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60 ILCS 1/70-37
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-37.     Township attorney.     The supervisor, with the advice and consent  of the township board, may appoint a township attorney.  The township  attorney's compensation shall be fixed as provided in Section 100-5.    (Source P.A. 87-708; 88-62; 88-360; 88-572, eff. 8-11-94; 88-670, eff.  12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/70-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-40.         Failure to perform duties; forfeiture and  disqualification.  If any supervisor refuses or wilfully  neglects to  perform any of the duties of the office under the preceding Sections  of this Article, he or she shall forfeit to the township  the sum of $50 and shall be  disqualified to act as the supervisor of the township.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/70-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-45.     Supervisors in Cook County.     The supervisors of townships in Cook  County shall perform the same duties as supervisors of townships in other  counties under township organization, except that they shall not be members of  the county board or exercise any of the powers of county board members. They  shall have the same compensation for their services prescribed by law for  similar services rendered by other township supervisors.Township supervisors may serve as members of the Cook County Townships  Public Aid Committee.  The supervisors shall not receive additional  compensation for duties associated with the Cook County Townships Public Aid  Committee but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses related to  service on the Committee.    (Source: P.A. 90-210, eff. 7-25-97.)
60 ILCS 1/70-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-50.     Supervisor of general assistance.     The township  supervisor shall be ex officio supervisor of general assistance in the  township and shall administer the general assistance program in the  township as provided in Articles VI, XI, and XII of the Illinois Public Aid  Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/70-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

Sec. 70-55.     Member of board of health.     The township supervisor  shall be a member of the board of health for a public health district as  provided in the Public Health District Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/70-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 70 - Township Supervisor

(60 ILCS 1/70-60)Sec. 70-60.     Road district treasurer.     In each road district  comprised of a single township, the township supervisor shall be ex officio  treasurer for the road district and shall execute a bond and have powers  and duties as provided in Article 6 of the Illinois Highway Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 73 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 73 - Highway Commissioner

 ARTICLE 73.      HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
60 ILCS 1/73-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 73 - Highway Commissioner

(60 ILCS 1/73-5)Sec. 73-5.     Officer of township; election; powers and duties.     The  highway commissioner of each road district comprised of a single township  shall have powers and duties as provided in Article 6 of the Illinois Highway  Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 75 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

 ARTICLE 75.  TOWNSHIP CLERK
60 ILCS 1/75-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-5.     Custodian of records.(a) The township clerk shall have the custody of all records, books,  and papers of the township and shall duly file all certificates or oaths  and other papers required by law to be filed in the clerk's office. This  Section is subject to the Local Records Act.(b) The clerk may administer oaths and take affidavits in all cases required  by law to be administered or taken by township officers. The clerk may  administer oaths for absent voters as required by the general election law.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-10.     Township meeting records.     The township clerk shall record in the  book of records of the township the minutes of the proceedings of every  township meeting held in the township and shall enter in the book every order  or direction and all by-laws, rules, and regulations made by the electors at  any township meeting.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-15.     Copies of vote entries.     The township clerk shall deliver to the  supervisor, before the annual meeting of the county board of the county, in  each year, certified copies of all entries of votes for raising money made  since the last annual meeting of the county board.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-20.     Certification of taxes.     The township clerk shall annually, at  the time required by Section 18-15 of the Property Tax Code, certify to the  county clerk the amount of taxes required  to be raised for all township purposes.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/75-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-25.     Failure to make return; petty offense.     If a township clerk  wilfully omits to make a return required by this Article, he or she is guilty  of a petty offense and shall be fined, for each offense, not more than $10.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-30.     Deputy registration officer.     The township clerk, upon  appointment as a deputy registration officer by the county clerk under  the Election Code, shall have the powers and duties provided in the Election  Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-35.     Member of board of health.     The township clerk shall be  a member of the board of health for a public health district as provided in  the Public Health District Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

Sec. 75-40.     Road district clerk.     In each road district comprised  of a single township, the township clerk shall be ex officio clerk for  the highway commissioner and shall have the powers and duties as provided in  Article 6 of the Illinois Highway Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/75-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 75 - Township Clerk

(60 ILCS 1/75-45)Sec. 75-45.     Deputy clerk.(a) The township clerk, when authorized by the township board, may appoint  one deputy clerk.(b) The deputy clerk has the power and duty to do the following:(1) Execute all documents required by law to be     executed by the township clerk and affix the township clerk's seal to those documents when required by law.  In signing a document, the deputy clerk shall sign the name of the clerk followed with the word "By" and the deputy clerk's own name and the words "Deputy Clerk".(2) Attend bid openings with respect to the sale,     purchase, or lease of goods or services by the township or the road district comprised of that township.(3) Attend township meetings and township board     meetings and take minutes of those meetings.(c) The deputy clerk shall exercise the powers authorized under this Section  only in the absence of the township clerk from the place where the clerk's  office is maintained (in the case of powers described in paragraphs (1) and (2)  of subsection (b)) and only when (i) the clerk has directed the deputy clerk,  in writing, to exercise that power or (ii) the township board has determined by  resolution that the township clerk is temporarily or permanently incapacitated  to perform that function.    (Source: Incorporates P.A. 88-360; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 77 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 77 - Township Assessor

