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60 ILCS 1/220-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

Sec. 220-5.     Care for the elderly.     Upon the request of the supervisor of  general assistance, the township board may enter into contractual agreements  with the operators of nursing homes, retirement homes, or other facilities for  the care of the elderly for the purchase of care for elderly public assistance  recipients.  All agreements shall be written and shall provide for the  rendition of services to the eligible residents of the township.  For  the purpose of purchasing care for the elderly, the township board may expend,  upon recommendation of the supervisor of general assistance, its funds and any  funds made available to it by other governments for general township purposes.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/220-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

Sec. 220-10.     Township committee for senior citizens' services.(a) The township board may appoint a township committee for senior citizens'  services comprised of not more than 9 members.  A minimum of one-third of the  committee shall be 55 years of age or older.  The initial members shall serve  their terms as follows: 3 members for 1 year, 3 members for 2 years, and 3  members for 3 years. Succeeding members shall serve 3-year terms.(b) Members of the committee shall select one of their number to  serve as chairman and may select other officers deemed necessary.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but  shall be allowed necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their  duties under this Section.(d) The committee shall cooperate with the Illinois Department on  Aging and with the Department of Transportation, whenever appropriate,  to develop and administer programs designed to maintain the  self-sufficiency and personal well-being of citizens residing within the  jurisdiction of the township  who are 55 years of age or older.(e) The committee may receive federal funds made available to the Department  on Aging or the Department of Transportation for the implementation of  federally approved senior citizens programs.  The local funding shall be  provided from the township general fund.(f) The committee may enter into service agreements or contracts for the  purpose of providing needed or required transportation services or make grants  to another governmental entity, not-for-profit corporation, or community  service agency to fund programs for senior citizens, subject to the approval of  the township board.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/220-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

Sec. 220-15.         Distributions from township general fund for benefit of  senior citizens. Whenever the electors attending an annual or special township  meeting determine that the general township fund of the township  contains funds not derived from a township tax levy that are not needed  for township purposes during the remainder of the then current fiscal year,  the electors may, by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds  of the electors attending the meeting, direct that all or any portion of the  funds be distributed to a for profit (or not for profit) and non-sectarian  organization that provides services or facilities to the township's older  inhabitants or to the board of managers of a township community building to be  used for the operation and maintenance of a non-sectarian activity and guidance  center for the older inhabitants of the township.  The electors attending the  annual or special township meeting may also, by a resolution adopted  by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of those electors attending, direct that  all or a portion of the available funds be expended directly by the township to  provide the services or facilities for older inhabitants described in this  Article.    (Source: P.A. 86-580; 86-1191; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/220-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

Sec. 220-20.     Purpose of senior citizen services.     Any service, activity,  facility, or guidance center for which township funds are expended or  distributed under this Article shall be maintained and operated, in addition to  any other purpose, for the following purposes:(1) To decrease the sense of isolation and dependence     that often accompanies old age.(2) To enrich the social and intellectual life of     older adults.(3) To help older adults meet practical problems     attendant on aging, such as health, diet, adjustment to changed circumstances, and finances.(4) To help older adults contribute to community     well-being as effective and useful citizens.(5) To help persons approaching retirement to     appropriately plan for it.(6) To organize community interest in generally     improving the climate of living for older adults.   (Source: P.A. 79-816; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/220-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

Sec. 220-25.     Limitation on action.     No action under Section 220-15 shall be  taken at any annual or special township meeting unless the notice of the  meeting, published at least 10 days before the meeting, included notification  that the matter of the expenditure of funds under that Section by the township  or the distribution of funds to an organization or board under that Section  would be raised at the meeting.    (Source: P.A. 79-816; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/220-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

Sec. 220-30.     Notice.     The township clerk or other township officer charged  with posting notices of the annual or special township meeting shall include in  the published notice of the annual or special township meeting a statement that  the matter of the expenditure of funds under this Article by the township or  distribution of funds to an organization or board under that Section will be  considered at the meeting if, at least 20 days before the meeting, there is  filed with the township officer a written statement, signed by at least 15  voters of the township, requesting that the notice of the meeting state that  the matter of the expenditure or distribution of funds under this Article will  be considered at the meeting.    (Source: P.A. 79-816; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/220-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

