Rep. Jil Tracy

Filed: 5/12/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1688

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1688 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention District Act.
 
6    Section 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following
7terms shall have the following meanings unless a different
8meaning clearly appears from the context:
9    "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the Beardstown
10Regional Flood Prevention District.
11    "County board" means the Cass County Board.
12    "District" means the Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention
13District created by this Act.
14    "Fund" means the Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention
15District Property Tax Fund created under subsection (h) of
16Section 20 of this Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 5. Creation; purpose.
2    (a) The Cass County Board may, by ordinance approved by the
3affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the county
4board, create the Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention
5District to perform emergency levee repair and flood
6prevention, prevent the loss of life or property, and comply
7with the levee requirements imposed by the Federal Emergency
8Management Agency and the United States Army Corps of
9Engineers. The Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention District
10shall include all properties located within the Federal
11Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) floodplain map with a
12Provisionally Accredited Levees (PAL) expiration date of
13January 27, 2011, and all properties within or later annexed to
14or incorporated into the South Beardstown Levee and Drainage
15District, the Valley Levee and Drainage District, the Lost
16Creek Levee and Drainage District, the City of Beardstown, and
17the Beardstown Sanitary District regardless of the elevation of
18the properties. The Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention
19District shall work in concert with affected existing drainage
20districts, the City of Beardstown, the Beardstown Sanitary
21District, the Cass County Board, the people of Cass County,
22FEMA, and the Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to the
23powers and authority granted to the District in Section 15 of
24this Act, the District shall be responsible for performing and
25funding all regular and necessary repairs and maintenance to

 

 

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1the levees including, but not limited to: (i) the repair,
2maintenance and replacement of pipes, relief wells,
3infrastructure, and other structures existing on or within the
4levees as of the effective date of this Act or which may be
5constructed or installed by the District after its
6establishment; (ii) the removal and abatement of unwanted
7vegetation and nuisance animals; (iii) the mowing of the
8levees; and (iv) the establishment and maintenance of levee sod
9covering. The creation of the Beardstown Regional Flood
10Protection District shall neither constitute nor be deemed a
11conveyance of title or ownership to the district of any
12properties within the district.
13    (b) The district created under this Act shall be dissolved
14upon the later of (i) 25 years after the date the district is
15created or (ii) the payment of all obligations of the county
16and district under Section 20 of this Act and any federal
17reimbursement moneys under Section 25 of this Act. The district
18may be dissolved earlier if all federal reimbursement moneys
19have been paid and all obligations of the county and district
20incurred under this Act have been paid, including any
21obligations related to bonds issued under Section 15 of this
22Act and any obligations incurred pursuant to an
23intergovernmental agreement. Upon dissolution of the district,
24sole possession, control, and maintenance of the properties and
25improvements within the district shall revert back to the South
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1Drainage District, the Lost Creek Levee and Drainage District,
2the City of Beardstown, and the Beardstown Sanitary District,
3as existed prior to the creation of the district.
 
4    Section 10. Commissioners.
5    (a) The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board
6of 7 commissioners: one shall be appointed by the chairperson
7of the county board; one shall be appointed by the Mayor of the
8City of Beardstown; one shall be appointed by the Beardstown
9Sanitary District; one shall be appointed by the South
10Beardstown Levee and Drainage District; one shall be appointed
11by the Valley Levee and Drainage District; one shall be
12appointed by the Lost Creek Levee and Drainage District; and
13one shall be appointed by a majority vote of the other 6
14commissioners. All initial appointments under this Section
15must be made within 60 days after the district is organized.
16    (b) Of the initial appointments, 3 commissioners shall
17serve a 2-year term and 4 commissioners shall serve a 4-year
18term, as determined by lot. Their successors shall be appointed
19for 4-year terms. No commissioner may serve for more than 20
20years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original
21appointments.
22    (c) Each commissioner must be a legal voter in Cass County,
23and all commissioners shall reside in and own property that is
24located within the district. Commissioners shall serve without
25compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses

 

 

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1incurred in the performance of their duties.
2    (d) A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a
3quorum of the board for the transaction of business. An
4affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners shall be
5sufficient to approve any action or expenditure.
6    (e) An alderman of the City of Beardstown, a member of the
7county board, and a commissioner of each of the aforementioned
8drainage districts and sanitation district may be appointed to
9serve concurrently as commissioners of the district, and the
10appointment shall be deemed lawful and not to constitute a
11violation of the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act, nor
12to create an impermissible conflict of interest or
13incompatibility of offices.
 
