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60 ILCS 1/55-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-5.     Legal voter and resident.     No person is eligible to hold any  office unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a resident of the  township for one year.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-6. Criminal conviction.  A person is not eligible to hold any office if that person, at the time required for taking the oath of office, has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony.  (Source: P.A. 99-546, eff. 7-15-16.)
60 ILCS 1/55-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-10.     Oath or affirmation.     Every person elected or appointed to the  office of supervisor, township clerk, assessor, trustee, commissioner of  highways, township enforcement officer, or collector, before entering upon the  duties of that office, shall take and subscribe, before any person authorized  to administer an oath of office, the oath or affirmation of office prescribed  by the Constitution. Within 8 days after the oath or affirmation is taken and  subscribed, it shall be filed in the office of the township clerk or the clerk  of the multi-township board, as the case may be, and the county clerk.    (Source: P.A. 86-769; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-15.     Neglect to take oath or affirmation.     If any person elected or  appointed to any of the offices specified in Section 55-10 neglects to take and  subscribe the oath or affirmation and cause the certificate to be filed as  required in Section 55-10, the neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-20.     Pound master; acceptance of office.     Every person appointed to  the office of pound master, before he or she enters on the duties of the office  and within 10 days after being notified of his or her election or appointment,  shall cause to be filed in the office of the township clerk a notice signifying  his or her acceptance of the office. A neglect to cause the notice to be filed  shall be deemed a refusal to serve.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-25.     Collector; bond; oath.     Every person elected to the office of  collector, before he or she enters upon the duties of the office, shall give  the bond required by law. If any person elected to the office of collector  does not give the security and take the oath or affirmation required under  Section 55-10 within the time limited for that purpose, the neglect shall be  deemed a refusal to serve.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-30.     Refusal to serve; forfeiture.     If any person elected to the  office of supervisor, township clerk, assessor, or commissioner of highways  refuses to serve, he or she shall forfeit to the township the sum of $25.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-35.     Entering upon duties of office before taking oath; forfeiture.     If any township officer who is required by law to take the oath of office  enters upon the duties of his or her office before taking the oath, he or she  shall forfeit to the township the sum of $50.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-37
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-37.     Misconduct of officers; penalty.     Every township officer who is  guilty of a palpable omission of duty, or who is guilty of willful and corrupt  oppression, malconduct, or misfeasance in discharging the duties of the office,  shall be guilty of a business offense and, on conviction, shall be fined not  more than $1,000.  The court in which the conviction occurs shall enter an  order removing the convicted officer from office.    (Source: P.A. 87-946; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-40.         Demand for books and papers by successor upon expiration of  predecessor's term. Whenever the term of any supervisor, township clerk, or  commissioner of highways expires and another person is elected or appointed to  that office, the successor, immediately after he or she enters upon the duties  of the office, shall demand of his or her predecessor all the books and papers  belonging to the office and under the predecessor's control.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-45.     Demand for books and papers by successor upon vacancy.     Whenever  any officer named in Section 55-40 resigns or the office becomes vacant in any  way, and another person is elected or appointed in the officer's stead, the  person so elected or appointed shall make the demand required under Section  55-40 of his or her predecessor or of any person having charge of those books  and papers.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-50.     Demand on executor or administrator of deceased officer.     Upon  the death of any of the officers named in Section 55-40, the successor of the  officer shall make the demand  required under that Section of the executors or  administrators of the deceased officer. The executors or administrators shall  deliver up, on oath, all records, books, and papers in their possession or  under their control belonging to the office and held by their testator or  intestate.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

Sec. 55-55.     Delivery of records.     It is the duty of every person going out of  office, whenever required under Section 55-45 or 55-50, to deliver up, on oath,  all the records, books, and papers in his or her possession or in his or her  control belonging to that office.  The oath may be administered by the officer  to whom the delivery is to be made. It shall also be the duty of every  supervisor and commissioner of highways going out of office, at the same time,  to pay over to his or her successor the balance of moneys remaining in his or  her hands as ascertained by the trustees of township accounts.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/55-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 55 - Qualification And Tenure Of Township Officers

(60 ILCS 1/55-65)Sec. 55-65.     Prohibited activities.     All township officers shall be  subject to the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 60 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 60 - Vacancies In Township Offices And The Manner Of Filling Them

 ARTICLE 60.  VACANCIES IN TOWNSHIP OFFICES AND THE MANNER OF FILLING THEM
60 ILCS 1/60-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 60 - Vacancies In Township Offices And The Manner Of Filling Them

Sec. 60-15.     Warrant of appointment.     When any appointment is made under  Section 60-5 or 60-10, the officers making the appointment shall cause the  warrant of appointment to be promptly filed in the office of the township  clerk, who shall immediately give notice to each person appointed.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/60-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 60 - Vacancies In Township Offices And The Manner Of Filling Them