 ARTICLE 77.      TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR
60 ILCS 1/77-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 77 - Township Assessor

(60 ILCS 1/77-5)Sec. 77-5.     Election; powers and duties.     The township assessor shall  be elected and have powers and duties as provided in the Property Tax Code. The  township assessor also shall be a member of the board of health for a public  health district as provided in the Public Health District Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 78 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 78 - Township Collector

 ARTICLE 78.      TOWNSHIP COLLECTOR
60 ILCS 1/78-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 78 - Township Collector

(60 ILCS 1/78-5)Sec. 78-5.     Bond; powers and duties.     The township collector shall  execute a bond and have powers and duties as provided in the Property Tax  Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 80 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

 ARTICLE 80.  TOWNSHIP BOARD
60 ILCS 1/80-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-5.     Township board membership; officers.(a) In each township, the township board shall consist of the supervisor and  4 other members elected at large from the township under Section 50-5. The  township clerk shall be the clerk of the township board but not a voting  member, except that in the case of a tie vote to fill a vacancy in a township  office, the clerk shall be entitled to cast one vote.  Each person on the  township board shall cast but one vote. The supervisor shall be the chairman  of the board.(b) In towns organized under Article 15, all the powers vested by law in the  township board shall be exercised by the city council.(c) The designations "town auditors", "board of trustees", "board of town  trustees", "board of township trustees", and "town board" are changed to  "township board". Wherever the terms "auditors", "board of trustees", "board of  town trustees", board of township trustees", or "town board" are used in this  or any other Act to refer to township officers provided for by this Section,  they mean the township board. Wherever the term "trustees" is used in this or  any other Act to refer to township officers provided for by this Section, it  means the members of the township board other than the township supervisor.(d) The change made by Public Act 79-341 does not reduce the term of any  member of a town board of auditors elected before its effective date (October  1, 1975) nor does it invalidate any action taken by a board of town auditors or  town trustees by reason of the designation used for the board in relation to  the action taken.    (Source: P.A. 85-694; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-10. Board meetings; township and road district accounts.(a) The township board shall meet at the township clerk's office for the  purpose of examining and auditing the township and road district accounts  before any bills (other than general assistance, obligations for Social  Security taxes as required by the Social Security Enabling Act, and wages that  are subject to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, or other expenses determined by the township board by resolution) are paid, provided that payments made pursuant to a board resolution shall be reviewed and verified at the next meeting.  The  board may meet at other times as they determine. The township board may  consider and approve bills individually or in a  summary statement of any  number of bills.(b) Upon the request of the supervisor or of any 2 board members, the  township clerk shall call a meeting at the time requested and shall furnish to  the board members at least 48 hours' notice of the meeting.(c) The township board may declare a vacancy in the office of township  supervisor or trustee if the supervisor or a trustee has 5 or more consecutive  unexcused absences from regularly scheduled township board meetings.(d) The township board may adopt rules not inconsistent with this Code to  govern its meetings.  The rules may provide for excused absences of  the supervisor or trustees from township board meetings.(e) All meetings of the township board shall be open to the  public as provided in the Open Meetings Act.  (Source: P.A. 98-1174, eff. 1-12-15.)
60 ILCS 1/80-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-15.     Supervisor and highway commissioner accounts.(a) The township board shall, at the same time and place as stated in Section  80-10, examine the accounts of the supervisor (including all contingent  expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the township and  including the supervisor's accounts as supervisor of general assistance) and of  the commissioner of highways of the township for all moneys received and  distributed by them.  The board shall also examine and audit (i) all charges  and claims against their township and against their road district (if not part  of a consolidated township road district) and (ii) the compensation of all  township officers (except the compensation of supervisors for county services).(b) The examination and audit of the accounts of the supervisor as the  supervisor of general assistance and the accounts pertaining to Social Security  tax payments are not required to be conducted before payments for Social  Security taxes and general assistance are made by the supervisor. No  examination and audit is required before the payment of wages that are subject  to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act.    (Source: P.A. 85-526; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-20.     Independent audit of accounts.(a) All accounts audited under this Article (and those rejected, if any)  shall be delivered with the certificate of the trustees (or a majority of  them) to the township clerk, who shall keep them on file for the inspection  of any of the inhabitants of the township. They shall also be produced by  the township clerk at the next annual meeting and shall be read at the  meeting by the clerk.(b) In townships that receive revenue of $850,000 or more during any fiscal  year, exclusive of road funds, the township board shall have the  accounts and all records of the township thoroughly audited by a certified  public accountant within 6 months after the close of each fiscal year.  The  board shall have a copy of the accountant's report and recommendations filed  with the township clerk and another copy filed with the county clerk for public  inspection.(c) In townships that receive revenue of less than $850,000 during any fiscal  year, exclusive of road funds, the township board shall have the  accounts and all records of the township audited and inspected by an  independent auditing committee composed of 3 township electors chosen by  the board.  The audit shall be completed within 6 months after the close of  each fiscal year. A copy of the auditing committee's report and  recommendations shall be filed with the township clerk and another copy shall  be filed with the county clerk for public inspection.  The auditing  committee shall not contain any member of the township board or  any person related to a trustee.  Members of the auditing committee shall  be proficient in accounting principles and practices and shall be  compensated at a rate determined by the township board but not to exceed  $50 per day.  In addition to the other audit requirements  imposed by law, in townships subject to this subsection, the township board  shall have the accounts and all records of the township thoroughly  audited by a certified public accountant within 6 months after (i) the end  of each term of office of the township supervisor and (ii) a vacancy occurs  in the office of township supervisor.  A copy of the accountant's report and recommendations shall be filed with the  township clerk and another copy shall be filed with the county clerk for public  inspection.    (Source: P.A. 92-582, eff. 7-1-02.)
