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60 ILCS 1/150-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-10. Resolution for bond issuance; referendum. Beginning August 16,  1993, the board of managers elected under Section 150-15 in a township having a  population of not more than 25,000 (according to the last preceding federal  census) shall initiate proceedings for the issuance of bonds under this Article  by adopting a resolution proposing the issuance of bonds and describing briefly  the authority under which the bonds are to be issued, the nature of the project  to be financed, the estimated total cost of the project, and the maximum amount  of bonds authorized to be issued. The resolution shall direct that the  proposition to issue the bonds be submitted to the electors of the township.  The township clerk shall  certify the proposition to the proper election  officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with  the general election law.The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:Shall bonds for community building purposes be issued     to the amount of $(amount)?  The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in the affirmative,  the bonds may be issued.The provisions of Public Act 88-360 incorporated into this Section by this  amendatory Act of 1994 do not affect the obligations of a township or the  rights of bondholders with respect to bonds issued under this Article or its  predecessor Act before August 16, 1993.Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, any township may, by ordinance or resolution, purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or renovate a community building without referendum approval, if the purchasing, erecting, equipping, remodeling, or renovating of the community building is paid or provided for with funds that are not the proceeds of bonds authorized under this Article. (Source: P.A. 96-1397, eff. 7-29-10.)
60 ILCS 1/150-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-15.     Board of managers; election; organization; salary.(a) The community building or buildings, if authorized at an election, shall  be under the care and supervision of a board of managers.  The board of  managers shall consist of 3 persons who are registered to vote from a  residence in the township.  Each member of the board of managers may  be paid a salary not to exceed $25 per day or $500 per year, as determined  by the township board, for attendance at township meetings and business travel  pertaining to official duties.(b) The first board of managers shall be elected at the regular election at  which the referendum for the first issue of bonds for the establishment of a  community building or buildings is authorized by the voters. Three managers  shall be elected at the time of the regular township election provided in the  general election law and until their successors are elected and qualified.(c) Candidates for the board of managers shall be nominated by a petition  signed by 10 registered voters of the township and filed with the township  clerk within the time prescribed by the general election law.  The township  clerk shall certify the names of the candidates to the proper election  authorities.  The election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the  general election law. The 3 candidates receiving the highest number of votes,  respectively, shall be declared elected and shall assume the duties of their  office on the first Monday of the month following their election.(d) Within 10 days after assuming office, the board of managers shall meet  and organize.  One  member shall be elected chairman and one member shall be  elected clerk of the board.  A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum  for the transaction of business. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the vacancy  shall be filled by the remaining managers within 60 days by the appointment of  a person who is qualified to be a manager. The person appointed shall serve the  remainder of the unexpired term.    (Source: P.A. 86-283; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-20.     Issuance of bonds.(a) If a majority of the legal voters voting on the question at an election  held under this Article, vote in favor of issuing bonds for community building  purposes, the board of managers may thereafter issue bonds in an amount not to  exceed that approved by the voters at the election. The bonds shall be signed  and executed in the name of the township by the members of the board of  managers or a majority of those members, shall mature not later than 20 years  from the date of issuance, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the  maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the  time of the making of the contract, payable annually or semi-annually as the  board of managers determines. The bonds shall be sold at not less than par.(b) With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this  Section either before, on, or after June 6, 1989, it is and always has been the  intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always  have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with  the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Article that may  appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the  provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority  granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this  Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are  not invalid because of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or  to have been more restrictive than those Acts.    (Source: P.A. 86-4; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-25.     Tax.     The board of managers shall, in the resolution authorizing  the bonds, provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay  the interest and principal of the bonds as each falls due. A certified copy of  the resolution authorizing the bonds and levying the tax shall be filed in the  office of the county clerk of the county in which the township is located. The  county clerk shall extend annually against the property in the township a tax  sufficient to raise in each year the amount provided in the resolution for the  payment of principal and interest in that year. In any event and despite any  error or  insufficiency of amount that may occur in the resolution, the county  clerk shall extend annually against the property in the township a tax  sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds in each year and to discharge the  principal of the bonds within the period for which the bonds have been issued.    (Source: P.A. 86-4; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-30.     Use of bond sale proceeds.     The proceeds  of the sale of bonds shall be expended by the board of managers for the purpose  of purchasing, erecting, or equipping a community building or buildings or  acquiring a site for a community building or buildings. The board of managers  may exercise any other powers necessarily incidental in order to carry out the  provisions of this Article. The supervisor of the township shall be treasurer  of the funds provided for in this Article and shall pay out those funds only on  the written order of a majority of the  board of managers.    (Source: Laws 1929, p. 771; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-35.     Acquisition of property or funds.     A township may acquire, by  dedication or gift, property or funds for community buildings.  