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55 ILCS 5/6-31004
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 (from Ch. 34, par. 6-31004)Sec. 6-31004. Overdue reports.(a) In the event the required reports for  a county are not filed with the Comptroller in accordance with Section 6-31003  within 180 days after the close of the fiscal year of the county, the  Comptroller shall notify the county board in writing that the reports are  due, and may also grant an extension of time of up to 60 days for the  filing of the reports.  In the event the required reports are not filed  within the time specified in such written notice, the Comptroller shall  cause the audit to be performed and the audit report prepared by an auditor or auditors.(b) The Comptroller may decline to order an audit and the preparation of  an  audit report if an initial examination of the books and records of the  governmental unit indicates that the books and records of the governmental unit  are inadequate or unavailable due to the passage of time or the occurrence of a  natural disaster.(c) The State Comptroller may grant extensions for delinquent audits or reports.  The Comptroller may charge a county a fee for a delinquent audit or report of $5 per day for the first 15 days past due, $10 per day for 16 through 30 days past due, $15 per day for 31 through 45 days past due, and $20 per day for the 46th day and every day thereafter. These amounts may be reduced at the Comptroller's discretion.  All fees collected under this subsection (c) shall be deposited into the Comptroller's Administrative Fund. (Source: P.A. 101-419, eff. 1-1-20.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31005
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 (from Ch. 34, par. 6-31005)Sec. 6-31005. Funds managed by county officials. In addition to any  other audit required by this Division, the County Board shall cause an  audit to be made of all funds and accounts under the management or control  of a county official as soon as possible after such official leaves office  for any reason.  The audit shall be filed with the county board not later  than 180 days after the official leaves office. The audit shall be performed   and the audit report shall be prepared and filed with the  Chairman of the County Board by an auditor.As used in this Section, "county official" means any elected county officer  or any officer appointed by the county board who is charged with the management  or control of any county funds; and "audit" means a post facto examination  of books, documents, records, and other evidence relating to the obligation,  receipt, expenditure or use of public funds of the county, including  governmental operations relating to such obligations, receipt, expenditure or use.  (Source: P.A. 101-419, eff. 1-1-20.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31008
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 (from Ch. 34, par. 6-31008)Sec. 6-31008. Expenses of audit. The expenses of conducting the  audit and making the required audit report or financial statement for each  county, whether ordered by the county board or the Comptroller, shall be  paid by the county and the county board shall make provisions for such  payment. If the audit is made by an auditor or auditors retained by  the Comptroller, the county, through the county board, shall pay to the  Comptroller reasonable compensation and expenses to reimburse him for the  cost of making such audit.  Moneys paid to the Comptroller pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be  deposited into the Comptroller's Audit Expense Revolving Fund.Such expenses shall be paid from the general corporate fund of the  county.Contracts for the performance of audits required by this Division may  be entered into without competitive bidding.  (Source: P.A. 101-419, eff. 1-1-20.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31009
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 (from Ch. 34, par. 6-31009)Sec. 6-31009.     Public records.     All audit reports and financial  statements are public records and shall be open to public inspection. The  clerk of the county board shall furnish a copy of the audit report or  financial statement to any person making a request and paying the fee  therefor. The fee shall be set by the county board and shall not exceed $15.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31010
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 (from Ch. 34, par. 6-31010)Sec. 6-31010.     Construction.     The provisions of this Division  shall not be construed to relieve any officer of any duty otherwise  required of him by law with relation to the auditing, management,  collection or disbursement of public funds. Failure of the county board to  comply with any of the provisions of this Division shall not  affect the legality of any taxes levied by the county board.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31011
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 (from Ch. 34, par. 6-31011)Sec. 6-31011.     Audit committee.     The corporate authorities of a county  may establish an audit committee, and may appoint members of the corporate  authority or other appropriate officers to the committee, to review audit  reports prepared under this Division and any other financial reports and  documents, including management letters prepared by or on behalf of the county.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31012
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

