65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-135) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-135)

Sec. 3.1-35-135. Clerk as collector. In any municipality having a population of less than 1,000,000 in which the corporate authorities have provided for the appointment of a collector, the corporate authorities may provide by ordinance that the clerk shall hold the office of collector.

(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-140) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-140)

Sec. 3.1-35-140. Marshal; duties. The marshal shall perform the duties that the corporate authorities prescribe for the preservation of the public peace and the observance and enforcement of ordinances and laws.

(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 40 heading) DIVISION 40. CITY COUNCIL

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-5)

Sec. 3.1-40-5. Composition. The city council shall consist of the mayor and alderpersons. It shall meet in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. It shall keep a journal of its own proceedings.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-10)

Sec. 3.1-40-10. Judge of elections. The city council shall be the sole judge of the election to office of the alderpersons. It shall also be the sole judge whether under Section 3.1-10-5 alderpersons are eligible to hold their offices. A court, however, shall not be prohibited from hearing and determining a proceeding in quo warranto.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-15)

Sec. 3.1-40-15. Rules; expulsion. The city council shall determine its own rules of proceeding and punish its members for disorderly conduct. With the concurrence of two-thirds of the alderpersons then holding office, it may expel an alderperson from a meeting, but not a second time for the same incident.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-20)

Sec. 3.1-40-20. Quorum. A majority of the corporate authorities shall constitute a quorum to do business. A smaller number, however, may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absentees under penalties (including a fine for a failure to attend) prescribed by the council by ordinance.

(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-25)

Sec. 3.1-40-25. Meetings. The city council may prescribe, by ordinance, the times and places of the council meetings and the manner in which special council meetings may be called. The mayor or any 3 alderpersons may call special meetings of the city council. In addition to any notice requirement prescribed by the city council, public notice of meetings must be given as prescribed in Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Open Meetings Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-30)

Sec. 3.1-40-30. Mayor presides. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the city council. Except as provided in Articles 4 and 5 of this Code, the mayor shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution, or motion except the following: (i) where the vote of the alderpersons has resulted in a tie; (ii) where one-half of the alderpersons elected have voted in favor of an ordinance, resolution, or motion even though there is no tie vote; or (iii) where a vote greater than a majority of the corporate authorities is required by this Code or an ordinance to adopt an ordinance, resolution, or motion. Nothing in this Section shall deprive an acting mayor or mayor pro tem from voting in the capacity as alderperson, but he or she shall not be entitled to another vote in the capacity as acting mayor or mayor pro tem.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-35)

Sec. 3.1-40-35. Deferral of committee reports. Upon the request of any 2 alderpersons present, any report of a committee of the council shall be deferred for final action to the next regular meeting of the council after the report is made.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-40)

Sec. 3.1-40-40. Vote required. The passage of all ordinances for whatever purpose, and of any resolution or motion (i) to create any liability against a city or (ii) for the expenditure or appropriation of its money shall require the concurrence of a majority of all members then holding office on the city council, including the mayor, unless otherwise expressly provided by this Code or any other Act governing the passage of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. Where the council consists of an odd number of alderpersons, however, the vote of the majority of the alderpersons shall be sufficient to pass an ordinance. The passage of an ordinance, resolution, or motion to sell any school property shall require the concurrence of three-fourths of all alderpersons then holding office. The yeas and nays shall be taken upon the question of the passage of the designated ordinances, resolutions, or motions and recorded in the journal of the city council. In addition, the corporate authorities at any meeting may by unanimous consent take a single vote by yeas and nays on the several questions of the passage of any 2 or more of the designated ordinances, orders, resolutions, or motions placed together for voting purposes in a single group. The single vote shall be entered separately in the journal under the designation "omnibus vote", and in that event the clerk may enter the words "omnibus vote" or "consent agenda" in the journal in each case instead of entering the names of the members of city council voting "yea" and those voting "nay" on the passage of each of the designated ordinances, orders, resolutions, and motions included in the omnibus group or consent agenda. The taking of a single or omnibus vote and the entries of the words "omnibus vote" or "consent agenda" in the journal shall be a sufficient compliance with the requirements of this Section to all intents and purposes and with like effect as if the vote in each case had been taken separately by yeas and nays on the question of the passage of each ordinance, order, resolution, and motion included in the omnibus group and separately recorded in the journal. Likewise, the yeas and nays shall be taken upon the question of the passage of any other resolution or motion at the request of any alderperson and shall be recorded in the journal.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-45) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-45)

Sec. 3.1-40-45. Ordinances; approval; veto. All resolutions and motions (i) that create any liability against a city, (ii) that provide for the expenditure or appropriation of its money, or (iii) to sell any city or school property, and all ordinances, passed by the city council shall be deposited with the city clerk. Except as provided in Articles 4 and 5 of this Code, if the mayor approves an ordinance or resolution, the mayor shall sign it. Those ordinances, resolutions, and motions which the mayor disapproves shall be returned to the city council, with the mayor's written objections, at the next regular meeting of the city council occurring not less than 5 days after their passage. The mayor may disapprove of any one or more sums appropriated in any ordinance, resolution, or motion making an appropriation, and, if so, the remainder shall be effective. However, the mayor may disapprove entirely of an ordinance, resolution, or motion making an appropriation. If the mayor fails to return any ordinance or any specified resolution or motion with his written objections within the designated time, it shall become effective despite the absence of the mayor's signature.

(Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-40-50) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-40-50)

Sec. 3.1-40-50. Reconsideration; passing over veto. Every resolution and motion specified in Section 3.1-40-45, and every ordinance, that is returned to the city council by the mayor shall be reconsidered by the city council at the next regular meeting following the regular meeting at which the city council receives the mayor's written objection. If, after reconsideration, two-thirds of all the alderpersons then holding office on the city council agree at that regular meeting to pass an ordinance, resolution, or motion, notwithstanding the mayor's refusal to approve it, then it shall be effective. The vote on the question of passage over the mayor's veto shall be by yeas and nays and shall be recorded in the journal.

This Section does not apply to municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)