-40. Maintenance tax; referendum.

(a) Any township that acquires community buildings by dedication, gift, purchase, or erection may levy annually a maintenance tax of not more than 0.05% of the value of all taxable property in the township, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

(b) The board of managers shall ascertain as soon as practicable, annually, how much money must be raised for maintenance purposes for the next ensuing year and shall, on or before the first Tuesday in September, file a written request with the county clerk to extend a tax sufficient to produce that sum. The county clerk shall annually, upon a written request signed by a majority of the board of managers, extend against the taxable property in the township a maintenance tax of not more than 0.05% of the value of all taxable property in the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

(c) If the board of managers desire to levy a maintenance tax at a rate in excess of 0.05% but not in excess of 0.10% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, they shall order a referendum on that proposition at the next annual township meeting or at an election in accordance with the general election law. If the referendum is ordered to be held at the township meeting, the township clerk shall give notice that at the next annual township meeting the proposition shall be voted upon. The notice shall set forth the proposition and shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the township and by posting notices in at least 10 of the most public places in the township at least 10 days before the annual meeting. If the referendum is ordered to be held at an election, the board of managers shall certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition in accordance with the general election law.

(d) The vote at the referendum shall be by a separate ballot, and the proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for community building maintenance purposes of (name of township) be increased to not more than 0.10% of the value of all taxable property in the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

(e) If a majority of all votes cast is in favor of the proposition, the board of managers may annually levy a tax of not more than 0.10% of the value of all taxable property of the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for community building maintenance purposes.

(Source: P.A. 81-1489; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-45)

Sec. 150-45. Supervisor's bond. The supervisor of the township, before receiving any funds under this Article, shall execute (i) a good and sufficient bond with 2 or more sureties approved by the board of managers and filed with the board for the benefit of the township in double the amount that will probably come into the supervisor's hands by authority of this Article if individuals act as sureties or (ii) a good and sufficient bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this State as surety approved by and filed with the board for the benefit of the township in the amount that will probably come into the supervisor's hands by authority of this Article.

(Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 1296; P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-50)

Sec. 150-50. Certain townships under 5,000 population.

(a) Any township (i) in which a majority of those voting on the question voted in favor of levying a tax for the establishment, erection, and maintenance of a community building under the provisions of "An Act to authorize towns having a population of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants to purchase, acquire, establish, erect and maintain community buildings," approved June 30, 1919, as amended (repealed), (ii) in which the tax has been levied, and (iii) in which a board of managers has been elected and property acquired for a community building and in which the tax has not been discontinued in the manner provided in that repealed Act, may continue to levy and collect a tax of not more than 0.05% of value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the establishment, erection, and maintenance of a community building and to elect a board of managers in the manner provided in this Article, notwithstanding the fact that the township now has a population of more than 5,000. All the provisions of this Article, including those for the issuance of bonds, the expenditure of the proceeds, and the use and management of community buildings, are applicable to the township, and the board of managers elected in the township has all the powers and duties of boards of managers under this Article. The proceeds of any tax levied and collected in the township for the establishment, erection, and maintenance of a community building shall be held and used by the board of managers of the township for that purpose.

(b) The limitations upon tax rates in this Section are subject to the General Revenue Law of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 81-1509; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-55)

Sec. 150-55. Dedication to soldiers and sailors. The community buildings of a township may be dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the township, and bronze tablets or other memorials in honor of those soldiers and sailors may be placed in the buildings by the board of managers.

(Source: Laws 1929, p. 771; P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-60)

Sec. 150-60. Use of buildings; private lessees. Subject to the reasonable rules and regulations of the board of managers, the community buildings shall be for the free use and benefit of the inhabitants of the township for lectures, concerts, free amusements and entertainments, and all other general educational purposes. The annual township meetings and other public assemblies may be held in the buildings. The board of managers may temporarily lease the community building when not in use for public purposes, for any reasonable and legitimate private use on terms deemed reasonable and proper. Private lessees of a community building may charge admission fees. All money received from temporary rentals shall be turned over to the treasurer and shall be used only for community building purposes.

(Source: Laws 1929, p. 771; P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-65)

Sec. 150-65. Annual report. The board of managers shall make a full and complete annual report of all its actions to the township board.

