55 ILCS 5/ Counties Code.

(55 ILCS 5/5-1128)

Sec. 5-1128. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any power granted under this Code to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1129)

Sec. 5-1129. Annexation agreements. The county board of a county referenced in subsection (c) of Section 11-15.1-2.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code may, in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 11-15.1-2.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, retain jurisdiction over land that is the subject of an annexation agreement and is located more than 1.5 miles from the corporate boundaries of the municipality.

(Source: P.A. 95-175, eff. 1-1-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1130)

Sec. 5-1130. Leases of equipment and machinery. The county board of each county may, upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members, enter into one or more leases for a period of not to exceed 5 years for computer equipment, data processing machinery, and software, as may be required for its corporate purposes.

(Source: P.A. 95-810, eff. 1-1-09; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1131)

Sec. 5-1131. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication.

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each county that maintains a website must post on the county's website the following information:

(1) the name, office address, and telephone number of the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, if any, employed by the county; and

(2) the grievance procedures, if any, adopted by the county to resolve complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(b) If a county does not maintain a website, then the county must, within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, and at least once every other year thereafter, publish in either a newspaper of general circulation within the county or a newsletter published by the county and mailed to county residents the information required in item (1) of subsection (a) and either the information required in item (2) of subsection (a) or instructions for obtaining such information from the county.

(c) No home rule county may adopt posting or publication requirements that are less restrictive than this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.

(Source: P.A. 96-650, eff. 1-1-10.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1132)

Sec. 5-1132. Contractual assessments; renewable energy sources. A county may enter into voluntary agreements with the owners of property within the unincorporated areas of the county to provide for contractual assessments to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to real property.

(Source: P.A. 96-1032, eff. 7-14-10.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1133)

Sec. 5-1133. Counties of greater than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000; reporting of information; code of conduct for county appointees.

(a) A county board in a county with a population greater than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000 may by ordinance require any unit of local government or agency to which the county board chairman or county executive nominates and the county board confirms a majority of member appointments to provide the county with detailed information, including, but not limited to, the unit's or agency's finances, budget, contracts, employment, and ethics policies, in the manner and with the frequency specified by the ordinance. The ordinance may require the unit of local government or agency to immediately disclose to the county any internal or external findings of non-compliance with any law or regulation involving the unit of local government or agency and its personnel.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a county board may by ordinance adopt a code of conduct regarding the fiscal responsibility and procurement authority, as required by State law, local ordinance, or county board policy, as well as the accountability, transparency, and ethical conduct of county appointees, in addition to those requirements mandated by law for and applicable to the appointees to any unit of local government, agency, or commission for which the county board chairman, county executive, or county board serves as the appointing authority. The ordinance may provide that good cause for removing an appointee is established when an appointee violates the code of conduct. Appointees appointed by a county board chairman or county executive, with or without the consent of the county board, may be removed from office for violating the code of conduct by the county board chairman or county executive with concurrence by a 2/3 majority vote of the county board. The appointee shall be provided reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee prior to the vote. Appointees appointed by the county board may be removed by a 2/3 majority vote of the county board for violating the code of conduct after providing the appointee with reasonable notice of the violation and a hearing before the county board or its designee.

(c) The provisions of this Section do not apply to the removal of county superintendent of highways or county engineer as provided under Section 5-203 of the Illinois Highway Code.

(Source: P.A. 97-84, eff. 7-6-11; 98-779, eff. 1-1-15.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1134)

Sec. 5-1134. Project labor agreements.

(a) Any sports, arts, or entertainment facilities that receive revenue from a tax imposed under subsection (b) of Section 5-1030 of this Code shall be considered to be public works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. The county authorities responsible for the construction, renovation, modification, or alteration of the sports, arts, or entertainment facilities shall enter into project labor agreements with labor organizations as defined in the National Labor Relations Act to assure that no labor dispute interrupts or interferes with the construction, renovation, modification, or alteration of the projects.

(b) The project labor agreements must include the following:

(1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage for each class of labor organization employees;

(2) provisions establishing the benefits and other compensation for such class of labor organization; and

(3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes will be engaged in by the labor organization employees.

The county, taxing bodies, municipalities, and the labor organizations shall have the authority to include other terms and conditions as they deem necessary.

(c) The project labor agreement shall be filed with the Director of the Illinois Department of Labor in accordance with procedures established by the Department. At a minimum, the project labor agreement must provide the names, addresses, and occupations of the owner of the facilities and the individuals representing the labor organization employees participating in the project labor agreement. The agreement must also specify the terms and conditions required in subsection (b) of this Section.

(d) In any agreement for the construction or rehabilitation of a facility using revenue generated under subsection (b) of Section 5-1030 of this Code, in connection with the prequalification of general contractors for construction or rehabilitation of the facility, it shall be required that a commitment will be submitted detailing how the general contractor will expend 15% or more of the aggregate dollar value of the project as a whole with one or more minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, or businesses owned by a person with a disability, as these terms are defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1135)

Sec. 5-1135. Borrowing from financial institutions. The county board of a county may borrow money for any corporate purpose from any bank or other financial institution provided such money shall be repaid within 2 years from the time the money is borrowed. The county board chairman or county executive, as the case may be, shall execute a promissory note or similar debt instrument, but not a bond, to evidence the indebtedness incurred by the borrowing. The obligation to make the payments due under the promissory note or other debt instrument shall be a lawful direct general obligation of the county payable from the general funds of the county and such other sources of payment as are otherwise lawfully available. The promissory note or other debt instrument shall be authorized by an ordinance passed by the county board and shall be valid whether or not an appropriation with respect to that ordinance is included in any annual or supplemental appropriation adopted by the county board. The indebtedness incurred under this Section, when aggregated with the existing indebtedness of the county, may not exceed any debt limitation otherwise provided for by law. "Financial institution" means any bank subject to the Illinois Banking Act, any savings and loan association subject to the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985, any savings bank subject to the Savings Bank Act, any credit union subject to the Illinois Credit Union Act, and any federally chartered commercial bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union organized and operated in this State pursuant to the laws of the United States.

(Source: P.A. 98-525, eff. 8-23-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-1136)

Sec. 5-1136. Quotas prohibited. A county may not require a law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time. This prohibition shall not affect the conditions of any federal or State grants or funds awarded to the county and used to fund traffic enforcement programs.

A county may not, for purposes of evaluating a law enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of citations issued by the law enforcement officer to the number of citations issued by any other law enforcement officer who has similar job duties. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a county from evaluating a law enforcement officer based on the law enforcement officer's points of contact.

For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Points of contact" means any quantifiable contact made in the furtherance of the law enforcement officer's duties, including, but not limited to, the number of traffic stops completed, arrests, written warnings, and crime prevention measures. Points of contact shall not include either the issuance of citations or the number of citations issued by a law enforcement officer.

(2) "Law enforcement officer" includes any sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, county police officer, or other person employed by the county as a peace officer.

A home rule unit may not establish requirements for or assess the performance of law enforcement officers in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 98-650, eff. 1-1-15.)