14    Section 15. Powers of the district. A district formed under
15this Act has the following powers:
16        (1) To sue or be sued.
17        (2) To apply for and accept gifts, grants, and loans
18    from any public agency or private entity.
19        (3) To enter into intergovernmental agreements with
20    other governmental units including municipalities,
21    sanitary districts, or drainage districts to further
22    ensure levee repair, levee construction or reconstruction,
23    and flood prevention, including agreements with the United
24    States Army Corps of Engineers or any other agency or
25    department of the federal government.

 

 

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1        (4) To undertake evaluation, planning, design,
2    construction, and related activities that are determined
3    to be urgently needed to stabilize, repair, restore,
4    improve, or replace existing levees.
5        (5) To address underseepage problems and old and
6    deteriorating gates, pipes, and other infrastructure
7    related to existing levees.
8        (6) To conduct evaluations of levees and other flood
9    control facilities including the performance of floodplain
10    mapping studies.
11        (7) To provide capital moneys for levee studies
12    including the construction of facilities for that purpose.
13        (8) To borrow money or receive money from the United
14    States Government or any agency thereof, or from any other
15    public or private source, for the purposes of the district.
16        (9) To enter into agreements with private property
17    owners.
18        (10) To issue revenue bonds for the purposes of the
19    district. Revenue bonds shall be payable from revenue
20    received from a property tax imposed under Section 20 of
21    this Act and from any other revenue sources available to
22    the flood prevention district. These bonds may be issued
23    with maturities not exceeding 25 years after the date of
24    issue, and in any amounts as may be necessary to provide
25    sufficient funds, together with interest, for the purposes
26    of the district. These bonds shall bear interest at a rate

 

 

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1    of not more than the maximum rate authorized by the Bond
2    Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of
3    the contract of sale, payable semi-annually, may be made
4    registerable as to principal, and may be made payable and
5    callable as provided on any date at a price of par and
6    accrued interest under any terms and conditions as may be
7    fixed by an ordinance approved by the affirmative vote of
8    the county board. Bonds issued under this Section are
9    negotiable instruments. In case any officer whose
10    signature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to hold
11    that office before the bonds are delivered, the officer's
12    signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for
13    all purposes the same as though the officer had remained in
14    office until the bonds were delivered. The bonds shall be
15    sold in any manner and upon any terms as the district shall
16    determine, except that the selling price shall be such that
17    the interest cost to the district of the proceeds of the
18    bonds shall not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the
19    Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the
20    making of the contract of sale, payable semi-annually,
21    computed to maturity according to the standard table of
22    bond values.
23        (11) To acquire property by gift, grant, or
24    intergovernmental agreement.
25        (12) To retain professional staff to carry out the
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1    administrative support personnel and legal counsel. The
2    district may employ a Chief Supervisor of Construction and
3    the Works with appropriate professional qualifications,
4    including a degree in engineering, construction,
5    hydrology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination
6    of education and experience. If the district employs a
7    Chief Supervisor of Construction and the Works, he or she
8    shall be vested with the authority to carry out the duties
9    and mission of the district, pursuant to the direction and
10    supervision of the board of commissioners.
11        (13) To reimburse any unit of local government for
12    costs advanced by the local government for expenses that
13    would have otherwise been paid out of the Beardstown
14    Regional Flood Prevention District Property Tax Fund, had
15    the fund been established at the time of the expenditure.
16    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to permit a unit
17    of local government to seek reimbursement from the district
18    for any expense related to levee maintenance, repair,
19    improvement, construction, staff, operating expenses, the
20    construction of facilities for any such purpose, or any
21    other non-emergency levee related expense that occurred
22    prior to an emergency situation involving the levees within
23    the county.
24        (14) To change the name of the district by an ordinance
25    approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
26    commissioners of the district.

 

 

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1        (15) To adopt rules, procedures, and policies
2    concerning the operation and purpose of the district.
3        (16) To establish and maintain accounts with banks and
4    other financial institutions to further the purposes and
5    operations of the district.
6        (17) To expend monies in furtherance of the district's
7    purposes and operations.
 
