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TOWNSHIPS
(60 ILCS 1/) Township Code.

60 ILCS 1/70-30

    (60 ILCS 1/70-30)
    Sec. 70-30. Annual accounting to township board; certificate of board.
    (a) Within 30 days before the annual township meeting, the supervisor shall account to the township board for all moneys received and disbursed by the supervisor in his or her official capacity.
    (b) The supervisor shall provide each member of the township board with a copy of his or her statement filed in accordance with Section 1 of the Public Funds Statement Publication Act as soon as possible after filing the statement.
(Source: P.A. 88-62; 89-331, eff. 8-17-95.)

60 ILCS 1/70-35

    (60 ILCS 1/70-35)
    Sec. 70-35. Periodic presentation of accounts to township board. The supervisor shall receive all accounts that may be presented to him or her against the township and shall lay them before the township board at or before their next meeting.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

60 ILCS 1/70-37

    (60 ILCS 1/70-37)
    Sec. 70-37. Township attorney. The supervisor, with the advice and consent of the township board, may appoint a township attorney. The township attorney's compensation shall be fixed as provided in Section 100-5.
(Source P.A. 87-708; 88-62; 88-360; 88-572, eff. 8-11-94; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)

60 ILCS 1/70-40

    (60 ILCS 1/70-40)
    Sec. 70-40. Failure to perform duties; forfeiture and disqualification. If any supervisor refuses or wilfully neglects to perform any of the duties of the office under the preceding Sections of this Article, he or she shall forfeit to the township the sum of $50 and shall be disqualified to act as the supervisor of the township.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

60 ILCS 1/70-45

    (60 ILCS 1/70-45)
    Sec. 70-45. Supervisors in Cook County. The supervisors of townships in Cook County shall perform the same duties as supervisors of townships in other counties under township organization, except that they shall not be members of the county board or exercise any of the powers of county board members. They shall have the same compensation for their services prescribed by law for similar services rendered by other township supervisors.
    Township supervisors may serve as members of the Cook County Townships Public Aid Committee. The supervisors shall not receive additional compensation for duties associated with the Cook County Townships Public Aid Committee but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses related to service on the Committee.
    The compensation for a supervisor of a township in Cook County may not be increased during the term of office for which the supervisor is elected or appointed. An ordinance establishing compensation, including an increase or decrease in a supervisor's compensation, shall apply uniformly to the supervisors whose terms start after enactment of the compensation ordinance. A township is prohibited from decreasing the salary for a person elected as supervisor of a township while maintaining the salary of an incumbent. An ordinance that violates this paragraph is null and void.
(Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)

60 ILCS 1/70-50

    (60 ILCS 1/70-50)
    Sec. 70-50. Supervisor of general assistance. The township supervisor shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the township and shall administer the general assistance program in the township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(Source: P.A. 88-62.)

60 ILCS 1/70-55

    (60 ILCS 1/70-55)
    Sec. 70-55. Member of board of health. The township supervisor shall be a member of the board of health for a public health district as provided in the Public Health District Act.
(Source: P.A. 88-62.)

60 ILCS 1/70-60

    (60 ILCS 1/70-60)
    Sec. 70-60. Road district treasurer. In each road district comprised of a single township, the township supervisor shall be ex officio treasurer for the road district and shall execute a bond and have powers and duties as provided in Article 6 of the Illinois Highway Code.
(Source: P.A. 88-62.)

60 ILCS 1/Art. 73

 
    (60 ILCS 1/Art. 73 heading)
ARTICLE 73. HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONER

60 ILCS 1/73-5

    (60 ILCS 1/73-5)
    Sec. 73-5. Officer of township; election; powers and duties. The highway commissioner of each road district comprised of a single township shall have powers and duties as provided in Article 6 of the Illinois Highway Code.
(Source: P.A. 88-62.)