60 ILCS 1/ Township Code.

(60 ILCS 1/185-10)

Sec. 185-10. Referendum.

(a) Before a tax may be levied under Section 185-5, the township board shall certify that question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election under the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall (name of township) be authorized to levy an annual tax of not more than 0.1% of the value of all the taxable property in the township for the purpose of providing services and facilities to residents who are persons with a developmental disability?

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

(b) If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, the tax levy is authorized. If a majority of the vote is against the proposition, the tax levy is not authorized.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-15)

Sec. 185-15. Board of directors to administer Article. When a township has authority to levy a tax for the purpose of this Article, the township supervisor, with the advice and consent of the township board, shall appoint a board of 3 directors who shall administer this Article. The board shall be designated the "(name of township) Board for Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability". The initial appointees shall be appointed for terms expiring, respectively, on June 30 in the first, second, and third years following their appointment as designated by the appointing authority. All succeeding terms shall be for 3 years, and successors shall be appointed in the same manner as the initial appointees. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the balance of the unexpired term. Each director shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. Directors shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-20)

Sec. 185-20. Directors' meetings and powers.

(a) The directors shall meet annually in July and shall elect one of their number as president and one as secretary. They shall adopt rules deemed proper and expedient for the administration of this Article. They shall report annually to the township board, giving a detailed statement of their administration.

(b) The board shall have exclusive control of all money paid into the Fund for Persons with a Developmental Disability and shall draw upon the township treasurer for all or any part of that fund required by the board in the performance of its duties and exercise of its powers under this Article.

(c) The board may establish, maintain, and equip facilities within the township for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability, together with auxiliary facilities connected with those facilities that the board finds necessary. For those purposes, the board may acquire, to be held in its name, real and personal property within the township by gift, grant, legacy, purchase, or lease and may occupy, purchase, lease, or erect an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the facilities and all related facilities and activities.

(d) The board may provide for the care and treatment of persons with a developmental disability who are not residents of the township and may establish and collect reasonable charges for those services.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-25)

Sec. 185-25. Donations. The board of directors may accept any donation of property for the purpose specified in Section 185-5 and shall pay over to the township treasurer any money received within 30 days of its receipt.

(Source: P.A. 85-989; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-30)

Sec. 185-30. Maintenance charge. The board of directors may impose a maintenance charge upon the estate of any person with a developmental disability receiving the benefits of the facilities or services described in Section 185-5. If the person's estate is insufficient, the parent or parents of the person are liable for payment and the amount due.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-35)

Sec. 185-35. Rate of maintenance charge. The rate at which the board of directors shall calculate the sums to be charged under Section 185-30 is the average per capita operating cost for all persons receiving the benefit of the facilities or services computed for each fiscal year. The board may, however, in its discretion, set the rate at a lesser amount than the average per capita cost. Lesser amounts may be accepted by the board when conditions warrant that action or when money is offered by persons not liable under Section 185-30. Any money received under this Section shall be paid into the township Fund for Persons with a Developmental Disability.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-40)

Sec. 185-40. Financial investigation. The board of directors may investigate the financial condition of each person liable under Section 185-30 and may make determinations of the ability of each person to pay the sums representing maintenance charges. For those purposes, the board may set a standard as a basis of judgment of ability to pay. The standard shall be recomputed periodically to reflect changes in the cost of living and other pertinent factors and to make provisions for unusual and exceptional circumstances in the application of the standard. The board may issue to any person liable under Section 185-30 statements of amounts due as maintenance charges, requiring payment in a manner to be arranged, in an amount not exceeding the average per capita operating cost determined under Section 185-35.

(Source: P.A. 85-989; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-45)

Sec. 185-45. Use of facilities and services; records confidential.

(a) The use of the facilities or services described in Section 185-5 shall not be limited or conditioned in any manner by the financial status or ability to pay of any recipient or person responsible.

(b) Records pertaining to the payment of maintenance charges shall not be made available for inspection, but shall be deemed confidential and used only when required for the purpose of Section 185-40.

(Source: P.A. 85-989; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-50)

Sec. 185-50. Petition for modifying maintenance charge. Any person who has been issued a statement of any sum due for maintenance charges for a person with a developmental disability may petition the board of directors for a modification of the statement, and the board shall provide for a hearing on the petition. The board may, after a hearing, grant relief it deems proper.

(Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-55)

Sec. 185-55. Suit to collect maintenance charge.

