(65 ILCS 5/10-5-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-5-4)
Sec. 10-5-4.
If the corporate authorities of any city, village or
incorporated town, which adopts this Division 5, neglect, refuse or fail to
procure the insurance policies prescribed in this Division 5, within 30
days after the adoption hereof, except as provided in Section 10-5-5,
neglect, refuse or fail to keep such policies in force, then such city,
village or incorporated town shall be liable in an action at law to such
volunteer firemen or their estates, as the case may be, for all amounts
which would have been payable under the provisions of such insurance
policies had such policies been procured by such city, village or
incorporated town.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/10-5-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-5-5)
Sec. 10-5-5.
Any city, village or incorporated town which, at the time it
adopts this Division 5, is carrying insurance policies with provisions for
the payment of indemnities to volunteer firemen, shall have one year from
such time within which to procure insurance policies containing provisions
which meet the requirements of this Division 5.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/10-5-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-5-6)
Sec. 10-5-6.
Whenever the legal voters of such city, village or
incorporated town equal in number to 10% of the legal votes cast at the
last preceding general municipal election petition the city, village or
incorporated town clerk for the submission of the proposition as
to whether such city,
village or incorporated town, shall adopt the provisions of this
Division 5, then such clerk shall certify
the proposition accordingly, for submission
at an election in accordance
with the general election law, and if such proposition be not
adopted at such election, the same may in like manner be submitted to
any general municipal election thereafter.
The proposition shall be substantially
in the following form:
Shall the city (or village or incorporated town) of.... adopt YES Division 5 of Article 10 of the
Illinois Municipal Code providing for NO insurance coverage for volunteer firemen?
If a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition
shall be for such proposition, then this Division 5 shall be in force in
such city, village or incorporated town, as of the beginning of the
third month of the next fiscal year of such city, village or
incorporated town.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489 .)
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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 10 Div. 6 heading) DIVISION 6. QUAD CITIES OUTSOURCING PREVENTION TASK FORCE
(Repealed) (Source: P.A. 101-127, eff. 7-26-19. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-21.) |