(60 ILCS 1/60-20)Sec. 60-20.     Resignation of officer.(a) The township board may, for sufficient cause shown to them, accept the  resignation of any officer of their township. Whenever they accept a  resignation, the township clerk shall make a minute of the acceptance upon the  township records.  A resignation of a multi-township assessor, however, shall  be made to and may be accepted by the multi-township board, and the clerk of  the multi-township board shall make the minute upon the records of the  multi-township board and forward a copy of the resignation and minute to the  county clerk, the Department of Revenue, each of the township boards in  the multi-township jurisdiction, and the supervisor of assessments for  entry upon their permanent records.(b) Resignations become effective upon acceptance by the township  or multi-township board, as the case may be.    (Source: P.A. 85-694; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 65 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

 ARTICLE 65.      COMPENSATION AND FEES OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
60 ILCS 1/65-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

Sec. 65-5. Compensation of township officers. Township officers are entitled  to compensation at the rates specified in this Article for each day necessarily  devoted by them to the services of the township in the duties of their  respective offices.  Compensation set by a multi-township board for the multi-township assessor  shall be set at least 150 days before the election of that officer.  Compensation set by a township board for the township assessor and collector  shall be set at the same time the compensation of its supervisor is set. Compensation shall be for time served, and no township officer may receive compensation for any future or anticipated days of duty.   (Source: P.A. 97-736, eff. 7-3-12.)
60 ILCS 1/65-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

Sec. 65-10.     (Repealed).     (Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-670; predecessor Section repealed by P.A.  88-360.)
60 ILCS 1/65-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

Sec. 65-15.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 88-62.  Repealed by P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)
60 ILCS 1/65-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

Sec. 65-20. Road district treasurer; new township; multi-township  officers.(a) Compensation of township officers shall be set by the township board  at least 180 days before the beginning of the terms of officers,  including compensation of the road district treasurer, which shall be not less  than $100 or more than $1,000 per year.  Compensation of a township assessor and collector shall be set at the same  time as the compensation of the township supervisor.  Compensation of a  multi-township assessor shall be set at least 150 days before his or her  election.(b) The compensation to be paid to each officer in a new township  established under Section 10-25 shall be determined under this Section by  the township board of the township the whole or a part of which  comprises the new township and that has the highest equalized assessed  valuation (as of December 31, 1972) of the old townships that comprise the new  township.(c) At least 150 days before the  election of multi-township officers, the multi-township board may establish  additional pay of those board members for their services in an amount not to  exceed $25 per day for each day of services.(d) For the first term of a township consolidated or merged under Article 22 or 23, compensation for township officers of the consolidated or merged township shall be set by the Transition Township Board no later than the first day in April before the consolidated election at which the township officers are to be elected. (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
60 ILCS 1/65-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

Sec. 65-25.     Township assessor compensation.     The township assessor shall  receive for his or her services as assessor a sum as provided in the Property  Tax Code as full compensation for services performed by township assessors in  making assessments of property.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/65-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

Sec. 65-30.     Poundmaster fees.(a) The poundmaster shall be allowed the following fees for his  services: for taking into and discharging from the pound horses, asses, mules,  and neat cattle, 10¢ each; sheep or lambs, 3¢ each; and swine, 5¢ each.(b) The poundmaster may receive reasonable charges for the keeping  of animals described in subsection (a). The amount of the charge may be  regulated by the electors at a township meeting.    (Source: P.A. 86-1028; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/65-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 65 - Compensation And Fees Of Township Officers

(60 ILCS 1/65-35)Sec. 65-35.     Township collector commission.(a) The township or district collector shall be allowed a commission of  2% of all moneys collected by him or her, to be paid out of the respective  moneys collected. From that commission, the township or district collector  shall be allowed the following amounts of compensation for his or her services:(1) In counties of the first class, 2.2% on the first     $100,000 collected in the aggregate.(2) In counties of the second class, 1.5% on the     first $200,000 collected and 0.3% on the next $1,000,000 collected in the aggregate.(3) In counties of the third class, 2.2% on the first     $200,000 collected and 1.4% on the next $600,000 collected in the aggregate.(b) In addition, the township or district collector in townships other than  townships whose corporate limits are coextensive with cities or villages shall  be allowed, from the commission allowed under subsection (a), an amount  sufficient to pay his or her expenses necessarily incurred in the collection of  taxes, including office expenses, employees' salaries, and other necessary  expenses. This amount is payable only if the collector has submitted his or her  annual budget to the township board and the board has approved it.(c) After payment of the amounts described in subsections (a) and (b) to the  township or district collector as compensation for his or her services, the  excess of the commission allowed shall be paid into the township treasury,  except that in a township comprised of only one village or city whose corporate  limits are coextensive with the corporate limits of the township, the excess  shall be paid into the village or city treasury. The township or village board  or city council may allow, to the township or district collector of a township  whose corporate limits are co-extensive with the corporate limits of a city or  village, expense money to cover costs of collection out of the excess  commission.    (Source: P.A. 86-1028; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 70 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