(60 ILCS 1/220-35)Sec. 220-35.     Use of funds; financial statement.(a) Any funds paid over to a for profit (or not for profit) and  non-sectarian organization or to the board of managers of a township community  building under this Article shall be used solely for the operation and  maintenance of a non-sectarian service, activity, facility, or guidance center  or for other services provided on a for profit (or not for profit) and  non-sectarian basis for the older inhabitants of the township.(b) Within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year of any service,  activity, facility, guidance center, or other services for which funds were  provided under this Article, the organization or board of managers, as the case  may be, that received the funds shall file with the township clerk  a complete statement of the financial affairs of the service, activity,  facility, or guidance center for that fiscal year.  The statement shall be  verified under oath and shall show, among other things, for the fiscal  year, (i) the amount expended in the operation and management of the service,  activity, facility, or guidance center and on what account; (ii) the amount of  township funds received; (iii) the amount and source of any other funds  received for those purposes; and (iv) the amount remaining on hand  for operation or maintenance of the service, activity, facility, or center.  The township clerk shall record the statement in the record book of the  township and shall cause the statement to be published in a newspaper  having general circulation in the township within 30 days after it is filed  with the clerk.    (Source: P.A. 86-580; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 225 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 225 - Services For Persons With Disabilities

 ARTICLE 225.  SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES    (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
60 ILCS 1/225-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 225 - Services For Persons With Disabilities

(60 ILCS 1/225-5)Sec. 225-5. Township committee on persons with disabilities.(a) The township board may appoint a township committee on persons with disabilities,  comprised of not more than 10 members, one of whom shall be a township  trustee appointed by the chairman of the township board.  A majority of the  committee shall consist of persons with disabilities.  The initial members shall serve their terms as  follows: 3 members for 1 year, 3 members for 2 years, and 3 members for 3  years. Succeeding members shall serve 3-year terms.  The initial  and succeeding trustee members shall serve 3-year terms or until termination of  their service as township trustees, whichever occurs first.(b) Members of the committee shall select one of their number to serve  as chairman and may select other officers deemed necessary.(c) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall  be allowed necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties  under this Section.(d) The committee shall cooperate with any appropriate public or private  entity to develop and administer programs designed to enhance the  self-sufficiency and quality of life of citizens with disabilities residing within the  jurisdiction of the township.(e) The committee may receive any available monies from private  sources. The township board may provide funding from the township general  fund. The township board may establish and administer a separate fund  for the committee on persons with disabilities and shall authorize all committee  expenditures from that fund.(f) The committee may enter into service agreements or contracts for the  purpose of providing needed or required services or make grants to another  governmental entity, not-for-profit corporation, or community service agency  to fund programs for persons with disabilities, subject to the approval of the township  board.(g) The committee shall report monthly to the township board on its  activities and operation.(h) For purposes of this Section, "persons with disabilities" means any persons with  a physical or developmental disability.  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 230 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 230 - Employment And Training Programs

 ARTICLE 230.      EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
60 ILCS 1/230-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 230 - Employment And Training Programs

Sec. 230-5.     CETA funds.     The township board in counties with a population of  less than 1,000,000 may receive funds from the United States under the  Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, Public Law 93-203, and may  disburse those funds together with any other township funds for the purposes  specified in that Act.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/230-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 230 - Employment And Training Programs

(60 ILCS 1/230-10)Sec. 230-10.     Job training; workers' compensation.     The township board may  expend monies for workers' compensation coverage of individuals who qualify for  township general assistance and participate in a job training or work program.    (Source: P.A. 85-1209; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 235 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 235 - Township Taxes

 ARTICLE 235.      TOWNSHIP TAXES
60 ILCS 1/235-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 235 - Township Taxes