(a) Upon the request of the board of directors, the state's attorney of the county in which a person who is liable for payment of maintenance charges resides shall file suit in the circuit court to collect the amount due. The court may order the payment of sums due for maintenance for a period or periods as the circumstances require. The order may be entered against any one or more defendants and may be based upon the proportionate ability of each defendant to contribute to the payment of sums due. Orders for the payment of money may be enforced by attachment as for contempt against the persons of the defendants and in addition as other judgments at law. Costs may be adjudged against the defendants and apportioned among them, but if the complaint is dismissed, the costs shall be borne by the township.

(b) The Civil Practice Law applies to and governs all actions instituted under this Article.

(Source: P.A. 85-989; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-60)

Sec. 185-60. Claim against estate. Upon the death of a person who is liable for maintenance charges imposed by Section 185-30 and who is possessed of property, the executor or administrator of the person's estate shall ascertain from the board of directors the extent of the charges. The claim shall be allowed and paid as other lawful claims against the estate.

(Source: P.A. 85-989; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-65)

Sec. 185-65. Department of Human Services powers.

(a) The Department of Human Services ("Department") may adopt rules for the guidance of any board of directors, prescribing reasonable standards concerning programs, facilities, and services for persons with a developmental disability.

(b) The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department under this Article, except that in case of conflict between the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this Article the provisions of this Article shall control, and except that Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to procedures for rulemaking does not apply to the adoption of any rule required by federal law in connection with which the Department is precluded by law from exercising any discretion.

(c) The Department may conduct any investigation necessary to ascertain compliance with rules adopted under this Article.

(d) If a board of directors fails to comply with the Department's rules, the Department shall withhold distribution of any State grant in aid until the board complies with the rules.

(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 190 heading) ARTICLE 190. AGREEMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS

(60 ILCS 1/190-5)

Sec. 190-5. Agreements with community mental health board. The township board may enter into contractual agreements with a community mental health board having jurisdiction within the township. The agreements shall be written and shall provide for the rendition of services by the community mental health board to the residents of the township. For this purpose, the township board may expend its funds and any funds made available to it through the federal State and Local Assistance Act of 1972.

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

(60 ILCS 1/190-10)

Sec. 190-10. Mental health services. If a township is not included in a mental health district organized under the Community Mental Health Act, the township board may provide mental health services (including services for the alcoholic and the drug addicted, and for persons with intellectual disabilities) for residents of the township by disbursing funds, pursuant to an appropriation, to mental health agencies approved by the Department of Human Services, alcoholism treatment programs licensed by the Department of Public Health, drug abuse facilities approved by the Department of Human Services, and other services for substance use disorders approved by the Department of Human Services. To be eligible for township funds disbursed under this Section, an agency, program, facility, or other service provider must have been in existence for more than one year and serve the township area.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 195 heading) ARTICLE 195. TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE SERVICES

(60 ILCS 1/195-5)

Sec. 195-5. Ambulance services special district; tax.

(a) In any township with a population between 10,000 and 35,000 that lies within a county with a population between 275,000 and 400,000, the township board may provide for ambulance services pursuant to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with another unit of local government.

(b) The board may declare the unincorporated area of the township or a portion of that unincorporated area a special ambulance service district for tax purposes. Proof of the declaration authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the special ambulance service district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, at a rate of not more than 0.095% of the value of all taxable property in the district as equalized and assessed by the Department of Revenue. No tax may be levied under this Section, however, with respect to any property that is subject to any other tax levied for the purpose of providing ambulance services.

(c) Any territory of a special ambulance service district that is annexed to a municipality that provides ambulance service within its corporate limits shall be automatically disconnected from the township ambulance service district.

(Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-181; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 200 heading) ARTICLE 200. TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

(60 ILCS 1/200-5)

Sec. 200-5. Acquisition of emergency vehicles and equipment. Any township having a population of less than 100,000 may acquire by purchase or by other means fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment.

(Source: P.A. 78-483; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-10)

Sec. 200-10. Tax. For the purposes of this Article, any township having a population of less than 100,000 may levy annually a tax extendable at rate of not more than 0.02% of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the township as equalized for State and county purposes for the current year to provide revenue for the purpose of fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment. This tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the township and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes.

(Source: P.A. 78-483; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-12)

Sec. 200-12. Tax increase; referendum.

(a) A township with a population of less than 100,000 may levy taxes at a rate in excess of 0.02% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue if the increase is approved by the voters as provided in this Section. The township board may, by ordinance, place the question of whether the tax rate of the township should be increased from 0.02% to 0.125% for fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment on the ballot at any election. The township board shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law. The question shall be in the following form.

Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the (name of township) Township, be increased from 0.02% to 0.125% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment?

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

The result of the referendum shall be entered upon the records of the township. If a majority of the voters at the election vote in favor of the proposition, the township may levy taxes annually at a tax extendable rate not to exceed 0.125% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

A referendum held under this Section shall be conducted in accordance with the Election Code.

