(65 ILCS 5/11-134-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-134-1)
Sec. 11-134-1.
Any city with a population of 25,000 or more but less than
500,000 which owns or operates its waterworks system, may contract with any
person for the filtration and treatment of its water supply.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-134-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-134-2)
Sec. 11-134-2.
The city council of any city availing itself of the
provisions of this Division 134, shall adopt an ordinance, incorporating
therein the contract to be entered into and authorizing the execution
thereof on behalf of the city. The contract, among other things, (1) shall
describe in a general way the plans and equipment to be constructed for the
purpose of such filtration and treatment, (2) shall refer to and make a
part thereof the plans and specifications for the plants and equipment, (3)
shall provide for the manner, terms, and conditions upon which the water is
to be filtered and treated, (4) shall provide for and fix the rate at which
the water will be filtered and treated, and (5) may prescribe a method of
redetermining that rate in the event such redetermination is provided for
by the terms of the contract. The rate so fixed and the method so
prescribed for redetermining the rate shall not be modified during the term
of the contract without the consent of both the city and the other
contracting party.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-134-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-134-3)
Sec. 11-134-3.
Such a contract may provide that the city has the right, at
its option, to acquire the filtration and treatment plants and equipment to
be constructed, upon the terms and conditions therein set forth. Filtration
and treatment plants and equipment so acquired by any city shall become a
part of its waterworks system, and the revenue derived therefrom shall be
deposited at all times in the water fund of the city provided for in
Section 11-134-5, for the uses and purposes therein specified.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-134-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-134-4)
Sec. 11-134-4.
At all times during the term of such a contract the city
shall establish, maintain, and collect rates for water supplied or
delivered to its water consumers sufficient to enable the city to pay for
all water filtered and treated under the terms of the contract at the rates
therein provided for. But this provision does not relieve the city from any
obligation to maintain such other rates as may be imposed upon it under the
terms of any other statutory provision or contract.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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