60 ILCS 1/ Township Code.

(60 ILCS 1/30-105)

Sec. 30-105. Poundmasters. The electors may determine the number of poundmasters, prescribe their duties, and elect poundmasters, either by ballot or in another manner that they determine. Alternatively, the electors may provide for the appointment of poundmasters.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-110)

Sec. 30-110. Impounding and sale of animals. The electors may authorize the distraining, impounding, and sale of cattle, horses, mules, asses, swine, sheep, and goats for penalties incurred and the costs of the proceeding. The sale of animals distrained or impounded shall be conducted, as near as may be practicable, according to the law regulating sales of property by sheriffs for the satisfaction of a judgment of the circuit court. The owner of the animals may redeem them from the purchaser at any time within 3 months from the date of the sale by paying the amount of the purchaser's bid, with reasonable costs for their keeping and interest upon the amount bid at the rate of 10% per annum. The electors may also authorize the impounding of dogs found running at large and provide for their destruction at the end of a reasonable period of time if they are not claimed and the cost of impounding paid.

(Source: P.A. 83-341; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-115)

Sec. 30-115. Public wells. The electors may construct and keep in repair public wells or other watering places and may regulate the use of those wells and watering places.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-117)

Sec. 30-117. Special services; disaster relief. The corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, authorize the use of permanent road funds, general road and bridge funds, or town funds for the purpose of collecting, transporting, and disposing of brush and leaves generated from those properties that are contiguous to roads as defined by Section 2-103 of the Illinois Highway Code or located within the unincorporated areas of the township.

The electors may allow general road and bridge or town funds to also be used for the purpose of providing disaster relief and support services approved by the Township Board of Trustees at a regularly scheduled or special meeting.

(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-417, eff. 1-1-12.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-120)

Sec. 30-120. Garbage. The electors may prevent the deposit of night soil, garbage, or other offensive substances within the limits of the township. This Section does apply to refuse disposal facilities regulated by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the county in which the facilities are located.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-125)

Sec. 30-125. Recreational vehicle parking. The electors may adopt ordinances regulating the standing or parking of recreational vehicles on township roads within each township.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-130)

Sec. 30-130. Inoperable motor vehicles.

(a) The electors may by ordinance declare inoperable motor vehicles, whether on public or private property, to be a nuisance and may authorize fines to be levied for the failure of any person to obey a notice from the township stating that the person is to dispose of any inoperable motor vehicles under his or her control. The electors may authorize a law enforcement agency with applicable jurisdiction to remove, after 7 days from the issuance of the township notice, any inoperable motor vehicle or parts of such a vehicle.

(b) Nothing in this Section applies to any motor vehicle that is kept within a building when not in use, to an operable historic vehicle over 25 years of age, or to a motor vehicle on the premises of a place of business engaged in the wrecking or junking of motor vehicles.

(c) As used in this Section, "inoperable motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle from which, for a period of at least 7 days or any longer period of time fixed by ordinance, the engine, wheels, or other parts have been removed, or on which the engine, wheels, or other parts have been altered, damaged, or otherwise treated so that the vehicle is incapable of being driven under its own motor power. "Inoperable motor vehicle" does not include a motor vehicle that has been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-135)

Sec. 30-135. Dealers in second hand articles. The electors may authorize the licensing and regulation and direct the location of all places of business of purchasers, traders, and dealers in junk, rags, and any second hand article, including motor vehicles, except in cities, villages, and incorporated towns in the township that by ordinance provide for the licensing, regulation, or location of places of business of those purchasers, traders, and dealers.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-140)

Sec. 30-140. Regulation of certain occupations. In counties with a population of less than 3,000,000, the electors may regulate hawkers, peddlers, pawnbrokers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise. The township board in those counties may require that any such person register his or her name and the name of any firm he or she represents with the township clerk and may make reasonable restrictions of the hours during which he or she may engage in door-to-door solicitation. The township board in those counties also may prohibit the activities of any categories of persons as it determines to be in the best interest of township residents. Any regulation under this Section shall not apply within the boundaries of a city, village, or incorporated town.

(Source: P.A. 84-822; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-145)

Sec. 30-145. Mental health services. If a township is not included in a mental health district organized under the Community Mental Health Act, the electors may authorize the board of trustees to 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 existing funds if available by contracting with mental health agencies approved by the Department of Human Services, alcoholism treatment programs licensed by the Department of Public Health, and treatment facilities and other services for substance use disorders approved by the Department of Human Services. To be eligible to receive township funds, an agency, program, facility, or other service provider must have been in existence for more than one year and must serve the township area.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-150)

Sec. 30-150. Police protection by municipality; county under 1,000,000. In counties having a population of less than 1,000,000, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with one or more incorporated municipalities lying wholly or partly within the boundaries of the township, or with advice and consent of the sheriff in the county in which the request for contract services is made, based upon a determination of law enforcement needs of the area in which contract services are sought with the county within which the township is located to furnish police protection in the area of the township that is not within the incorporated area of any municipality having a regular police department.

(Source: P.A. 91-633, eff. 12-1-99.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-155)

Sec. 30-155. Police protection by county in county under 1,000,000; special taxing district.

(a) In counties having a population of less than 1,000,000, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with the county sheriff within which the township is located to furnish police protection in the unincorporated area of the township.