60 ILCS 1/80-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-25.     Verification of accounts.     The township board may require any  account presented to be verified by an affidavit setting forth that the account  is correct and reasonable and is unpaid (or, if any part of the account has  been paid, setting forth the amount that has been paid).    (Source: P.A. 84-947; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-30.     Certification of claim or charge.(a) The township board shall make a certificate, to be signed by a majority  of the board, specifying the nature of the claim or charge and to whom the  amount is allowed.  The board shall cause the certificate to be delivered to  the township clerk, who shall keep it on file for the inspection of the  inhabitants of the township.(b) The aggregate amount of claims or charges that have been reduced to  judgment shall be certified to the county clerk at the same time and in the  same manner as the other amounts required to be raised for township purposes,  which shall be levied and collected as other township taxes, except that in the  townships mentioned in Section 30-180, the amount shall be certified to the  county board, who shall include the amount in their estimate of the township's  expenses.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-35.     Township charges.     The following shall be deemed township  charges:(1) The compensation of township officers for     services rendered their respective townships.(2) Contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the     use and benefit of the township.(3) The moneys authorized to be raised by the vote of     a township meeting for any township purpose.(4) Every sum directed by law to be raised for any     township purpose.   (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-40.     Levy to defray township charges.     The moneys necessary to defray  the township charges of each township shall be levied on the taxable property  in the township in the manner prescribed in the Property Tax Code.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/80-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-45.     Township clerk as clerk of board.     The township clerk shall act  as clerk of the township board and shall record the proceedings of each meeting  of the board in a book which he or she shall provide for that purpose at the  expense of the township.  The record shall include all certificates of accounts  audited by the board.    (Source: P.A. 83-380; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-50.     Payment of accounts; forfeiture for failure to pay.(a) Accounts audited shall be paid by the supervisor within 20 days after  presentation of a certificate of the township clerk stating the amount and to  whom it is allowed, the account, and the date the account was audited.  The  certificate shall be countersigned by the supervisor before payment of the  amount.(b) Payments of wages to township employees, however, shall be made at least  once a month in accordance with a pay period schedule established by the  township board.  The schedule shall provide for employee compensation for all  wages earned during the pay period, with payment to be made no later than 15  days after the end of the pay period.(c) Failure by the supervisor to pay accounts audited as provided in this  Section, if the necessary funds are available and the account is a proper  expenditure, shall be grounds for forfeiture of his or her bond.    (Source: P.A. 83-380; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-55.     Multi-township board.     A multi-township board shall be organized  as provided in the Property Tax Code, and shall  have only the powers, duties, and responsibilities provided by law. Members of  a multi-township board may receive additional pay for their service, determined  by the multi-township board under Section 65-10, in an amount not to exceed $25  per day for each day of service and may be reimbursed for any actual expense  incurred in the discharge of their duties as members of the multi-township  board.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
60 ILCS 1/80-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-60.     Annual budget and appropriation ordinance.     The  township board shall comply with the Illinois Municipal Budget Law.  The township board must, at least 30 days before the public hearing required  by Section 3  of the Illinois Municipal Budget Law, prepare or cause to be prepared a  tentative budget  and appropriation ordinance and file the ordinance with the township clerk.  The township clerk must make the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance  available for public  inspection for  at least 30 days before final action on the ordinance.  The required public  hearing must be held on or  before the last  day of the first quarter of the fiscal year before the township board.  Notice  of the hearing  must be given by publication in a newspaper published in the township at least  30 days  before the time of the hearing.  If there is no newspaper published in the  township, notice  of the public hearing may be given by posting notices in 5 of the most public  places in the  township.  It is the duty of the township clerk to arrange for the public  hearing.  The  township board at the public hearing may adopt all or part of the tentative  budget and  appropriation  ordinance, as the township board deems  necessary.    (Source: P.A. 91-286, eff. 1-1-00.)
60 ILCS 1/80-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-65.     Annual audit.     The township board shall comply with the  Governmental Account Audit Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/80-70
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 80 - Township Board

Sec. 80-70.     Fence viewers.     The township board shall be ex officio  fence viewers as provided in the Fence Act.    (Source: P.A. 88-62.)