Sec. 6-31012. Audit report disclosure. Each fiscal year, within 60 days of the close of an audit under this Division, the auditor conducting the audit of all of the funds and accounts of a county shall do each of the following:(1) Provide a copy of any management letter and a     copy of any audited financial statements to each member of the county board. If the county maintains an Internet website, the county board shall post this information to its website.(2) Present the information from the audit to the     county board either in person or by a live phone or web connection during a public meeting.  (Source: P.A. 98-738, eff. 1-1-15.)
55 ILCS 5/6-31013
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

Sec. 6-31013. Transitional audits.(a) No later than 10 days after certification of the election results, the county board chairperson, county board president, or county executive shall notify newly elected countywide officials of the option for an auditor to conduct a transitional audit at the county's expense. An elected county auditor shall conduct the audit upon a request of the newly elected countywide official.  In a county that does not have an elected county auditor, the newly elected countywide official may hire a qualified auditing firm. The county board shall pay all costs associated with an audit. The transitional audit shall examine funds expended by the official for whom the newly elected official is taking over and report if the expended funds were consistent with the county board's financial allocations to that official.(b) A county board shall give the option for a transitional financial audit to all county officials elected in or after November 2016.(c) A home rule county shall not regulate transitional audits in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.   (Source: P.A. 101-544, eff. 8-23-19.)
55 ILCS 5/Div. 6-32 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 DIVISION 6-32.      EMERGENCY DISASTER FUND
55 ILCS 5/6-32005
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

Sec. 6-32005.     Establishment of Fund.     The county board may, by a majority  vote of all of its members, establish an Emergency Disaster Fund ("the Fund")  for the county.  Moneys may be appropriated from the county's general revenues  to the Fund in the county's annual budget or annual appropriation bill.  Interest earned from the investment of moneys in the Fund may be transferred to  the county's general fund.  Moneys held in the Fund shall at no time exceed  0.2% of the total equalized assessed valuation of all property in the county  subject to taxation by the county.    (Source: P.A. 88-387.)
55 ILCS 5/6-32010
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

Sec. 6-32010.     Expenditures from Fund.(a) Moneys in the Fund may be used to pay the county's expenses incurred in  an emergency within the county declared by the Governor.  Moneys in the Fund  also may be used to pay the county's extraordinary expenses in an emergency  declared by a majority vote of all the members of the county board.  Moneys in  the Fund shall not be used to pay the county's routine expenses.(b) No moneys shall be expended from the Fund except by a majority vote of  all the members of the county board.    (Source: P.A. 88-387.)
55 ILCS 5/Div. 6-33 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 DIVISION 6-33.      BONDS FOR FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT FACILITIES
55 ILCS 5/6-33005
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

Sec. 6-33005.     County over 3,000,000.(a) Any county with a population over 3,000,000 may borrow money and in  evidence of that borrowing issue bonds or notes for the purpose of paying costs  of constructing, acquiring, equipping, repairing, and renovating any buildings  or other improvements to land of a forest preserve district located within the  county or providing equipment for the district, as the county and the district  may agree, or for the purpose of lending money to the district to pay those  costs.  The bonds or notes shall mature within 30 years of their issuance.(b) The county may enter into leases, installment sale contracts, or loan  agreements with the forest preserve district pertaining to those buildings,  improvements, or equipment.  The terms of any lease, installment sale contract,  or loan agreements may provide for payments to the county sufficient to provide  amounts to pay when due all principal and interest on the bonds or notes issued  by the county for that purpose. The bonds or notes of the county may be made  payable from amounts received from the forest preserve district or may be  general obligations of the county, or both, as the board  of commissioners of  the county shall determine in its ordinance authorizing the bonds or notes.    (Source: P.A. 88-503; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
55 ILCS 5/Div. 6-34 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