8    Section 20. Property tax.
9    (a) The district organized under this Act shall, by
10ordinance or resolution, petition the county board to levy a
11property tax to accomplish its goals, purposes, and obligations
12as set forth in Section 5 of this Act or to provide for the
13payment of debt incurred in accordance with this Act.
14    (b) The manner of levying the tax authorized by subsection
15(a) shall be as provided in this Section.
16    (c) A property tax may be levied by the district at a rate
17not to exceed 0.7% to produce revenues required to accomplish
18its goals, purposes, and obligations as set forth in Section 5
19of this Act. Before the first levy of taxes in the district,
20notice shall be given and a hearing shall be held under the
21provisions of subsections (d) and (e). For purposes of this
22subsection, the notice shall include:
23        (1) the time and place of the hearing;
24        (2) a notification that all interested persons,
25    including all persons owning taxable real property located

 

 

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1    within the district, shall be given an opportunity to be
2    heard at the hearing regarding the tax levy and an
3    opportunity to file objections to the amount of the tax
4    levy; and
5        (3) the maximum rate of taxes to be extended in any
6    year and may include a maximum number of years the taxes
7    will be levied.
8    (d) After the first levy of taxes, taxes may be extended
9without additional hearings, provided the taxes shall not
10exceed the rate specified in the notice and the taxes shall not
11be extended for a period longer than that outlined in
12subsection (b) of Section 5. The district, by ordinance or
13resolution, may petition the county board to increase the rate
14of tax by no more than 0.1%. Any such increase must be approved
15by the county board and by the electors.
16    The tax under this subsection may not be increased until,
17by ordinance or resolution of the county board, the question of
18imposing the tax has been submitted to the electors of the
19county at a regular election and approved by a majority of the
20electors voting on the question.
21    The election authority must submit the question in
22substantially the following form:
23        Shall Cass County be authorized to increase the
24    property tax rate to be used exclusively for the operation
25    of the Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention District by
26    (insert up to 0.1%)?

 

 

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1The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
2    If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
3in the affirmative, then the county may, thereafter, increase
4the rate of tax.
5    The rate of tax may be increased more than once under this
6subsection, but not at the same election.
7    (d) Within a period of 61 to 120 calendar days following
8the adoption of the ordinance establishing the district, the
9district shall fix a time and a place for a public hearing.
10Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication and
11mailing. Notice by publication shall be given by publication at
12least once not less than 15 days before the hearing in a
13newspaper of general circulation within the district. Notice by
14mailing shall be given by depositing the notice in the United
15States mails addressed to the person or persons in whose name
16the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on each
17lot, block, tract, or parcel of land lying within the district.
18The notice shall be mailed not less than 10 days before the
19time set for the public hearing. In the event taxes for the
20last preceding year were not paid, the notice shall be sent to
21the person last listed on the tax rolls before that year as the
22owner of the property.
23    (e) At the public hearing any interested person, including
24all persons owning taxable real property located within the
25district, may file with the district written objections to and
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1notice. The district shall hear and determine all protests and
2objections at the hearing, and the hearing may be adjourned or
3recessed to another date without further notice other than a
4motion to be entered upon the minutes fixing the time and place
5of its adjournment.
6    (f) Bonds secured by the full faith and credit of the
7district may be issued as described in paragraph (10) of
8Section 10. Bonds, when so issued, shall be retired by the levy
9of taxes as specified in subsection (c), against all of the
10taxable real property included in the district as provided in
11the ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of the
12bonds. The county clerk shall annually extend taxes against all
13of the taxable property situated in the county and contained in
14the district in amounts sufficient to pay maturing principal
15and interest of those bonds.
16    Before the issuance of bonds, notice shall be given and a
17hearing shall be held under the provisions of subsections (d)
18and (e). For purposes of this subsection, the notice shall
19include:
20        (1) the time and place of the hearing;
21        (2) a notification that all interested persons,
22    including all persons owning taxable real property located
23    within the district, will be given an opportunity to be
24    heard at the hearing regarding the district's decision to
25    issue the bonds and an opportunity to file objections to
26    the issuance of the bonds; and

 

 

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1        (3) the maximum amount of bonds proposed to be issued,
2    the maximum period of time over which the bonds shall be
3    retired, and the maximum interest rate the bonds shall
4    bear.
5     The questions of the property tax levy and the issuance of
6bonds may be considered together at one hearing. Any bonds
7issued shall not exceed the number of bonds, the interest rate,
8and the period of extension set forth in the notice, unless an
9additional hearing is held. No bonds issued under this Section
10shall be regarded as indebtedness of the district for the
11purpose of any limitation imposed by any law.
12     (g) If a petition signed by at least 30% of the electors
13residing within the district and by at least 30% of the owners
14of record of the land included within the boundaries of the
15district is filed with the district within 60 days following
16the final adjournment of the public hearing objecting to the
17levy or imposition of the property tax or issuance of bonds, no
18such tax may be levied or imposed or no such bonds may be
19issued. The subject matter of the petition filed by the
20electors and owners shall not be proposed by the district
21within the next year. Each resident of the district registered
22to vote at the time of the public hearing held with regard to
23the district shall be considered an elector. Each person in
24whose name legal title to land included within the boundaries
25of the district is held according to the records of the county
26in which the land is located shall be considered an owner of

