Bill Text: IL HB3707 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Exempts expenses determined by the township board by resolution from being examined and audited by the township board at the township clerk's office. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1174 [HB3707 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3707-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 098-1174 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
80-10 as follows:
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(60 ILCS 1/80-10)
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Sec. 80-10. Board meetings; township and road district | ||||
accounts.
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(a) The township board shall meet at the township clerk's | ||||
office for the
purpose of examining and auditing the township | ||||
and road district accounts
before any bills (other than general | ||||
assistance, obligations for Social
Security taxes as required | ||||
by the Social Security Enabling Act, and wages that
are subject | ||||
to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act , or other | ||||
expenses determined by the township board by resolution ) are | ||||
paid , provided that payments made pursuant to a board | ||||
resolution shall be reviewed and verified at the next meeting . | ||||
The
board may meet at other times as they determine. The | ||||
township board may
consider and approve bills individually or | ||||
in a summary statement of any
number of bills.
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(b) Upon the request of the supervisor or of any 2 board | ||||
members, the
township clerk shall call a meeting at the time | ||||
requested and shall furnish to
the board members at least 48 |
hours' notice of the meeting.
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(c) The township board may declare a vacancy in the office | ||
of township
supervisor or trustee if the supervisor or a | ||
trustee has 5 or more consecutive
unexcused absences from | ||
regularly scheduled township board meetings.
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(d) The township board may adopt rules not inconsistent | ||
with this Code to
govern its meetings. The rules may provide | ||
for excused absences of
the supervisor or trustees from | ||
township board meetings.
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(e) All meetings of the township board shall be open to the
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public as provided in the Open Meetings Act.
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(Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-360; 88-670, eff. | ||
12-2-94.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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