(b) The township board may adopt a resolution declaring the unincorporated area of the township a special police district for tax purposes. Proof of the adoption of the resolution authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the special police district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, but not to exceed a rate of .10% of the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

(c) Whenever a resolution creating a special police district has been adopted, the township board shall order the proposition submitted to the voters within the territory of the proposed special police district at an election. The clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials. Notice shall be given and the election conducted in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall a special police district be created to serve the unincorporated areas of (name of township), and shall a tax be levied at a rate of not more than 0.10% of the value of taxable property in the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

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

(d) If a majority of votes cast on the proposition is in favor of the special police district, the district shall be created.

(Source: P.A. 83-209; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-160)

Sec. 30-160. Police protection by municipality or county; county of 1,000,000 or more; special taxing district.

(a) In counties having a population of 1,000,000 or more, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with one or more municipalities in the township or with the county within which the township is located to furnish police protection in the unincorporated area of the township.

(b) The township board may declare the unincorporated area of the township a special police district for tax purposes. Proof of the declaration authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the special police district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, but not to exceed a rate of .10% of the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-165)

Sec. 30-165. Fire protection; special taxing district.

(a) The electors may authorize the township board to contract with one or more municipalities in the township or with the county within which the township is located to furnish fire protection in the unincorporated area of the township.

(b) With the approval of a majority of the voters in the unincorporated area of a township, the township board may declare the unincorporated area of the township a special fire district for tax purposes. Proof of that declaration authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the special fire district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, but not more than a rate of 0.40% of the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

(c) Any territory within a special fire district that is annexed to a municipality that provides fire protection services within its corporate limits shall be automatically disconnected from the township fire protection taxing district.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-166)

Sec. 30-166. Civil penalties for false fire alarms. The township board of any township providing fire protection services may impose reasonable civil penalties on individuals who repeatedly cause false fire alarms.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-167)

Sec. 30-167. Charge against non-residents.

(a) The township board of each township may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all services rendered by the township against persons, businesses, and other entities who are not residents of the township.

(b) The charge may not be assessed against residents of the township or persons who request fire protection coverage for an unprotected area and who pay to the township an amount equal to the township's fire protection tax under Article 200 of this Code.

(c) The charge for such services shall be computed at a rate not to exceed $125 per hour per vehicle and not to exceed $35 per hour per firefighter responding to a call for assistance. An additional charge may be levied to reimburse the township for extraordinary expenses of materials used in rendering such services. No charge shall be made for services for which the total charge would be less than $50.

(d) All revenue from the charges assessed pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the general fund of the township.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-170)

Sec. 30-170. Mosquito abatement district.

(a) The electors may authorize the township board to contract for the furnishing of mosquito abatement services in the unincorporated area of the township.

(b) The township board may adopt a resolution declaring the unincorporated area of the township a mosquito abatement district for tax purposes. Proof of the resolution authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the mosquito abatement district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, but not more than a rate of 0.075% of the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.

(c) Whenever a resolution creating a mosquito abatement district has been adopted, the township board shall order the proposition submitted to the voters within the territory of the proposed district at an election. The clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials. Notice shall be given and the election conducted in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall a mosquito abatement district be created to serve the unincorporated areas of (name of township), and shall a tax be levied at a rate of not more than 0.075% of the value of taxable property in the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?

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

(d) If a majority of votes cast on the proposition is in favor of the mosquito abatement district, the district shall be created.

(e) Any territory within a mosquito abatement district that is annexed to a municipality that provides mosquito abatement services within its corporate limits shall be automatically disconnected from the township mosquito abatement taxing district.

(Source: P.A. 86-310; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-175)

Sec. 30-175. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 88-62. Repealed by P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-180)

Sec. 30-180. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The electors may authorize the supervisor to file an application for the township and all other bodies politic established by or subject to the control of the electors to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under the Illinois Pension Code.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-185)

Sec. 30-185. Transfer of money to city or village. In townships wholly within the limits of an incorporated city or village, the electors may transfer any money in the treasury of the township to the treasury of the city or village. The money shall be used by the city or village in its corporate capacity for (i) constructing or repairing roads, bridges, approaches, or causeways over which it has control, supervision, and jurisdiction, or (ii) planting and cultivating trees along the streets and highways in the city and township. The electors may give full power and authority to expend any money in the city or village treasury that it has to the credit of the township for any of the purposes designated in this Section as decided by the electors or by the township board.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-190)

Sec. 30-190. Rules; fines. The electors may make all by-laws, rules, and regulations deemed necessary to carry into effect the powers granted in this Article 30 and may impose fines deemed proper, except when a fine or penalty is already allowed by law. No offense shall be classified in excess of a petty offense.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-195)

Sec. 30-195. Use of penalties collected. The electors may apply all penalties, when collected, in the manner deemed most to the interest of the township.

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

(60 ILCS 1/30-200)

Sec. 30-200. Limitation in certain townships. In townships in which there are incorporated cities or villages, the boundaries of which are co-extensive with the limits of the township, and in townships that lie wholly within the limits of an incorporated city or village, the electors shall not exercise the several powers contained in Sections 30-80, 30-85, 30-90, 30-95, 30-100, 30-105, 30-110, 30-115, 30-120, and 30-135, and the powers and provisions of all cities and villages under their organic law are not repealed by any provision of this Article.

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