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70 ILCS 2905/3-8
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 3 - Board Of Commissioners

(70 ILCS 2905/3-8) (from Ch. 42, par. 503-8)Sec. 3-8.             Actions to impose a fine or imprisonment for violation of a sanitary  district ordinance or resolution adopted under authority of this Act shall  be brought in the corporate name of the sanitary district as plaintiff.  Such actions shall commence with a complaint or a warrant. A warrant may  issue upon execution of an affidavit by any person alleging that he has  reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be named in the warrant  has violated a sanitary district ordinance or resolution. A person arrested  upon such a warrant shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the  proper officer for trial.Fines for the violation of sanitary district ordinances or resolutions  shall be established by ordinance or resolution and when collected shall be  paid into the sanitary district treasury at such times and in a manner  prescribed by ordinance or resolution.A person who is fined for violation of a sanitary district ordinance or  resolution may be committed to the county jail or to any place provided by  ordinance or resolution for the incarceration of offenders until the fine  and costs are paid. No incarceration, however, shall exceed 6 months for  any one offense. The committed person shall be allowed, exclusive of his  board, a credit of $5 toward the fine and costs for each day of  confinement. The sanitary district may make agreements with a county or  municipality for holding such persons in a facility operated by them for  the incarceration of violators of laws, ordinances or resolutions.    (Source: P.A. 78-1017.)
70 ILCS 2905/Art. 4 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 4 - Executive Director

 ARTICLE 4.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
70 ILCS 2905/4-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 4 - Executive Director

 (from Ch. 42, par. 504-1)Sec. 4-1.         Each district subject to this Act shall have a registered professional  engineer, who shall be appointed by, and subject to removal by, the Board.  He shall possess technical or specialized skill or knowledge in the field  of engineering.  The Board may satisfy this requirement by retaining an  engineering firm.Each district subject to this Act shall have an Executive Director, who  shall be appointed by, and subject to removal by, the Board. A member  of the Board may be considered for appointment as Executive Director, in  which event he shall not attend the portion of the Board's meeting in which  his appointment is being considered.  A member of the Board who is appointed  Executive Director may continue to serve as a member of the Board, but shall  receive no compensation as a member of the Board.  He  shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office or offices held  with the District.    (Source: P.A. 83-1422.)
70 ILCS 2905/4-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 4 - Executive Director

(70 ILCS 2905/4-2) (from Ch. 42, par. 504-2)Sec. 4-2.         The Executive Director shall be the chief executive and  administrative officer of the district and shall be responsible to the  board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district,  including but not limited to, the board's compliance  with subsection (b) of Section 3-3, and to that end he shall:(1) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all  officers and employees of the district, except as otherwise provided in  this Act, and except as he may authorize the head of a department or office  to appoint subordinates in such department or office.(2) Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Board and be  responsible for its administration after adoption.(3) Prepare and submit to the board and the Department of Natural  Resources, as of the end of the fiscal year, a  complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the  district and all subdistricts for the year, and submit any interim reports  that the Department of Natural Resources requests.(4) Keep the board advised of the financial condition of the district  and all subdistricts and make recommendations concerning their future  needs.(5) Attend all meetings of the board and, in so far as possible, its  committees.(6) Enforce all district ordinances and see that all contracts are  faithfully performed.(7) Advise, assist, and cooperate in fostering the interest of  institutions of learning and civic, professional, and employee  organizations in the improvement of personnel standards and conditions in  the district.(8) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Act or  required of him by the board, not inconsistent with this Act.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
70 ILCS 2905/Art. 5 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 5 - Taxing And Finances

 ARTICLE 5.  TAXING AND FINANCES
70 ILCS 2905/5-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 5 - Taxing And Finances

 (from Ch. 42, par. 505-2)Sec. 5-2. Bonds. Subject to the referendum provided for in Section 5-3, the board may  borrow money for corporate purposes on the credit of the corporation,  and issue bonds therefor, in such amounts and form, and on such  conditions as it shall prescribe, but shall not become indebted in any  manner, or for any purpose, to an amount, including existing  indebtedness, in the aggregate to exceed 5.75% of the value of the taxable  property, including property annexed pursuant to Section 2-11, in said district, to be ascertained by the last assessment for  taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness  or, until January 1, 1983, if greater, the sum that is produced by multiplying  the district's 1978 equalized assessed valuation by the debt limitation  percentage in effect on January 1, 1979; and before or at  the time of incurring any indebtedness, shall provide for the collection  of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt, as  it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof,  within 20 years after contracting the same.The bonds shall be sold to the highest and best responsible bidder  therefor. Notice of the time and place bids will be publicly opened  shall be given by publication in a newspaper having general circulation  in the district, once each week for 3 successive weeks, the last  publication to be at least one week prior to the time specified in the  notice for the opening of bids.  (Source: P.A. 96-1070, eff. 1-1-11.)
70 ILCS 2905/5-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 5 - Taxing And Finances