Sec. 235-5. Township taxes for various purposes. The township board may  raise money, by taxation not exceeding the rates established in Section 235-10,  for the following purposes:(1) Prosecuting or defending suits by or against the     township or in which the township is interested.(2) Maintaining cemeteries under the control,     management, and ownership of the township and controlling, managing, and maintaining public cemeteries not operated for profit, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1c of the Public Graveyards Act.(3) Maintaining and operating a public nonsectarian     hospital under Article 175. This authorization does not apply to any township that avails itself of the provisions of Article 170.(4) Maintaining and operating a township committee on     youth under Section 215-5.(5) Providing mental health services under Section     190-10.(6) Providing services in cooperation with another     governmental entity, not-for-profit corporation, or nonprofit community service association under Section 85-13.(7) Maintaining and operating a township committee     for senior citizens' services under Section 220-10.(8) Maintaining and operating a township health     service that may provide, but is not required to provide or limited to providing, examination, diagnosis, testing, and inoculation and all necessary and appurtenant personnel, equipment, and insurance.(9) Accumulating moneys in a dedicated fund for a     specific capital construction or maintenance project or a major equipment purchase.  The annual budget and appropriation ordinance for the township shall state the amount, purpose, and duration of any accumulation of funds authorized under this Section, with specific reference to each project to be constructed or equipment to be purchased.  Nothing in this item precludes a township from accumulating moneys as provided in Section 6-501 of the Illinois Highway Code.(10) Executing the rights, powers, duties, and     responsibilities, or satisfying the liabilities or obligations, assumed from a road district abolished under the provisions of Section 6-133 of the Illinois Highway Code.(11) Any other purpose authorized by law.  (Source: P.A. 97-611, eff. 1-1-12.)
60 ILCS 1/235-13
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 235 - Township Taxes

Sec. 235-13.     Truth in taxation.     Tax levies by a township shall be subject  to the Truth in Taxation Act to the extent that Act applies.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/235-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 235 - Township Taxes

(60 ILCS 1/235-25)Sec. 235-25.         Tentative budget and appropriation ordinance and tax  for road purposes.  In each road district comprised of a single township,  the township board shall adopt a tentative budget and appropriation  ordinance for road purposes and shall levy the amount determined by the  highway commissioner and certify to the county clerk the amount necessary to be  raised by taxation for road purposes as provided in Section 6-501 of the  Illinois Highway Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 240 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 240 - Township Borrowing Money

 ARTICLE 240.      TOWNSHIP BORROWING MONEY
60 ILCS 1/240-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 240 - Township Borrowing Money

(60 ILCS 1/240-5)Sec. 240-5. Borrowing money.  The township board may borrow money (i)  from any  bank or financial institution if the money is to be repaid within 10 years  from the time it is borrowed or (ii) with the approval of the  highway  commissioner, from a township  road district fund, if the money is  to be repaid within one year from the time it is borrowed.  "Financial  institution" means any bank subject to the Illinois Banking Act, any savings  and loan association subject to the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985,  and any federally chartered commercial bank or savings and loan association  organized and operated in this State under the laws of the United States.         (Source: P.A. 93-743, eff. 7-15-04.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 245 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 245 - Transfers Among Township Funds, Generally

 ARTICLE 245.      TRANSFERS AMONG TOWNSHIP FUNDS, GENERALLY
60 ILCS 1/245-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 245 - Transfers Among Township Funds, Generally

Sec. 245-5.         Resolution at township meeting for transfer among  township funds.(a) The legal voters of a township at an annual township meeting or at a  special township meeting called for that purpose may, by  written resolution by a majority vote of the legal voters present and  voting on the resolution, transfer from one or more township funds to any other  township fund or funds, or to the general road and bridge fund, or to any fund  raised by taxation or bonds upon all the property in the township for roads  and bridges, the surplus of any fund or funds over and above an amount  necessary to meet township charges and expenses until the time of  receiving revenue levied at the next annual township meeting.  The fund or  funds ordered transferred shall be transferred and paid into the other  fund or funds and shall be paid out on proper orders of officers  authorized by law to expend the fund or funds.(b) A resolution adopted under this Section shall specify the estimated  amount of the proper and necessary charges and expenses of the township against  the fund or funds until the time of the receipt of revenue after the next  annual township meeting and the particular amount of surplus of the township  fund or funds to be paid over, shall designate the particular fund or  funds to be transferred to and paid into, and shall be submitted to the  township meeting in writing or reduced to writing before any vote is  taken on it.(c) Whenever it is desired to submit the resolution at a special township  meeting, a special township meeting may be called when the supervisor, together  with at least 25 voters of the township, file with the township clerk  a written petition stating the purpose for which the special township meeting  is to be called.  Upon the filing of the petition, the township clerk shall  give notice of the special township meeting in the same manner and for the same  length of time as notice is required to be given of the annual township  meeting.  The notice shall state the object of the special meeting.  The special meeting shall be held at the place of the last annual township  meeting.    (Source: P.A. 85-293; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/245-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 245 - Transfers Among Township Funds, Generally