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

(60 ILCS 1/150-70)

Sec. 150-70. Abandoning community building project; petition; referendum; transfer of moneys.

(a) Upon the petition of not fewer than 50 owners or life tenants of real estate of any township that has adopted the provisions of this Article and provided a fund for community building purposes, the question of abandoning the project to purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or renovate a community building and of devoting the fund to some other purpose, shall be submitted to the legal voters of the township at an election. The board shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law. The fund may be transferred to any other township fund or to the various common school districts located in the township ratably in the proportion that the portion of the taxable value of the property of the school districts located in the township bears to the taxable value of all the property in the township. The vote at the referendum shall be by a separate ballot, and the proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall the community building project be abandoned and the moneys for that purpose be transferred to (name of authorities or fund to which the moneys are proposed to be transferred)?

The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

(b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition at the referendum are in favor of the proposition, the board of managers shall immediately settle all outstanding obligations against the community building and pay over any moneys remaining in their custody to the proper authorities in accordance with the petition and election. No new board of managers shall be elected nor shall any maintenance tax be levied and collected in the township.

(Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-360; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-75)

Sec. 150-75. Sale of community building, generally; petition and referendum; notice of sale.

(a) Not fewer than 50 electors of any township that has adopted the provisions of this Article may file with the clerk of the board of managers a petition signed by them requesting that a community building or site with a community building on it be sold at public auction. The petition shall state the township fund to which the proceeds of the sale shall be transferred. Upon the filing of a petition, the board of managers shall certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law to decide whether the community building or site with the community building on it shall be sold.

(b) The proposition at the referendum shall be substantially as follows:

Shall the Board of Managers of (name of township) sell at public auction the following described property, and shall the proceeds be transferred to (name of township fund)?

(Description of property.)

The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

(c) If a majority of all the votes cast on the proposition is in favor of the sale, the board of managers shall within 60 days sell the property at public sale after first giving notice of the time, place, and terms of the sale by publication once each week for 3 consecutive weeks before the date of the sale in a newspaper published in the township or, if no newspaper is published in the township, then in a newspaper published in the county and having a general circulation in the township. The notices may be in the following form: NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that on (date), the Board of Managers of the (name of township), (name of county), Illinois, will sell at public sale on the premises described in this notice, at (time), the following described property: (here describe the property).

The sale will be made on the following terms: (here insert terms of sale). Board of Managers of (name of township), (name of county), Illinois (d) Following the sale of the property, the board of managers shall immediately settle all outstanding obligations against the community building and pay over any moneys pertaining to the building remaining in their hands to the proper authorities in accordance with the petition and election.

(e) If the building disposed of was the only community building under their care and supervision, no new member of the board of managers shall be elected nor shall any community building maintenance tax be levied and collected in the township.

(Source: P.A. 81-1489; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/150-80)

Sec. 150-80. Sale of community building to school district or municipality.

(a) Not fewer than 50 electors of a township that has adopted the provisions of this Article may present to the clerk of the board of managers a petition requesting the sale of a community building or site with a community building on it to a school district or municipality. The petition shall set forth the school district or municipality to which the proposed sale shall be made, the sale price, and the township fund to which the proceeds of the sale shall be transferred. The board of managers shall, if the sale price of the property stated in the petition is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the property as determined by the most recent township assessment, certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law to decide whether the property shall be sold. If the stated price of the building or site is less than the fair market value of the property as determined by the most recent township assessment, the board of managers shall approve the submission of the proposition to the proper election officials before the electors of the township may vote on the sale of the property.

(b) The proposition at the referendum shall be substantially as follows:

Shall the Board of Managers of (name of township) sell to (name and number of school district or name of municipality) the following described property for the sum of $(amount), and shall the proceeds be transferred to (name of township fund)?

(Description of property.)

The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".

(c) If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition is in favor of the sale, the board of managers, upon receipt of the purchase price, shall convey the property to the school district or municipality.

(d) Upon the completion of the sale, the board of managers shall immediately settle all outstanding obligations against the community building and pay over any moneys pertaining to the building remaining in their hands to the proper authorities in accordance with the proposition and election.

(e) If the building so disposed of was the only community building under their care and management, no new member of the board of managers shall be elected nor shall any community building maintenance tax be levied and collected in the township.

(Source: P.A. 84-1308; 88-62.)