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 1        AN ACT in relation to municipalities.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Municipal  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 4-5-16 as follows:

 6        (65 ILCS 5/4-5-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-5-16)
 7        Sec.   4-5-16.   Statement   of  receipts  and  expenses;
 8    examination of books and accounts; expenditure  greater  than
 9    appropriation.
10        (a)  In   municipalities   with  25,000  15,000  or  more
11    inhabitants, the council each month shall print  in  pamphlet
12    form,  a  detailed  itemized  statement  of  all receipts and
13    expenses of the municipality and a summary of its proceedings
14    during the preceding month. In municipalities with fewer than
15    25,000 15,000 inhabitants, the council shall print a  similar
16    statement  annually  instead  of  monthly.  The council shall
17    furnish printed copies of each statement  to  (i)  the  State
18    Library,  (ii)  the  city  library,  (iii)  all the daily and
19    weekly  newspapers  with  a  general   circulation   in   the
20    municipality,  and  (iv)  persons who apply for a copy at the
21    office of the municipal clerk.
22        (b)  At the end of each fiscal year,  the  council  shall
23    have   competent   accountants   make  a  full  and  complete
24    examination of all books and accounts of the municipality and
25    shall distribute the result of that examination in the manner
26    provided in this Section.
27        (c)  It is unlawful for the council or  any  commissioner
28    to  expend,  directly or indirectly, a greater amount for any
29    municipal purpose  than  the  amount  appropriated  for  that
30    purpose in the annual appropriation ordinance passed for that
31    fiscal  year.  A violation of this provision by any member of
 
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 1    the council shall constitute a petty offense.
 2    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)