 ARTICLE 70.  TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR
60 ILCS 1/70-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-5. Supervisor; bond.(a) The supervisor, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall  give bond to the township, with one or more sureties, (i) in at least double  the amount of money that may come into the supervisor's hands, if individuals  act as sureties, or (ii) only in the amount of money that may come into the  supervisor's hands, if a surety company authorized to do business in this State  acts as surety. The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful discharge of his  or her duties as supervisor and require that he or she safely keep and pay over  all money entrusted to his or her keeping as supervisor.  The bond shall be  approved by the township clerk and filed in the clerk's office with the clerk's  approval indorsed on it.(b) Whenever the township clerk ascertains that the bond has been forfeited,  the clerk shall institute suit against the supervisor. If the clerk fails or  refuses to institute a suit, any person interested in the matter may institute  a suit.    (Source: P.A. 101-519, eff. 8-23-19.)
60 ILCS 1/70-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-10.     Depository for township moneys.(a) The township board shall from time to time, when  requested by the supervisor, designate one or more banks or savings and  loan associations in which the funds and moneys of the township in the custody  of the supervisor shall be kept. When a bank or savings and loan association  has been designated as a depository, it shall continue as a depository until 10  days have elapsed after a new depository is designated and has qualified by  furnishing the statements of resources and liabilities required by Section 6 of  the Public Funds Investment Act.(b) When a new depository is designated, the township board shall notify the  sureties of the supervisor of that fact, in writing, at least5 days before the  transfer of funds. The supervisor shall be discharged from responsibility for  all township funds and moneys which he or she deposits in a depository  designated under this Section while those funds and moneys are deposited.(c) No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public  funds under this Section unless it has complied with Section 6 of the Public  Funds Investment Act.    (Source: P.A. 83-1362; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/70-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-15. Chief executive officer; fiscal duties; penalty for neglect.(a) The supervisor is the chief executive officer of the township.(b) The supervisor shall receive and pay out all moneys raised in the  township for defraying township charges, except those raised for the support of  highways and bridges, and for township library purposes.(c) The supervisor shall, within 30 days before the annual township  meeting, prepare and file with the township clerk a full unaudited statement  of the financial affairs of the township, showing (i) the balance (if any)  received by the supervisor from his or her predecessor in office or from any  other source; (ii) the amount of tax levied the preceding year for the payment  of township indebtedness and charges; (iii) the amount collected and paid over  to the supervisor as supervisor; (iv) the amount paid out by the supervisor and  on what account, including any amount paid out on township indebtedness,  specifying the nature and amount of the township indebtedness, the amount paid  on the indebtedness, the amount paid on principal, and the amount paid on  interest account; and (v) the amount and kind of all outstanding indebtedness  due and unpaid, the amount and kind of indebtedness not yet due, and when the  indebtedness not yet due will mature. The township clerk shall record the  statement in the record book of the township as soon as it is filed and  shall post  a copy of the statement at the place of holding the annual township meeting 2  days before the meeting is held. The clerk shall also read aloud the unaudited statement or provide a copy of the unaudited statement  to the electors at the annual township meeting.(d) Any supervisor or township clerk who wilfully neglects to comply with  this Section shall forfeit and pay to the township the sum of not less than $50  nor more than $200. The amount forfeited shall be sued for and recovered by the  township in its corporate name and shall be appropriated to repairs of highways  and bridges in the township.  (Source: P.A. 98-1108, eff. 1-1-15.)
60 ILCS 1/70-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-20.     Prosecution for penalties and forfeitures.     The supervisor shall  prosecute in the name of the township or otherwise, as may be necessary, for  all penalties or forfeitures given by law to the township or for its use and  for which no other officer is especially directed to prosecute, except as may  be otherwise directed by the electors at a township meeting.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/70-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-25.     Account of receipts and expenditures.(a) The supervisor shall keep a just and true account of the receipts and  expenditures of all moneys that come into the supervisor's hands by virtue of  the office, in a book to be provided for that purpose at the expense of the  township.  The book shall be delivered to the supervisor's successor in office.(b) This Section is subject to the Local Records Act.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/70-27
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-27. Attestation to funds endorsed by the supervisor. If a township supervisor issues a payout of funds from the township treasury, the township clerk shall attest to such payment. A township board may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section, including rules regulating the township clerk's attestation when the township clerk is temporarily unavailable, for payroll processing, and for the payout of funds made by cash, credit and debit card, electronic check, and other means. Attestation under this Section is not required by the township clerk prior to the issuance of an emergency financial assistance payout authorized by Section 6-10 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.   (Source: P.A. 100-983, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-519, eff. 8-23-19.)
60 ILCS 1/70-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-30.         Annual accounting to township board; certificate of  board.(a) Within 30 days before the annual township meeting, the supervisor  shall account to the township board for all moneys received  and  disbursed by the supervisor in his or her official capacity.(b) The supervisor shall provide each member of the township board with a  copy of his or her statement filed in accordance with Section 1 of the Public  Funds Statement Publication Act as soon as possible after filing the  statement.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 89-331, eff. 8-17-95.)
60 ILCS 1/70-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-35.     Periodic presentation of accounts to township board.     The  supervisor shall receive all accounts that may be presented to him or her  against the township and shall lay them before the township board at or before  their next meeting.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)