Public Act 90-0081 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0081

HB1178 Enrolled                                LRB9003769NTsb

    AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Highway  Code  by  changing
Section 6-207.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The  Illinois  Highway  Code  is  amended  by
changing Section 6-207 as follows:

    (605 ILCS 5/6-207) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-207)
    Sec.  6-207.  Compensation  of  highway  commissioner and
other officers.
    (a)  Unless an annual salary is fixed as provided in this
Section, the highway commissioner shall receive for each  day
he  or  she  is  necessarily  employed  in  the  discharge of
official duties a per diem to be fixed by the county board in
road districts in counties not under  township  organization,
by  the  highway  board  of trustees in consolidated township
road  districts,  and  by  the  board  of  town  trustees  in
districts composed of a single township.  Before any per diem
is paid, a sworn statement shall be filed by the commissioner
in the office of the district clerk, showing  the  number  of
days  the  commissioner was employed, the kind of employment,
and the dates of employment.
    The boards specified  in  the  preceding  paragraph  may,
instead  of  a per diem, fix an annual salary for the highway
commissioner at not less than $3,000, to  be  paid  in  equal
monthly  installments.  The boards shall fix the compensation
of the commissioner, whether an annual salary or a per  diem,
on  or  before  the  last Tuesday in March before the date of
election of the commissioner.
    If the term of any highway commissioner  is  extended  by
operation  of  law,  the  board that fixes the commissioner's
rate  of  compensation  may  increase   the   rate   of   the
compensation,  within the limits provided in this Section, in
relation to that portion  of  the  commissioner's  term  that
extends beyond the period for which he or she was elected.
    The  board  of  town  trustees shall order payment of the
amount of per diem  claimed  in  the  highway  commissioner's
sworn  statement  at  the first regular meeting following the
filing of  the  statement.   In  consolidated  township  road
districts,  the  compensation and the expenses of the offices
of the highway commissioner,  district  clerk,  and  district
treasurer shall be audited by the highway board of trustees.
    The  compensation  of  the  highway commissioner shall be
paid from the general township fund in districts comprised of
a single township and shall be paid  from  the  regular  road
fund  in  all  other  districts having highway commissioners;
however, in districts  comprised  of  a  single  township,  a
portion  (not  exceeding  50%)  of the highway commissioner's
salary may be paid from the corporate road and bridge fund or
the permanent road fund if approved by the township board and
the highway commissioner.
    (b)  The officers composing the highway board of trustees
in consolidated township road districts shall be entitled  to
$3  per  day  for attending meetings of the board, to be paid
out of the town  fund  of  their  respective  townships.   In
consolidated township road districts, the compensation of the
district  clerk  and the district treasurer shall be paid out
of the road fund of the district.
    (c)  The district clerk shall receive:
         (1)  for each day he or she is necessarily  employed
    in  the  discharge  of  official duties, a per diem to be
    fixed by the county board in road districts  in  counties
    not  under township organization and by the highway board
    of trustees in consolidated township road districts; or
         (2)  $4 per day for each day  he  or  she  shall  be
    required  to  meet  with the highway commissioner and the
    same amount per day for the  time  he  or  she  shall  be
    employed  in  canvassing  the  returns  of elections. The
    district clerk shall  receive  no  other  per  diem.   In
    addition  to  the  above,  the  district clerk shall also
    receive fees for the following services, to be  paid  out
    of   the  district  road  fund,  except  where  otherwise
    specified:
              (A) (1)  For  serving  notice  of  election  or
         appointment  upon  district  officers as required by
         this Code, 25 cents each.
              (B) (2)  For posting  up  notices  required  by
         law, 25 cents each.
              (C) (3)  For copying any record in the district
         clerk's  office and certifying to the copy, 10 cents
         for every 100  words,  to  be  paid  by  the  person
         applying for the certified copy.
    (d)  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  Code, the
district  treasurer  shall,  in   addition   to   any   other
compensation  to  which he or she is by law entitled, receive
an annual salary of not less than $100 nor more  than  $1,000
per year to be fixed by the county board in road districts in
counties  not  under  township  organization,  by the highway
board of trustees in consolidated  township  road  districts,
and  by the board of town trustees in districts composed of a
single township.
    The compensation of the district treasurer shall be  paid
from  the  general  township  fund in districts composed of a
single township and shall be paid from the regular road  fund
in all other districts having district treasurers.
(Source: P.A. 89-662, eff. 8-14-96.)

    Section  99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes effect
January 1, 1998.

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