 DIVISION 6-34.  REPORT OF RTA OCCUPATION TAXES    (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
55 ILCS 5/6-34000
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 6 - Finance

(55 ILCS 5/6-34000)Sec. 6-34000. Report on funds received under the Regional Transportation Authority Act.  If the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority adopts an ordinance under Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act imposing a retailers' occupation tax and  a service occupation tax at the rate of 0.75% in the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will, then the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties shall each report to the General Assembly and the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability by March 1 of the year following the adoption of the ordinance and March 1 of each year thereafter.  That report shall include the total amounts received by the County under subsection (n) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act and the expenditures and obligations of the County using those funds during the previous calendar year.  (Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)
55 ILCS 5/Art. 7 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 7 - Continuation Of Prior Law - Statutes Amended And Repealed

 ARTICLE 7.      CONTINUATION OF PRIOR LAW - STATUTES AMENDED AND REPEALED
55 ILCS 5/Div. 7-1 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 7 - Continuation Of Prior Law - Statutes Amended And Repealed

 Division 7-1.      Continuation of Prior Law
55 ILCS 5/7-1001
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 7 - Continuation Of Prior Law - Statutes Amended And Repealed

(55 ILCS 5/7-1001) (from Ch. 34, par. 7-1001)Sec. 7-1001.     Continuation of prior law.     The provisions of this Code,  insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of any  prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior statute  and not as a new enactment, notwithstanding the repeal of the prior statute.If in any other statute reference is made to an Act of the General Assembly,  or a Section of such an Act, which Act or Section is continued in this  Code, such reference shall be held to refer to the Act or Section thereof  so continued in this Code.In the case of any Section of the various laws of which this Code is  comprised which is added or amended by another Act of this Eighty-sixth  General Assembly, it is intended that such Section as added or amended be  construed with this Code and be given effect as if it were made a part of  this Code, notwithstanding the repeal of such law by this Code.  In the  case of any Section of the various laws of which this Code is composed  which is repealed by another Act of this Eighty-sixth General Assembly, it  is intended that such Section be rerepealed by this Code.Section 13 of "The County Home Act", approved April 11, 1967, as amended,  (Ch. 34, par. 5373) and Section 24 of "An Act concerning county treasurers,  in counties containing more than 150,000 inhabitants, and concerning public  funds within their custody and control and the interest thereon, and to  repeal all acts or part of acts in conflict therewith", approved June 29,  1915, as amended, (Ch. 36, par. 40) are determined to be obsolete and are  repealed without being continued in this Code.In this Code, the caption of each Section is intended to be generally  descriptive of the text of the Section. The caption is not a part of the  text of the Section and is not intended to limit the meaning or application  of the Section.In this Code, the reference at the end of each Section indicates its most  recent source or sources in the Laws of Illinois.  Such references are  included for convenient reference and to indicate the source of the text  being incorporated; however, they are not a part of the text of the Section.Nothing in this Code shall be construed to deny, limit or preempt the  exercise of any power by a home rule unit, as defined in Section 6 of  Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, where no such denial, limitation  or preemption existed under the corresponding prior statute.Nothing in this Code shall be construed to create a State mandate, as  defined in Section 3 of The State Mandates Act, where no such mandate  existed under the corresponding prior statute.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 1 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 1 - Short Title And General Provisions

 ARTICLE 1.  SHORT TITLE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
60 ILCS 1/1-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 1 - Short Title And General Provisions

Sec. 1-1.     Short title.     This Act may be cited as the Township Code.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/1-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 1 - Short Title And General Provisions

(60 ILCS 1/1-5)Sec. 1-5.     Use of terms.(a) A reference in another Act to a town (other than an incorporated  town) shall be deemed a reference to a township as that term is used in this  Code.(b) A reference in another Act to the board of trustees of a town (other  than an incorporated town) or township, the board of town trustees, or the  board of township trustees shall be deemed a reference to the township  board as that term is used in this Code.(c) A reference in another Act to an officer of a town (other than an  incorporated town) shall be deemed a reference to a township officer as  that term is used in this Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 5 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

