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TOWNSHIPS (60 ILCS 1/) Township Code. 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.)
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60 ILCS 1/207-25
(60 ILCS 1/207-25)
Sec. 207-25.
Referendum for establishment of township special service
area.
The question on the ballot shall be submitted to the voters in the proposed
township
special service area in substantially the following form:
"Shall (name of township) Township be authorized to establish a Township
Special Service Area to provide the special services of (list of special
services) in the
territory described as (general description of proposed boundaries) and to
issue bonds in
an amount not to exceed $(amount) which will be retired over a period of
(number of
years) years from (date) by taxes levied upon property within the Township
Special
Service Area?"
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative,
the
township board may, by ordinance, establish the township special service area,
issue
bonds up to the maximum amount authorized, and levy an ad valorem tax upon the
property in the township special service area to retire the bonds in accordance
with this
Article. If the area is within one or more municipalities, the township board
may not
establish the township special service area, issue bonds, or levy a tax until
the
municipality or municipalities have certified to the township clerk an
ordinance
consenting to the creation of the township special service area. A township may
establish
a township special service area within the unincorporated area of a county
without the
consent of the county.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)
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60 ILCS 1/207-30
(60 ILCS 1/207-30)
Sec. 207-30.
Issuance of bonds.
Bonds secured by the full faith and credit
of the
area included in the township special service area may be issued for providing
the special
services in an amount not to exceed the amount authorized by the voters at the
referendum under Section 207-25 and not to be retired over a longer period of
time than
authorized at the referendum. Bonds, when so issued, shall be retired by the
levy of ad
valorem taxes against all of the taxable real property included in the township
special
service area as provided in the referendum establishing the township special
service area
and authorizing the issuance of the bonds. The county clerk shall annually
extend ad
valorem taxes against all of the taxable property situated in the county and
contained in
the special service area in amounts sufficient to pay maturing principal and
interest of
those bonds without limitation as to rate or amount and in addition to and in
excess of
any taxes that may now or hereafter be authorized to be levied by the township.
Bonds
issued pursuant to this Article shall not be regarded as indebtedness of the
township for
the purpose of any limitation imposed by any law.
All bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Local
Government Debt Reform Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)
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60 ILCS 1/207-35
(60 ILCS 1/207-35)
Sec. 207-35.
Extension of tax levy.
If bonds are issued under this
Article and a
property tax is levied, the tax shall be extended by the county clerk in the
township
special service area in the manner provided by Articles 1 through 26 of the Property Tax
Code based on equalized assessed values as established under Articles 1 through 26 of
the Property Tax Code, and billed and collected in the manner provided by Articles 1
through 26 of the Property Tax Code. The township clerk shall file with the county clerk
and also with the county recorder a certified copy of the ordinance creating the special
service area; a list of the special services to be provided; the boundaries of the special
service area by complete legal description and by an accurate map; a list of the property
index numbers of the parcels within the 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 corporate authorities of the township may levy taxes in the township
special service
area prior to the date the levy must be filed with the county clerk, for the
same year in
which the information required in this Section is filed with the county clerk.
In addition,
the corporate authorities shall file a certified copy of each ordinance levying
ad valorem
taxes to retire the bonds in accordance with the time requirement to levy for
bonds
specified in the
Local Government Debt Reform Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.)
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60 ILCS 1/Art. 210
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 210 heading)
ARTICLE 210.
TOWNSHIP REFUSE
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
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60 ILCS 1/210-5
(60 ILCS 1/210-5)
Sec. 210-5.
Application of Article; referendum.
(a) This Article applies only in those townships in which the electors of
the unincorporated area of the township, at any regularly scheduled
election held within the township, by majority vote, authorize the
township board to exercise the powers conferred by this Article.
(b) Whenever the township board, by a resolution passed
by a majority of its members, requests that the question whether it
shall be allowed to exercise the powers conferred by this Article be
submitted to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township,
and upon the delivery of a certified copy of the resolution to the
proper election official, the election official shall submit
the question to the electors at any regular scheduled
election held within the township.
(c) The question submitted to the electors shall be printed in plain,
prominent type upon a ballot in the form required by the general election
law. If a majority of the electors voting on the question are in favor of
conferring powers under this Article, the proper election official shall
certify the results of the referendum to the township clerk within 10
days after the election. The certificate shall include (i) the date of the
referendum and a summary of the proposition submitted, (ii) the number of
electors for or against the proposition, and (iii) a description of the area of
the township within which the township board may exercise the powers conferred
by this Article.
(d) This Article does not apply in any township in which a county ordinance
or resolution is in effect regulating the collection and disposal of refuse,
garbage, and ashes.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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60 ILCS 1/210-7 (60 ILCS 1/210-7) Sec. 210-7. Disposal of brush and leaves. Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the contrary, the corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, provide for the collection, transport, disposal, and recycling of brush, wood chips, and leaves within the unincorporated areas of the township without referendum approval. The corporate authorities of the township may use funds authorized under Section 30-117 to provide for the collection, transport, and disposal of brush and leaves.
(Source: P.A. 100-56, eff. 8-11-17.) |
60 ILCS 1/210-10
(60 ILCS 1/210-10)
Sec. 210-10. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise:
"Ashes" means residue from fires used for cooking and for heating
buildings.
"Garbage" means wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking,
and consumption of food and wastes from the handling, storage, and sale of
produce.
"Recycling" means the transfer of brush, wood chips, or leaves by employees of the township to a facility or place that will utilize the product without charge. "Refuse" means (i) combustible trash, including but not limited to paper,
cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings,
wood furniture, and bedding; (ii) noncombustible trash, including but not
limited to metals, tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock
and pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, and other mineral waste; and
(iii) street rubbish, including but not limited to street sweepings, dirt,
leaves, catch-basin dirt, and contents of litter receptacles. "Refuse" does not
mean earth and wastes from building operations, nor does it include solid
wastes resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations such as
food processing wastes, boiler-house cinders, lumber, scraps, and shavings.
(Source: P.A. 100-56, eff. 8-11-17.)
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