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60 ILCS 1/80-75
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-75.         Donation of surplus property to a historical society or other  specified not-for-profit corporation.  Any property declared to be surplus by  the electors under Section 30-53 may by resolution of the town board of  trustees be donated to a historical society or other not-for-profit  corporation.  The resolution shall set forth the historical society or other  not-for-profit corporation's intended use of the property, and the board of  trustees may require that the transfer be subject to a reversion of the  property if the property is no longer used for its original intended use by the  historical society or other not-for-profit corporation.  The resolution shall  authorize the township supervisor to execute all documents necessary to  complete the transfer of the property.    (Source: P.A. 89-100, eff. 7-7-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
60 ILCS 1/80-80
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

(60 ILCS 1/80-80)Sec. 80-80.     Advisory referenda.     By a vote of a majority of  the township board, the township board may authorize that an advisory question  of public policy be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled  election in the township.  The township board shall certify the question to the  proper election officials, who shall submit the question in accordance with the  general election law.    (Source: P.A. 89-331, eff. 8-17-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 85 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

 ARTICLE 85.      TOWNSHIP CORPORATE POWERS, GENERALLY
60 ILCS 1/85-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-5.     Corporate name.     The corporate name of each township shall be  either ".... Township" or "The Town of .... (name of township)". All acts done  by the township and all actions by or against the township shall be in its  corporate name.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/85-12
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-12. 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.)
60 ILCS 1/85-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-15.     Township Officials of Illinois.     The township board may provide  for joining the township in an association of townships or a not-for-profit  corporation with membership consisting of, townships and may provide for the  payment of annual membership dues and fees. The member townships, acting  through the instrumentality, may provide and disseminate information and  research services and perform other acts for the purpose of improving township  government in Illinois. The instrumentality may be known as the Township  Officials of Illinois or another appropriate name as the member townships may  determine.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/85-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-20.     Merger of special district into township.     A special district may  be merged into a township as provided in Section 3.6 of the Intergovernmental  Cooperation Act.    (Source: P.A. 85-672; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/85-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-25.     Prompt payment.     Purchases made under this Code shall be made in  compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act.    (Source: P.A. 84-731; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/85-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-30. Purchases; bids. Any purchase by a township   for services, materials, equipment, or supplies in excess of $20,000 (other than  professional services) shall be contracted for in one of the following  ways:(1) By a contract let to the lowest responsible     bidder after advertising for bids at least once (i) in a newspaper published within the township, or (ii) if no newspaper is published within the township, then in one published within the county, or (iii) if no newspaper is published within the county, then in a newspaper having general circulation within the township.(2) By a contract let without advertising for bids in     the case of an emergency if authorized by the township board.This Section does not apply to contracts by a township with the federal  government.       (Source: P.A. 94-435, eff. 8-2-05.)
60 ILCS 1/85-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-35.     Retaining percentage of contract price; trust agreement.(a) Whenever any township has entered into a contract for the repair,  remodeling, renovation, or construction of a building or structure or the  construction or maintenance of a road or highway and the contract provides for  retention of a percentage of the contract price until final completion and  acceptance of the work, upon the request of the contractor and with the  approval of the township board, the amount retained may be deposited under a  trust agreement with an Illinois bank of the contractor's choice and subject to  the approval of the township board. The contractor shall receive any interest  on the amount deposited.(b) Upon application by the contractor, the trust agreement must contain, as  a minimum, the following provisions:(1) The amount to be deposited subject to the trust.(2) The terms and conditions of payment if the     contractor defaults.(3) The termination of the trust agreement upon     completion of the contract.(4) The contractor is responsible for obtaining the     written consent of the bank trustee, and any costs or service fees shall be borne by the contractor.(c) The trust agreement may, at the discretion of the township board and  upon the request of the contractor, become operative at the time of the  first partial payment in accordance with existing statutes, ordinances, and  township procedures.    (Source: P.A. 83-372; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/85-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-40.     Investment of public funds.     All funds of the township  shall be invested as provided in the Public Funds Investment Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/85-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-55.  Horse-drawn vehicles. The township board may, by  ordinance,  license and regulate horse-drawn vehicles operating within the township.  The  ordinance may also (i) prescribe regulations for the safe operation of  horse-drawn vehicles and (ii) require the examination of persons operating a  horse-drawn vehicle. Any annual fee charged for a license to operate a  horse-drawn vehicle may not exceed $50. Any fees charged for a license to  operate a horse-drawn  vehicle within the township must be used for the improvement of township roads.For the purposes of this Section, "horse-drawn vehicle" means any vehicle  powered by any animal of the equine family.       (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
60 ILCS 1/85-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