(b) The township board may levy the taxes at a rate in excess of 0.125% but not in excess of 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The tax may not be levied until the question of levying the tax has been submitted to the electors of the township at a regular election and approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question. The township board shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for the (insert name of township) township fire department be increased from 0.125% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

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

The results of the referendum shall be entered upon the records of the township. If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, the township board may thereafter levy the tax.

(Source: P.A. 92-522, eff. 2-8-02.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-13)

Sec. 200-13. Board authority. The township board of any township operating a fire department has the power and it is its legal duty and obligation to provide as nearly adequate protection from fire for all persons and property within the township as possible and to prescribe necessary regulations for the prevention and control of fire within the township. The township board may provide and maintain life saving and rescue equipment, services, and facilities, including emergency ambulance service. Except in cities having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants and except in municipalities in which fire prevention codes have been adopted, the township board has the express power to adopt and enforce fire prevention codes and standards parallel to national standards.

(Source: P.A. 92-522, eff. 2-8-02.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-14)

Sec. 200-14. Fire department regulations and rules. A township providing fire protection services on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly shall be held to the standard of Sections 16.01 through 17 of the Fire Protection District Act, substituting "township" where "fire protection district" is indicated.

(Source: P.A. 92-522, eff. 2-8-02.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-14a)

Sec. 200-14a. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. A township that provides fire protection services may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the township. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services and may not, in any event, exceed $125 per hour per vehicle and $35 per hour per firefighter. The fee may be charged to any of the following parties, but only after there has been a finding of fault against that party by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the Illinois Department of Labor:

(a) the owner of the property on which the specialized rescue services occurred;

(b) any person involved in an activity that caused or contributed to the emergency;

(c) an individual who is rescued during the emergency and his or her employer if the person was acting in furtherance of the employer's interests;

(d) in cases involving the recovery of property, any person having control or custody of the property at the time of the emergency.

For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, and trench rescue.

(Source: P.A. 95-497, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-14b)

Sec. 200-14b. Technical rescue services. A township that provides fire protection services may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for technical rescue services provided by the township. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the technical rescue services and may include charges for personnel and equipment costs.

(Source: P.A. 95-867, eff. 1-1-09.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-14c)

Sec. 200-14c. Notification of sale of or changes to private or semi-private water systems.

(a) For purposes of this Section, "private water system" and "semi-private water system" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in subsection (a) of Section 9 of the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act.

(b) A township that provides fire protection services shall receive notice of the sale of a private water system or semi-private water system from the individuals or entities selling and purchasing the water system. The notice to the township shall include the status and capacity of the water system and the ability of the water system to be used for fire protection.

(c) A township that provides fire protection services shall also receive notice from the owner of a private water system or semi-private water system if there are any changes to the water system that would affect fire protection services to areas served by the water system.

(Source: P.A. 99-487, eff. 11-20-15.)

(60 ILCS 1/200-15)

Sec. 200-15. Petition; referendum.

(a) Upon the petition of 50 or more legal voters of a township being filed with the township clerk requesting that the proposition for the acquisition of fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment be submitted to a vote of the people of the township, the proposition shall be certified to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition to the voters at an election in accordance with the general election law.

(b) The proposition shall be clearly indicated on the ballot and submitted to the voters of the township in substantially the following form:

Shall (name of township) levy a tax at a rate of not more than 0.02% of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the township for fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment?

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

(c) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor of the proposition, the township supervisor, township clerk, or treasurer shall within 3 months after the election acquire by purchase or otherwise fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment. Revenue obtained from the levy may also be used to pay personnel to operate fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and related equipment. Provision for the payment for the vehicles and equipment shall be made by proper taxing and financial officers in the same manner as for other township expenditures.

(Source: P.A. 86-327; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 205 heading) ARTICLE 205. TOWNSHIP WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS

(60 ILCS 1/205-5)

Sec. 205-5. Definitions. When used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

"Waterworks system" means and includes a waterworks system in its entirety, or any integral part of a waterworks system, including mains, hydrants, meters, valves, standpipes, storage tanks, pumps, tanks, intakes, wells, impounding reservoirs, machinery, purification plants, softening apparatus, and all other elements useful in connection with a water supply or water distribution system.

"Sewerage system" means and includes any one or more of the following: sewerage treatment plant or plants, collecting, intercepting, and outlet sewers, lateral sewers and drains, including combined and separate storm water and sanitary drains, force mains, conduits, pumping stations, ejector stations, and all other appurtenances, extensions, and improvements necessary, useful, or convenient for the collection, treatment, and disposal in a sanitary manner of sewage and industrial wastes.