If community  buildings or funds are acquired by dedication or gift, a board of managers  shall be elected at the next succeeding township election in the manner  provided in Section 150-15 and in accordance with the general election law.    (Source: P.A. 81-1490; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-40.     Maintenance tax; referendum.(a) Any township that acquires community buildings by dedication, gift,  purchase, or erection may levy annually a maintenance tax of not more than  0.05% of the value of all taxable property in the township, as equalized or  assessed by the Department of Revenue.(b) The board of managers shall ascertain as soon as practicable,  annually, how much money must be raised for maintenance purposes for the  next ensuing year and shall, on or before the first Tuesday in  September, file a written request with the county clerk to extend a tax  sufficient to produce that sum. The county clerk shall annually,  upon a written request signed by a majority of the board of managers,  extend against the taxable property in the township a maintenance tax of  not more than 0.05% of the value of all taxable property in the township as  equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue.(c) If the board of managers desire to levy a maintenance tax at a rate in  excess of 0.05% but not in excess of 0.10% of the value of all taxable property  within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, they  shall order a referendum on that proposition at the next annual township  meeting or at an election in accordance with the general election law. If the  referendum is ordered to be held at the township meeting, the township clerk  shall give notice that at the next annual township meeting the proposition  shall be voted upon. The notice shall set forth the proposition and shall be  given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the township and  by posting notices in at least 10 of the most public places in the township at  least 10 days before the annual meeting. If the referendum is ordered to be  held at an election, the board of managers shall certify that proposition to  the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition in accordance  with the general election law.(d) The vote at the referendum shall be by a separate ballot, and the  proposition shall be in substantially the following form:Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for community     building maintenance purposes of (name of township) be increased to not more than 0.10% of the value of all taxable property in the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".(e) If a majority of all votes cast is in favor of the  proposition, the board of managers may annually levy a tax of not more than  0.10% of the value of all taxable property of the township as equalized or  assessed by the Department of Revenue for community building maintenance  purposes.    (Source: P.A. 81-1489; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-45.     Supervisor's bond.     The supervisor of the township, before  receiving any funds under this Article, shall execute (i) a good and sufficient  bond with 2 or more sureties approved by the board of managers and filed with  the board for the benefit of the township in double the amount that will  probably come into the supervisor's hands by authority of this Article if  individuals act as sureties or (ii) a good and sufficient bond with a surety  company authorized to do business in this State as surety approved by and filed  with the board for the benefit of the township in the amount that will probably  come into the supervisor's hands by authority of this Article.    (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 1296; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-50.     Certain townships under 5,000 population.(a) Any township (i) in which a majority of those voting on the question  voted in favor of levying a tax for the establishment, erection, and  maintenance of a community building under the provisions of "An Act to  authorize towns having a population of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants to  purchase, acquire, establish, erect and maintain community buildings," approved  June 30, 1919, as amended (repealed), (ii) in which the tax has been levied,  and (iii) in which a board of managers has been elected and property acquired  for a community building and in which the tax has not been discontinued in the  manner provided in that repealed Act, may continue to levy and collect a tax of  not more than 0.05% of value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of  Revenue, for the establishment, erection, and maintenance of a community  building and to elect a board of managers in the manner provided in this  Article, notwithstanding the fact that the township now has a population of  more than 5,000. All the provisions of this Article, including those for the  issuance of bonds, the expenditure of the proceeds, and the use and management  of community buildings, are applicable to the township, and the board of  managers elected in the township has all the powers and duties of boards of  managers under this Article. The proceeds of any tax levied and collected in  the township for the establishment, erection, and maintenance of a community  building shall be held and used by the board of managers of the township for  that purpose.(b) The limitations upon tax rates in this Section are subject to the  General Revenue Law of Illinois.    (Source: P.A. 81-1509; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-55.     Dedication to soldiers and sailors.     The community buildings of  a township may be dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the township, and  bronze tablets or other memorials in honor of those soldiers and sailors may be  placed in the buildings by the board of managers.    (Source: Laws 1929, p. 771; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-60.     Use of buildings; private lessees.     Subject to the reasonable  rules and regulations of the board of managers, the community buildings shall  be for the free use and benefit of the inhabitants of the township for  lectures, concerts, free amusements and entertainments, and all other general  educational purposes. The annual township meetings and other public assemblies  may be held in the buildings. The board of managers may temporarily lease the  community building when not in use for public purposes, for any reasonable and  legitimate private use on terms deemed reasonable and proper. Private lessees  of a community building may charge admission fees. All money received from  temporary rentals shall be turned over to the treasurer and shall be used only  for community building purposes.    (Source: Laws 1929, p. 771; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-65.     Annual report.     The board of managers shall make a full and  complete annual report of all its actions to the township board.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-70