Sec. 85-60. 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 township that maintains a website must post on the township'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 township; and(2) the grievance procedures, if any, adopted by the     township to resolve complaints alleging a violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.(b) If a township does not maintain a website, then the township 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 township or a newsletter published by the township and mailed to township 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 township.   (Source: P.A. 96-650, eff. 1-1-10.)
60 ILCS 1/85-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

(60 ILCS 1/85-65)Sec. 85-65. Accumulation of funds. Township funds, including, but not limited to, general assistance funds and excluding the township's capital fund, shall not exceed an amount equal to or greater than 2.5 times the annual average expenditure of the previous 3 fiscal years.  (Source: P.A. 102-231, eff. 7-30-21.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 90 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

 ARTICLE 90.      CORPORATE POWERS EXERCISED BY COUNTY BOARD
60 ILCS 1/90-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

Sec. 90-5.     Township wholly within city.     In every township lying wholly  within any city of more than 50,000 population, all the powers vested in the  township shall be exercised by the county board of the county in which the  township is located, including all the powers vested in the electors at  township meetings and the township board. Where there is only one township  lying wholly within the city, however, the powers of the township board of that  township shall be retained by that township board.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/90-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

Sec. 90-10.     County clerk and treasurer as township officers.(a) The county clerk of the county in which a township described in Section  90-5 lies shall be ex officio township clerk and township assessor of each such  township, and the treasurer of the county shall be ex officio collector and  supervisor of each such township.  Those officers shall not be required to give  any additional bond on account of holding those township offices, but they  shall be liable on their official bonds for their acts as township officers in  the same manner and to the same extent as if the bonds had been given the  township officers.(b) County clerks and county treasurers who become ex officio township  officers under this Article shall not maintain any other or  different public office as township officers than those provided and  maintained for them as county clerk and county treasurer.    (Source: Laws 1905, p. 397; Laws 1917, p. 794; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/90-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

Sec. 90-15.     Highway commissioner abolished.     The office of highway  commissioner is abolished in townships described in Section 90-5.    (Source: Laws 1901, p. 314; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/90-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

Sec. 90-20.     Application to new township.     Whenever, by the annexation of new  territory or otherwise, any new or additional township comes to lie wholly  within the boundaries of any city to which this Article applies, all the  provisions of this Article shall at once apply to that township.    (Source: Laws 1901, p. 314; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/90-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

Sec. 90-25.     Election to adopt Article.(a) The electors of a township described in Section 90-5 may adopt and  become entitled to the benefits of this Article as provided in this Section.(b) Whenever 1,000 of the legal voters of the township who voted at the  preceding election petition the circuit court for the county in which the  township is located to submit to a vote of the electors of the township the  proposition whether the township and the electors of it shall adopt and become  entitled to the benefits of this Article, the court shall consider the petition  and enter appropriate orders in accordance with the general election law. If  the petition is found sufficient and the court orders the referendum, the clerk  of the circuit court shall certify the proposition and the court order to the  proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in  accordance with the general election law.(c) An election under this Article shall be conducted  in accordance with the general election law. If a majority of the votes cast  upon the proposition are for the proposition, this Article shall thereby be  adopted by the township, and the mayor of the city shall promptly issue a  proclamation declaring this Article in force in the township.(d) If the proposition is not adopted at the election, it shall, upon a  similar petition, be submitted to a vote of the electors of the township by the  court at any subsequent general State, county, city, or township election.  An  order shall be entered of record in the court submitting the proposition as  provided in this Section.    (Source: P.A. 81-1489; 84-1308; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/90-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 90 - Corporate Powers Exercised By County Board

(60 ILCS 1/90-30)Sec. 90-30.     Application.     Notwithstanding any provisions of this Article to  the contrary, this Article has no application to the office of township  assessor in townships described in this Article that are situated in counties  of 500,000 or more.    (Source: Laws 1947, p. 1733; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 95 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

 ARTICLE 95.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN FAVOR OF AND AGAINST TOWNSHIPS
60 ILCS 1/95-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

Sec. 95-5.     Civil action.     Whenever any controversy or cause of action exists  between any townships of this State or between any township and an individual  or corporation, the proceedings may be had in civil actions for the purpose of  trying and finally settling the controversy.  The proceedings may be conducted  in the same manner, and the judgment or order in the proceedings shall have the  same effect, as in other civil actions or proceedings of a similar kind between  individuals and corporations.  All process shall be served by leaving a copy of  the process with the township supervisor.    (Source: P.A. 83-346; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/95-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

Sec. 95-10.     Suit in township name.     In all suits or proceedings, the township  shall sue and be sued by its name, except where township officers are  authorized by law to sue in their name of office for the benefit of the  township.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/95-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

Sec. 95-15.     Witnesses and jurors.     On the trial of every action in which the  township is a party or interested, the electors and inhabitants of the township  shall be competent witnesses and jurors, except that in suits and proceedings  by one township against another, no inhabitant of either township shall be a  juror.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/95-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