 ARTICLE 5.  ADOPTION OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION
60 ILCS 1/5-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-5.     Vote on organization.     At any general election held in the several  counties in this State, the qualified voters in any county may vote for or  against township organization in the county.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-10.     Referendum.     Whenever a proposition or public question is required  to be submitted under this Code for approval or rejection by the electors at an  election, the time and manner of conducting the referendum shall be in  accordance with the general election law.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-15.     Form of proposition.     The county board, on the petition of  10% or  more of the legal voters of the county, shall certify and cause to be  submitted to the  voters of the county the question of township organization under this Article.  The proposition shall be substantially in the form:  "For township  organization" or "Against township organization".    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 89-365, eff. 8-18-95.)
60 ILCS 1/5-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-20.     Abstract of election returns.     The county clerk shall enter an  abstract of the returns of the election, prepared and certified as in elections  for county officers, file the abstract in the records of the county, and  certify an exact copy of the abstract and cause it to be delivered  to the  State Comptroller.    (Source: P.A. 83-343; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-25.     Effect of vote.     If it appears by the returns of the election that  a majority of the legal voters of the county are for township organization,  then, the county so voting in favor of adopting township organization shall be  governed by and subject to the provisions of this Code on and after the first  Tuesday of April of the next succeeding odd-numbered year. A majority of the  voters voting at the election shall be deemed a majority of the voters of the  county.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-30.     Appointment of commissioners to divide county into townships.     The  presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the  county board, shall at the next session of the county board appoint 3  commissioners to divide the county into townships. The commissioners shall be  residents of the county.  The commissioners shall be paid for their services by  the county.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-35.     Division of county into townships.     The commissioners shall  proceed to divide the county into townships, making them conform to the  townships according to government surveys. Fractional townships may be attached  to adjoining townships if the number of the inhabitants or the amount of  territory of a fractional township is not sufficient for a separate township.  If a township has too few inhabitants for a separate organization, then the  township may be added to some adjoining township or divided between 2 or  more townships for the time being. When a creek or river so divides a township  that it is inconvenient for transacting township business, the creek or river  may be made the township boundary, and the fractions so formed may be disposed  of as other fractional townships.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-40.     Township names.     Townships shall be named in accordance with the  express wish of the inhabitants of the township. If there is not a degree of  unanimity as to the name, the commissioners may designate the name. The county  board may change the name of any township in its county upon a petition of a  majority of the voters of the township. No 2 townships in the State shall have  the same name.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-45.     Commissioners' report.     The commissioners shall make a written  report of their proceedings, giving the names and bounds of each township. They  shall present the report to the county clerk on or before the first day of  March next succeeding.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-50.     Abstract of commissioners' report.     The county clerk shall, within  30 days after receiving the commissioners' report, transmit by mail to the  Secretary of State an abstract of the report.  The abstract shall give the  bounds of each township and the name designated for each township.  The clerk  shall record the commissioners' report in a book kept for that purpose.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-55. Duplicate township names. If the Secretary of State, on comparing  the abstracts of the reports from the several counties, finds that any 2 or  more townships within a single county are named alike, he or she shall so inform the clerk of the county. The county board of that county shall, at its next  meeting, adopt for one of the townships a different name. When the name is adopted,  the county clerk shall inform the Secretary of State as provided in Section  5-50.  (Source: P.A. 102-148, eff. 7-23-21.)
60 ILCS 1/5-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-60.     Record of township names and boundaries.     The Secretary of State  shall keep a record of the names and boundaries of the several townships.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/5-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 5 - Adoption Of Township Organization

Sec. 5-65.     Township election.     The township election shall be scheduled in  accordance with and conducted in the manner required by the Election Code.    (Source: P.A. 87-471; 88-62.)