"Combined waterworks and sewerage system" means and includes a waterworks and sewerage system, as defined in this Section, that a township determines to operate in combination.

"System" means a waterworks system, a sewerage system, or any separate integral part of a waterworks system or a sewerage system, or a waterworks system and sewerage system in combination as authorized and provided in Section 205-10.

(Source: P.A. 77-1034; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/205-10)

Sec. 205-10. Any township having a population of less than 500,000 may construct or purchase and operate a waterworks system or a sewerage system, or a combined waterworks and sewerage system, may improve or extend the system from time to time as provided in this Article, and may fund the system through the use of appropriated general township and federal revenue sharing funds and other income or revenue derived from the operation of the system or from the sale of revenue bonds under this Article. A township that owns and operates a sewerage system or a combined waterworks and sewerage system may, when determined by its township board to be in the public interest and necessary for the protection of the public health, enter into and perform contracts, whether long-term or short-term, with an industrial establishment for the provision and operation by the township of sewerage facilities to abate or reduce the pollution of waters caused by discharges of industrial wastes by the industrial establishment and the payment periodically by the industrial establishment to the township of amounts at least sufficient, in the determination of the township board, to compensate the township for the cost of providing (including payment of principal and interest charges, if any), operating, and maintaining the sewerage facilities serving the industrial establishment.

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

(60 ILCS 1/205-12)

Sec. 205-12. Boil order; notification of certified local public health department required. If a township, or any department or agency of the township, issues a boil order, then the township must notify any certified local public health department that serves an area subject to the boil order as soon as is practical, but no later than 2 hours after issuing the order. In addition to the initial notice, the township must provide, to any affected certified local public health department, a written notification within 24 hours after issuing the boil order. The written notification must include the estimated duration of the order or warning and the geographic area covered by the order or warning.

(Source: P.A. 93-1020, eff. 8-24-04.)

(60 ILCS 1/205-15)

Sec. 205-15. Revenue and refunding bonds; issuance and terms.

(a) To pay the cost of the construction, purchase, and improvement or extension from time to time of any system under this Article, including engineering, legal, and other expenses, together with interest, to a date 6 months after the estimated date of completion, the township board may appropriate township funds, including Federal Revenue Sharing funds, and issue and sell revenue bonds of the township payable solely from the income and revenue derived from the operation of the system. The board may also from time to time issue revenue bonds to refund any bonds at maturity or pursuant to redemption provisions or at any time before maturity with the consent of the holders of the bonds. All bonds shall be authorized by an ordinance adopted by the township board, shall bear a date or dates, may mature at a time or times not exceeding 40 years from their respective dates, may bear interest (i) at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract (if issued within one year after July 18, 1972) and (ii) at the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract (if issued after that date), payable semi-annually, may be in a form, may carry registration privileges, may be payable at a place or places, may be subject to redemption in a manner and upon terms with or without premium as is stated on the face of the bonds, may be executed in a manner by officers of the township, and may contain terms and covenants, all as provided by the ordinance authorizing their issue.

(b) Bonds shall be sold in the manner determined by the township board and, if issued to bear interest (i) at the rate of the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract (if issued after a one year period following July 18, 1972), shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest. The selling price of any bonds bearing less than (i) the maximum interest rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract (if issued after a one year period following July 18, 1972), however, shall be such that the interest cost of the money received from the sale of the bonds does not exceed (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act as amended at the time of the making of the contract (if issued after a one year period following July 18, 1972), computed to absolute maturity, according to standard tables of bond value. The bonds shall be payable solely from the income and revenues to be derived from the operation of the system.

(c) Notwithstanding the form or tenor of the bonds, and in the absence of expressed recitals on the face of the bonds that the bonds are non-negotiable, all bonds issued under this Article shall be negotiable instruments.

(d) To secure payment of any or all of the bonds, the ordinance shall set forth the covenants and undertakings of the township in connection with (i) the issuance of the bonds and the issuance of additional bonds payable from the revenue or income to be derived from the operation of the system and (ii) the use and operation of the system. The ordinance may also provide that the bonds, or those that are specified, shall, to the extent and in the manner prescribed, be subordinated and be junior in standing with respect to the payment of principal and interest and the security of payment to other bonds designated in the ordinance.

(e) If any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons attached to the bonds ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his or her signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes to the same effect as if he or she had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.

(f) Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued or any other obligation incurred under this Article by a township be or become an indebtedness or an obligation of the township payable from taxes, nor shall they in any event constitute an indebtedness of the township within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision or limitation. This fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond.

(g) 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.)