Sec. 95-20.     Township common property.     Whenever, by any order or decision in  any civil action or proceeding brought to settle any controversy concerning  township commons or other lands or the common property of a township, or for  the partition of township lands, the right of any township is settled and  confirmed, the court in which the proceedings are had may partition the lands  according to the rights of the parties.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/95-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

Sec. 95-25.     Costs.     In all suits or proceedings prosecuted by or against  township officers in their name of office, costs shall be recovered as in  similar cases between individuals. Judgments recovered against a township or  against township officers in actions prosecuted by or against them in their  name of office shall be a township charge and when collected shall be paid to  the person or persons to whom the judgment was awarded.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/95-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 95 - Legal Proceedings In Favor Of And Against Townships

(60 ILCS 1/95-30)Sec. 95-30.     Tort immunity.     Civil actions against a township or township  employee shall be subject to the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees  Tort Immunity Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 100 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

 ARTICLE 100.      TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES
60 ILCS 1/100-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

Sec. 100-5.     Township attorney and other employees; compensation.(a) The township board may employ and fix the compensation of township  employees that the board deems necessary, excluding the employees of the  offices of supervisor of general assistance, township collector, and township  assessor. The township board shall fix the compensation of a township  attorney appointed by the township supervisor under Section 70-37.  The  township attorney shall not be considered a township employee for purposes of  the first sentence of this subsection.(b) The board shall set and adopt rules concerning all benefits available to  employees of the board if the board employs 5 or more employees. The rules  shall include, without limitation, the following benefits to the extent they  are applicable: insurance coverage, compensation, overtime pay, compensatory  time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave, and maternity leave. The rules shall  be adopted and filed with the township clerk within 6 months after July 1,  1992. Amendments to the rules shall be filed with the township clerk on or  before their effective date.(c) Unless otherwise provided and if approved by the highway commissioner,  the township board of trustees may employ and fix the compensation of a  separate township attorney who shall represent the highway commissioner.  Such  compensation shall be paid out of the township road fund.    (Source: P.A. 90-190, eff. 7-24-97.)
60 ILCS 1/100-10.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

Sec. 100-10.5.     Summons; violation of township ordinances.     In a township  that does not have a township enforcement officer appointed under Section  100-10, and the township board has contracted with the county sheriff or one or  more municipalities to furnish police protection in an unincorporated area of  the township as provided in Sections 30-150, 30-155, and 30-160, the county  sheriff or a peace officer of the municipal police department of a municipality  that has entered into the contract with the township board has the power to  issue summons for violations of township ordinances in the same manner as a  township enforcement officer under subsection (d-5) of Section 100-10.    (Source: P.A. 89-589, eff. 1-1-97.)
60 ILCS 1/100-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

Sec. 100-15.     Group insurance.     In addition to any powers that it may  exercise under the Government Salary Withholding Act, the township board may  provide, for the benefit of the township's employees, officials,  or retired officials and their  dependents, group life, health, accident, hospital, or dental insurance or any  combination of those types of insurance.  The insurance may include provision  for employees, officials, retired officials, and their dependents who rely  on treatment by prayer  or spiritual means alone for healing in accordance with the tenets and practice  of a well recognized religious denomination.  The township board may provide  for payment by the township of all or a portion of the premium or charge for  the insurance for covered persons, except that the township may not pay all  or a portion of the premium or charge for the insurance for retired  officials and their dependents. If the township board undertakes a plan  under which the township does not pay the entire amount of premiums or charges  for the insurance, the board may provide for withholding and deducting from the  compensation of its employees or officers amounts required to pay the  balance of the premiums or charges.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 89-326, eff. 1-1-96.)
60 ILCS 1/100-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

Sec. 100-20.     Prevailing wage.     The wages of laborers, mechanics,  and other workers employed in any public works by the township and the  wages of anyone under contracts for township public works shall be subject  to the Prevailing Wage Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/100-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 100 - Township Employees

(60 ILCS 1/100-25)Sec. 100-25. Compliance with ITAP requirements. A township must comply with the requirements of Section 405-335 of the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois concerning the Illinois Transparency and Accountability Portal (ITAP). A township may not submit employment information for the ITAP in a manner that is inconsistent with the requirements of Section 405-335 of the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  (Source: P.A. 97-744, eff. 1-1-13.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 105 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 105 - Township Land And Buildings, Generally

 ARTICLE 105.      TOWNSHIP LAND AND BUILDINGS, GENERALLY
60 ILCS 1/105-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 105 - Township Land And Buildings, Generally

Sec. 105-5.     Conveyance or lease for benefit of township.     Every conveyance or  lease of land made to any person or persons in any manner for the use and  benefit of a township or its inhabitants has the same effect as if made to the  township by its corporate name.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)