 

 

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1record. Owners of record shall be determined at the time of the
2public hearing held with regard to the district. Land owned in
3the name of a land trust, corporation, estate, or partnership
4shall be considered to have a single owner of record.
5    (h) If a property tax is levied, the tax shall be extended
6by the county clerk in the district in the manner provided by
7the Property Tax Code based on assessed values as established
8under that Act. A special fund shall be created in the county
9treasury that shall be known as the Beardstown Regional Flood
10Prevention District Property Tax Fund. The county treasurer
11shall collect and deposit into the Fund the revenues generated
12by the property tax. The county treasurer shall, within 30 days
13of receiving tax revenues, disburse all revenues to the
14district.
 
15    Section 25. Disbursement of federal funds.
16    (a) Any reimbursements for the construction of flood
17protection facilities shall be appropriated to the district in
18accordance with the location of the specific facility for which
19the federal appropriation is made.
20    (b) If there are federal reimbursements to the district for
21construction of flood protection facilities that were built
22using revenues authorized by this Act, those funds shall be
23used for the early retirement of bonds issued in accordance
24with this Act.
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1paid, the remaining federal reimbursement moneys shall be
2remitted in equal shares to the drainage districts and sanitary
3district included within the boundaries of the district to be
4used for the continued long-term maintenance of federal levees
5and flood protection districts.
 
6    Section 30. Financial audit of the district. A financial
7audit of the district shall be conducted annually by a
8certified public accountant (CPA) that is licensed at the time
9of the audit by the Illinois Department of Financial and
10Professional Regulation. The CPA shall meet all of the general
11standards concerning qualifications, independence, due
12professional care, and quality control as required by the
13Government Auditing Standards, 1994 Revision, Chapter 3,
14including the requirements for continuing professional
15education and external peer review. The financial audit is to
16be performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing
17standards issued by the American Institute of Certified Public
18Accountants (AICPA) for field work and reporting, generally
19accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), and AICPA
20Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) current at the time the
21audit is commenced. The audit shall be made publicly available
22and sent to the county board chairperson and to the Secretary
23of State.
 
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1an annual budget for the district in accordance with the fiscal
2year adopted by the county board. The budget shall include
3expected revenues by source and expenditures by project or by
4function for the following year. The budget must be approved by
5the county board prior to any expenditure by the district for
6the fiscal year. The county board must approve or disapprove
7the budget of the board within 30 calendar days after the
8budget is received by the county board. If the county board
9does not act to approve or disapprove the budget within 30
10calendar days of receipt, it shall stand as approved. In
11addition, the board shall submit an annual report to the county
12board by the last day of the fiscal year detailing the
13activities of the district.
 
14    Section 40. Procurement. The board shall conduct all
15procurements in accordance with the requirements of the Local
16Government Professional Services Selection Act and any
17competitive bid requirements contained in Section 5-1022 of the
18Counties Code.
 
19    Section 45. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
20by changing Section 4A-101 as follows:
 
21    (5 ILCS 420/4A-101)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-101)
22    Sec. 4A-101. Persons required to file. The following
23persons shall file verified written statements of economic

 

 

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1interests, as provided in this Article:
2        (a) Members of the General Assembly and candidates for
3    nomination or election to the General Assembly.
4        (b) Persons holding an elected office in the Executive
5    Branch of this State, and candidates for nomination or
6    election to these offices.
7        (c) Members of a Commission or Board created by the
8    Illinois Constitution, and candidates for nomination or
9    election to such Commission or Board.
10        (d) Persons whose appointment to office is subject to
11    confirmation by the Senate and persons appointed by the
12    Governor to any other position on a board or commission
13    described in subsection (a) of Section 15 of the
14    Gubernatorial Boards and Commissions Act.
15        (e) Holders of, and candidates for nomination or
16    election to, the office of judge or associate judge of the
17    Circuit Court and the office of judge of the Appellate or
18    Supreme Court.
19        (f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency,
20    authority or board of the government of this State,
21    including but not limited to, the Illinois State Toll
22    Highway Authority, the Illinois Housing Development
23    Authority, the Illinois Community College Board, and
24    institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of
25    Trustees of the University of Illinois, Board of Trustees
26    of Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees of

 

 