 (from Ch. 42, par. 505-3)Sec. 5-3.         No issue of bonds of the district shall be valid (except bonds to  refund an existing bonded indebtedness) unless the proposition of  issuing the bonds has first been submitted at a regular  election in accordance with the general election law and has been approved by a  majority of the voters of the district voting on the proposition.The proposition shall be  substantially in the following form:    --------------------------------------------------------------Shall bonds for the purposeof.... (state purpose), in                  YESthe sum of $.... (insert amount),       ----------------------be issued by The.... (insertname of district)?NO--------------------------------------------------------------    (Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
70 ILCS 2905/5-4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 5 - Taxing And Finances

 (from Ch. 42, par. 505-4)Sec. 5-4. All contracts for work to be done and supplies and materials to be  purchased by the sanitary district, the expense of which will exceed $10,000,    shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon not less than  21 days public notice of the terms and conditions upon which the contract  is to be let, having been given by publication in a newspaper of general  circulation published in the district, and the board may  reject any and all bids and readvertise. All purchases or sales of $10,000 or  less may be made in the open market without publication in a newspaper as  above provided, but whenever practical shall be based on at least 3  competitive bids. No person may be employed on the work except citizens of  the United States, or those who in good faith have declared their intention  to become citizens, and 8 hours constitutes a day's work.If a unit of local government performs non-emergency construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance work on the public way, the sanitary district may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the unit of local government allowing similar construction work to be performed by the sanitary district on the same project, in an amount no greater than $100,000, to save taxpayer funds and eliminate duplication of government effort. The sanitary district and the other unit of local government shall, before work is performed by either unit of local government on a project, adopt a resolution by a majority vote of both governing bodies certifying work will occur at a specific location, the reasons why both units of local government require work to be performed in the same location, and the projected cost savings if work is performed by both units of local government on the same project.  Officials or employees of the sanitary district may, if authorized by resolution, purchase in the open market any supplies, materials, equipment, or services for use within the project in an amount no greater than $100,000 without advertisement or without filing a requisition or estimate. A full written account of each project performed by the sanitary district and a requisition for the materials, supplies, equipment, and services used by the sanitary district required to complete the project must be submitted by the officials or employees authorized to make purchases to the board of trustees of the sanitary district no later than 30 days after purchase. The full written account must be available for public inspection for at least one year after expenditures are made. (Source: P.A. 100-882, eff. 8-14-18.)
70 ILCS 2905/5-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 2905/ - Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974.|Article 5 - Taxing And Finances

(70 ILCS 2905/5-5) (from Ch. 42, par. 505-5)Sec. 5-5.         The board of any sanitary district organized under this Act, when so  requested by the treasurer of the district, shall designate one or more  banks or savings and loan associations in which the funds and moneys received by the  treasurer, by virtue of his office, may be deposited. When a bank or savings  and loan association has been  designated as a depository it shall continue as such until ten days have  elapsed after a new depository is designated and is qualified by furnishing  the statements of resources and liabilities as is required by this Section.  When a new depository is designated, the board shall notify the sureties of  the treasurer of that fact, in writing, at least 5 days before the transfer  of funds. The treasurer of the district shall be discharged from  responsibility for all funds and moneys deposited in a bank or depository,  so designated, while such funds and moneys are so deposited.No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as  permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements  established pursuant to Section 6 of "An Act relating to certain investments of public  funds by public agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.    (Source: P.A. 83-541.)
70 ILCS 3615/Art. I heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article I - Purposes And Creation

 ARTICLE I.      PURPOSES AND CREATION.
70 ILCS 3615/1.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article I - Purposes And Creation

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.01)Sec. 1.01.     Short Title.         This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Transportation  Authority Act".    (Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)
70 ILCS 3615/1.03
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article I - Purposes And Creation

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.03)Sec. 1.03.     Definitions.     As used in this Act:"Authority" means the Regional Transportation Authority;"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation  Authority;"Construct or acquire" means plan, design, construct, reconstruct,  improve, modify, extend, landscape, expand or acquire;"Metropolitan Region" means all territory included within the territory  of the Authority as provided in this Act, and such territory as may be  annexed to the Authority;"Municipality", "County" and "Unit of Local Government" have the  meanings given to such terms in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois  Constitution;"Operate" means operate, maintain, administer, repair, promote and any  other acts necessary or proper with regard to such matters;"Public Transportation" means the transportation or conveyance of  persons within the metropolitan region by means available to the general  public, including groups of the general public with special needs, except  for transportation by automobiles not used for conveyance of the general  public as passengers;"Public Transportation Facilities" means all equipment or property, real  or personal, or rights therein, useful or necessary for providing,  maintaining or administering public transportation within the metropolitan  region or otherwise useful for carrying out or meeting the purposes or  powers of the Authority, except it shall not include roads, streets,  highways or bridges or toll highways or toll bridges for general public  use; and"Service Boards" means the Board of the Commuter Rail Division of the  Authority, the Board of the Suburban Bus Division of the Authority and the  Board of the Chicago Transit Authority established pursuant to the "Metropolitan Transit  Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945, as now or hereafter amended."Transportation Agency" means any individual, firm, partnership,  corporation, association, body politic, municipal corporation, public  authority, unit of local government or other person, other than the  Authority and the Service Boards, which provides public transportation,  any local mass transit district created pursuant to the "Local Mass Transit  District Act", as now or hereafter amended, and any urban transportation  district created pursuant to the "Urban Transportation District Act", as  now or hereafter amended, which districts are located in whole or in part  within the metropolitan region.    (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
70 ILCS 3615/1.04
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article I - Purposes And Creation