Sec. 245-10.     Treasurer; payment of funds.     Whenever the legal voters at an  annual township meeting or a special township meeting direct the transfer  and payment of any surplus township fund or funds into some other township fund  or funds or into the treasury of the road and bridge fund for road and bridge  purposes under Section 245-5, the treasurer of the township fund or funds shall  pay those surplus funds into the other township fund or funds or into the  treasury and to the treasurer of the road and bridge fund and shall take credit  for the payment.    (Source: P.A. 84-1308; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/245-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 245 - Transfers Among Township Funds, Generally

Sec. 245-15.     Claim against transferred surplus.     Whenever any surplus  township fund or funds are paid into the treasury of the road and bridge fund  or into another township fund under this Article, any valid and enforceable  claim that any individual, firm, or corporation has to any part of the surplus  funds paid over shall become and be a valid and enforceable claim against the  township.    (Source: P.A. 84-1308; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/245-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 245 - Transfers Among Township Funds, Generally

(60 ILCS 1/245-20)Sec. 245-20.     Transfer of interest income.     The township board of any  township,  when  requested by the treasurer, may authorize the transfer of interest earned on  any of the  moneys of the township into the fund of the township that is most in need of  the interest.  This Section does not apply to any interest earned that has been earmarked or  restricted  for a designated purpose. This Section does not apply to any interest earned on  any funds  for the purpose of municipal retirement under the Illinois Pension Code and  tort  immunity under the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity  Act. Interest earned on these funds may be used only for the purposes  authorized for the  respective funds from which the interest earnings were derived.    (Source: P.A. 92-107, eff. 7-20-01.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 250 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 250 - Transfers From Township General Fund To Township General Assistance Fund

 ARTICLE 250.      TRANSFERS FROM TOWNSHIP GENERAL FUND TO TOWNSHIP GENERAL ASSISTANCE FUND
60 ILCS 1/250-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 250 - Transfers From Township General Fund To Township General Assistance Fund

(60 ILCS 1/250-5)Sec. 250-5.     Transfers from general fund to general assistance fund.     The  township board may direct the transfer of any amount from the township general  fund to the township general assistance fund that is not appropriated for  purposes other than general assistance and may provide for paying into the  general assistance fund any moneys received by the township from any source  other than taxes that can be made available for general assistance purposes.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 255 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 255 - Transfers From Road And Bridge Fund

 ARTICLE 255.      TRANSFERS FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
60 ILCS 1/255-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 255 - Transfers From Road And Bridge Fund

Sec. 255-5.     Transfer from road and bridge fund.     Whenever the road and bridge  fund of any township in a county with a population of 50,000 or  more contains  a balance no longer needed for road and bridge purposes, occasioned by the fact  that the township no longer has any roads or bridges under its jurisdiction,  the voters of the township at an annual township meeting or at a special  township meeting called for the purpose may, by resolution by a majority vote  of the voters present and voting on the resolution, transfer the balance  to the general township fund or to any other township fund or funds.  For a period of one year after the effective date of  this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the voters of a township at  an annual township meeting or at a special township meeting called for the  purpose may, by resolution by a majority vote of the voters present and  voting on the resolution, distribute funds from the road and bridge fund to  any township fund used for construction or maintenance of sewage or water  treatment facilities.    (Source: P.A. 92-539, eff. 1-1-03.)