093_HB0120
LRB093 03770 MKM 03805 b
1 AN ACT in relation to fire protection.
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 adding Section 11-6-1.1 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/11-6-1.1 new)
7 Sec. 11-6-1.1. Charge against non-residents.
8 (a) The corporate authorities of each municipality may
9 fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable
10 cost of the service for all services rendered by the
11 municipality against persons, businesses, and other entities
12 who are not residents of the municipality.
13 (b) The charge may not be assessed against residents of
14 the municipality or persons who request fire protection
15 coverage for an unprotected area and who pay to the
16 municipality an amount equal to the municipality's fire
17 protection tax pursuant to Section 11-7-1 of the Illinois
18 Municipal Code.
19 (c) The charge for such services shall be computed at a
20 rate not to exceed $125 per hour per vehicle and not to
21 exceed $35 per hour per firefighter responding to a call for
22 assistance. An additional charge may be levied to reimburse
23 the municipality for extraordinary expenses of materials used
24 in rendering such services. No charge shall be made for
25 services for which the total charge would be less than $50.
26 (d) All revenue from the charges assessed pursuant to
27 this Section shall be deposited into the general fund of the
28 municipality.
29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
30 becoming law.