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.04)Sec. 1.04.     Establishment of Authority.A regional transportation authority shall be established upon a  favorable vote at the referendum held as provided in Section 1.05 of this  Act. Upon its establishment the Authority shall be a unit of local  government, body politic, political subdivision and municipal corporation.    (Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)
70 ILCS 3615/Art. II heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

 ARTICLE II.      POWERS.
70 ILCS 3615/2.01b
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

Sec. 2.01b. The Five-Year Capital Program.  By the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors, the Authority, after consultation with the Service Boards and after holding a minimum of 3 public hearings in Cook County and one public hearing in each of the other counties in the metropolitan region, shall each year adopt a Five-Year Capital Program that shall include each capital improvement to be undertaken by or on behalf of a Service Board provided that the Authority finds that the improvement meets any criteria for capital improvements contained in the Strategic Plan, is not inconsistent with any sub-regional or corridor plan adopted by the Authority, and can be funded within amounts available with respect to the capital and operating costs of such improvement.  In reviewing proposals for improvements to be included in a Five-Year Capital Program, the Authority may give priority to improvements that are intended to bring public transportation facilities into a state of good repair.  The Five-Year Capital Program shall also identify capital improvements to be undertaken by a Service Board, a transportation agency, or a unit of local government and funded by the Authority from amounts in the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund, provided that no improvement that is included in the Five-Year Capital Program as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly may receive funding from the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund.  Before adopting a Five-Year Capital Program, the Authority shall consult with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning regarding the consistency of the Five-Year Capital Program with the Regional Comprehensive Plan adopted pursuant to the Regional Planning Act.  (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
70 ILCS 3615/2.01c
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

Sec. 2.01c. Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund.(a) The Authority shall establish an Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund and deposit into the Fund an amount equal to $10,000,000 in 2008, and, each year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount deposited in the previous year increased or decreased by the percentage growth or decline in revenues received by the Authority from taxes imposed under Section 4.03 in the previous year.  Amounts on deposit in such Fund and interest and other earnings on those amounts may be used by the Authority,  upon the affirmative vote of 12 of its then Directors, and after  a public participation process, for operating or capital grants  or loans to Service Boards, transportation agencies, or units  of local government that advance the goals and objectives  identified by the Authority in its Strategic Plan, provided  that no improvement that has been included in a Five-Year  Capital Program as of the effective date of this amendatory Act  of the 95th General Assembly may receive any funding from the  Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund. Unless the  Board has determined by a vote of 12 of its then Directors that  an emergency exists requiring the use of some or all of the  funds then in the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement  Fund, such funds may only be used to enhance the coordination  and integration of public transportation and develop and  implement innovations to improve the quality and delivery of  public transportation.(b) Any grantee that receives funds from the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund for the operation of eligible programs must (i) implement such programs within one year of receipt of such funds and (ii) within 2 years following commencement of any program utilizing such funds, determine whether it is desirable to continue the program, and upon such a determination, either incorporate such program into its annual operating budget and capital program or discontinue such program. No additional funds from the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund may be distributed to a grantee for any individual program beyond 2 years unless the Authority by the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors waives this limitation. Any such waiver will be with regard to an individual program and with regard to a one year-period, and any further waivers for such individual program require a subsequent vote of the Board.  (Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)
70 ILCS 3615/2.01d
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

Sec. 2.01d. ADA Paratransit Fund. The Authority shall establish an ADA Paratransit Fund and, each year, deposit into that Fund the following amounts: (i) a base amount equal to $115,000,000 in 2012, and, each year thereafter, an amount equal to the final budgeted funding for ADA paratransit services for the current year, (ii) any funds received from the State pursuant to appropriations for the purpose of funding ADA paratransit services, and (iii) any additional funds necessary to fund the budget or amended budget for ADA paratransit services adopted or approved by the Board for the current year. The amounts on deposit in the Fund and interest and other earnings on those amounts shall be used by the Authority to make grants to the Suburban Bus Board for ADA paratransit services provided pursuant to plans approved by the Authority under Section 2.30 of this Act. Funds received by the Suburban Bus Board from the Authority's ADA Paratransit Fund shall be used only to provide ADA paratransit services to individuals who are determined to be eligible for such services by the Authority under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations. Revenues from and costs of services provided by the Suburban Bus Board with grants made under this Section shall be included in the Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Program of the Suburban Bus Board and shall be subject to all budgetary and financial requirements under this Act that apply to ADA paratransit services. Beginning in 2008, the Executive Director shall, no later than August 15 of each year, provide to the Board a written determination of the projected annual costs of ADA paratransit services that are required to be provided pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations for the current year. The Authority shall conduct triennial financial, compliance, and performance audits of ADA paratransit services to assist in this determination.  (Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)