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-70.         Abandoning community building project; petition; referendum;  transfer of moneys.(a) Upon the petition of not fewer than 50 owners or life tenants of real  estate of any township that has adopted the provisions of this Article and  provided a fund for community building purposes, the question of abandoning the  project to purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or  renovate a community building and of devoting the fund to some other purpose,  shall be submitted to the legal voters of the township at an election. The  board shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall  submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election  law. The fund may be transferred to any other township fund or to the various  common school districts located in the township ratably in the proportion that  the portion of the taxable value of the property of the school districts  located in the township bears to the taxable value of all the property in the  township. The vote at the referendum shall be by a separate ballot, and the  proposition shall be in substantially the following form:Shall the community building project be abandoned and     the moneys for that purpose be transferred to (name of authorities or fund to which the moneys are proposed to be transferred)?    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".(b) If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition at the referendum  are in favor of the proposition, the board of managers shall immediately settle  all outstanding obligations against the community building and pay over any  moneys remaining in their custody to the proper authorities in accordance with  the petition and election. No new board of managers shall be elected nor shall  any maintenance tax be levied and collected in the township.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; incorporates 88-360; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/150-75
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-75.         Sale of community building, generally; petition and  referendum; notice of sale.(a) Not fewer than 50 electors of any township that has adopted the  provisions of this Article may file with the clerk of the board of managers a  petition signed by them requesting that a community building  or site with a  community building on it be sold at public auction.  The petition shall state  the township fund to which the proceeds of the sale shall be transferred.  Upon  the filing of a petition, the board of managers shall certify that proposition  to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an  election in accordance with the general election law to decide whether the  community building or site with the community building on it shall be sold.(b) The proposition at the referendum shall be substantially as follows:Shall the Board of Managers of (name of township)     sell at public auction the following described property, and shall the proceeds be transferred to (name of township fund)?(Description of property.)    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".(c) If a majority of all the votes cast on the proposition is in favor of  the sale, the board of managers shall within 60 days sell the property  at public sale after first giving notice of the time, place, and terms  of the sale by publication once each week for 3 consecutive weeks before the  date of the sale in a newspaper published in the township or, if no newspaper  is published in the township, then in a newspaper published in the county and  having a general circulation in the township. The notices may be in the  following form:    NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that on (date), the Board of Managers of the (name of  township), (name of county), Illinois, will sell at public sale on the premises  described in this notice, at (time), the following described property: (here  describe the property).The sale will be made on the following terms: (here insert terms of sale).    Board of Managers of (name of township), (name of county), Illinois(d) Following the sale of the property, the board of managers shall  immediately settle all outstanding obligations against the community  building and pay over any moneys pertaining to the building remaining in  their hands to the proper authorities in accordance with the petition  and election.(e) If the building disposed of was the only community building under their  care and supervision, no new member of the board of managers shall be elected  nor shall any community building maintenance tax be levied and collected in the  township.    (Source: P.A. 81-1489; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-80
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

Sec. 150-80.     Sale of community building to school district or municipality.(a) Not fewer than 50 electors of a township that has adopted the provisions  of this Article may present to the clerk of the board of managers a petition  requesting the sale of a community building or site with a community building  on it to a school district or municipality.  The petition shall set forth the  school district or municipality to which the proposed sale shall be made, the  sale price, and the township fund to which the proceeds of the sale shall be  transferred. The board of managers shall, if the sale price of the property  stated in the petition is equal to or greater than the fair market value  of the property as determined by the most recent township assessment,  certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit  the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law to  decide whether the property shall be sold.  If the stated price of the building  or site is less than the fair market value of the property as determined by the  most recent township assessment, the board of managers shall approve the  submission of the proposition to the proper election officials before the  electors of the township may vote on the sale of the property.(b) The proposition at the referendum shall be substantially as follows:Shall the Board of Managers of (name of township)     sell to (name and number of school district or name of municipality) the following described property for the sum of $(amount), and shall the proceeds be transferred to (name of township fund)?(Description of property.)    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".(c) If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition is in favor  of the sale, the board of managers, upon receipt of the purchase price,  shall convey the property to the school district or municipality.(d) Upon the completion of the sale, the board of managers shall immediately  settle all outstanding obligations against the community building and pay over  any moneys pertaining to the building remaining in their hands to the proper  authorities in accordance with the proposition and election.(e) If the building so disposed of was the only community building under  their care and management, no new member of the board of managers shall be  elected nor shall any community building maintenance tax be levied and  collected in the township.    (Source: P.A. 84-1308; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/150-85
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 150 - Township Community Buildings

(60 ILCS 1/150-85)Sec. 150-85.     Deed.     When any conveyance of real estate is made by the board  of managers under Section 150-75 or 150-80, the deed shall recite the date and  result of the election authorizing the sale and shall be signed by the  president of the board of managers in his or her official capacity and attested  by the clerk of the board of managers.    (Source: Laws 1955, p. 650; P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 153 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 153 - Township Library

 ARTICLE 153.      TOWNSHIP LIBRARY