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1    Chicago State University, Board of Trustees of Eastern
2    Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Governor's State
3    University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State
4    University, Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
5    University, Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
6    University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
7    University, or Board of Trustees of the Illinois
8    Mathematics and Science Academy, and are compensated for
9    services as employees and not as independent contractors
10    and who:
11            (1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
12        commission, board, division, bureau, authority or
13        other administrative unit within the government of
14        this State, or who exercise similar authority within
15        the government of this State;
16            (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
17        direct responsibility for the formulation,
18        negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
19        entered into by the State in the amount of $5,000 or
20        more;
21            (3) have authority for the issuance or
22        promulgation of rules and regulations within areas
23        under the authority of the State;
24            (4) have authority for the approval of
25        professional licenses;
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1        financial inspection of regulated nongovernmental
2        entities;
3            (6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
4        or administrative proceeding, or review the
5        adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial
6        or administrative proceeding within the authority of
7        the State;
8            (7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
9        employees of the State;
10            (8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming
11        rights or sponsorship rights regarding any property or
12        asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible,
13        or intangible; or
14            (9) have responsibility with respect to the
15        procurement of goods or services.
16        (g) Persons who are elected to office in a unit of
17    local government, and candidates for nomination or
18    election to that office, including regional
19    superintendents of school districts.
20        (h) Persons appointed to the governing board of a unit
21    of local government, or of a special district, and persons
22    appointed to a zoning board, or zoning board of appeals, or
23    to a regional, county, or municipal plan commission, or to
24    a board of review of any county, and persons appointed to
25    the Board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
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1    Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act, and
2    persons appointed to a board or commission of a unit of
3    local government who have authority to authorize the
4    expenditure of public funds. This subsection does not apply
5    to members of boards or commissions who function in an
6    advisory capacity.
7        (i) Persons who are employed by a unit of local
8    government and are compensated for services as employees
9    and not as independent contractors and who:
10            (1) are, or function as, the head of a department,
11        division, bureau, authority or other administrative
12        unit within the unit of local government, or who
13        exercise similar authority within the unit of local
14        government;
15            (2) have direct supervisory authority over, or
16        direct responsibility for the formulation,
17        negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts
18        entered into by the unit of local government in the
19        amount of $1,000 or greater;
20            (3) have authority to approve licenses and permits
21        by the unit of local government; this item does not
22        include employees who function in a ministerial
23        capacity;
24            (4) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial
25        or administrative proceeding, or review the
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1        or administrative proceeding within the authority of
2        the unit of local government;
3            (5) have authority to issue or promulgate rules and
4        regulations within areas under the authority of the
5        unit of local government; or
6            (6) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more
7        employees of the unit of local government.
8        (j) Persons on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois
9    Mathematics and Science Academy.
10        (k) Persons employed by a school district in positions
11    that require that person to hold an administrative or a
12    chief school business official endorsement.
13        (l) Special government agents. A "special government
14    agent" is a person who is directed, retained, designated,
15    appointed, or employed, with or without compensation, by or
16    on behalf of a statewide executive branch constitutional
17    officer to make an ex parte communication under Section
18    5-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act or
19    Section 5-165 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
20    Act.
21        (m) Members of the board of commissioners of any flood
22    prevention district created under the Flood Prevention
23    District Act or the Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention
24    District Act.
25        (n) Members of the board of any retirement system or
26    investment board established under the Illinois Pension

 

 

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1    Code, if not required to file under any other provision of
2    this Section.
3        (o) Members of the board of any pension fund
4    established under the Illinois Pension Code, if not
5    required to file under any other provision of this Section.
6    This Section shall not be construed to prevent any unit of
7local government from enacting financial disclosure
8requirements that mandate more information than required by
9this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 95-719, eff. 5-21-08; 96-6, eff. 4-3-09; 96-543,
11eff. 8-17-09; 96-555, eff. 8-18-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
12    Section 50. The Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act is
13amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
14    (50 ILCS 105/2)  (from Ch. 102, par. 2)
15    Sec. 2. No alderman of any city, or member of the board of
16trustees of any village, during the term of office for which he
17or she is elected, may accept, be appointed to, or hold any
18office by the appointment of the mayor or president of the
19board of trustees, unless the alderman or board member is
20granted a leave of absence from such office, or unless he or
21she first resigns from the office of alderman or member of the
22board of trustees, or unless the holding of another office is
23authorized by law. The alderman or board member may, however,
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1service. The alderman may also serve as a commissioner of the
2Beardstown Regional Flood Prevention District board. Any
3appointment in violation of this Section is void. Nothing in
4this Act shall be construed to prohibit an elected municipal
5official from holding elected office in another unit of local
6government as long as there is no contractual relationship
7between the municipality and the other unit of local
8government. This amendatory Act of 1995 is declarative of
9existing law and is not a new enactment.
10(Source: P.A. 89-89, eff. 6-30-95.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".