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75 ILCS 16/20-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 20 - Mergers Of Districts

Sec. 20-20.     Petition by districts after ordinance or referendum.(a) Each district shall, upon enactment of a merger ordinance or upon  an election approving a merger, file an appropriate petition with the circuit  court of the county in which the majority of the merged territories lie.  The petition shall set forth the following:(1) The merger ordinances or the certificate of the     election authority upon the question of merger.(2) The establishment and history of the district.(3) The lawful ceiling or limitation upon the annual     public library tax levy.(4) The territory of the district and a map of the     district.(5) The bond issues outstanding, the amount of the     issues that is due, and the dates payments are due.(b) The petition shall request a date for  a hearing on the petition and the name of the judge appointed to preside.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/20-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 20 - Mergers Of Districts

Sec. 20-25.     Hearing; court order for merger.(a) The circuit court shall enter its order setting forth the date of the  hearing and naming the judge who will preside at the hearing. The trustees of  each district shall publish notice of the petition and the time, date, and  place of the hearing in accordance with Section 1-30 in the proposed district  and in the county that contains all or the larger portion of the proposed  district.(b) At the hearing, all residents of the affected districts shall have a  reasonable opportunity to appear and present evidence regarding the lawful  ceiling, limitations upon, or duplications of the library tax levies then in  effect.(c) The judge, upon hearing the petition and the evidence presented and  upon finding it sufficient, shall enter a final judgment doing the following:(1) Approving the merger of the districts petitioning     for merger.(2) Naming the district.(3) Appointing the incumbent trustees as trustees of     the district with the same terms each had as a trustee before the merger.(4) Fixing the boundaries of the districts.(5) Specifying the ceiling or limitation upon the     annual public library tax that may be levied by the district after the merger based upon the limitation specified in the petition for referendum or the merger ordinance. If any library party to the merger was eligible to receive its proportionate share of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund, that eligibility shall continue to apply to the entire library district created by the merger.(6) Specifying the effective date of the merger to be     the ensuing July 1 after entry of the judgment.(7) Specifying that the district formed by the merger     has acquired the assets and has assumed the liabilities of the districts not excluded in the final judgment.(d) The trustees shall publish notice of the order and its effective  date in the same manner as for notice of a petition to the circuit court for  merger of the districts.(e) The order shall be effective not later than 30 days after the date of  its entry.(f) No further election need be held on the  question of merger under this Article.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/20-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 20 - Mergers Of Districts

(75 ILCS 16/20-30)Sec. 20-30.     Existing bond issue or special tax levy.(a) An existing bond issue shall not be affected by a  merger of districts, but shall  continue in full force and effect, and a special tax supporting the  existing bond issue  shall continue to be levied upon the residents of the district originally  approving the bond issue.(b) The merger shall not  affect the levy of any other special  tax under Article 35. The levy shall continue  in full force and effect, and the special taxes shall continue to be levied  upon the residents of the district originally authorizing the special  taxes.(c) Residents  of the other district  or districts involved in the merger shall not be  specially taxed in these instances unless the special taxes  are first approved  by the voters in the same manner as in the case of the original voter approval,  as provided in Article 35.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/Art. 25 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

 ARTICLE 25.      DISSOLUTION OF  DISTRICT
75 ILCS 16/25-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

Sec. 25-5.     Dissolution authorized.     Dissolution of a district may be accomplished as provided in  this Article.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/25-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

Sec. 25-10.     Petition for dissolution; court order.(a) Voters representing 25% of a district's population, but  not less than 100 of the voters of a district, may petition  the circuit court of the county that contains all or a greater portion  of the district than any other county having territory in the district to order  the question of dissolution to be submitted to the voters of the district.(b) The judge assigned to the matter shall enter an order setting forth  provisions similar to those required for an establishment referendum  and the regular election at which the referendum  for dissolution shall be held.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/25-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

Sec. 25-15.     Form of proposition at referendum.       The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:Shall (name of public library district), (location),     Illinois, lying in all or part of (name of county), be dissolved?   (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/25-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

Sec. 25-20.     Election results; court order.(a) The majority of the votes cast upon the proposition shall determine the  matter.(b) The judge assigned to the matter shall enter a judgment  setting forth the results of the referendum, and the judgment shall be  filed in the court. Where more than one county is involved in  the referendum, a copy of the original petition, the original order  calling for the referendum, and the judgment setting forth the  results shall be filed in the circuit court of  each county affected or involved.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/25-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

Sec. 25-25.     Board action to dissolve district and wind up affairs.(a) Upon the approval of dissolution under this Article  and the entry of the judgment of the circuit court, the board shall proceed  with dissolution of the district in  compliance with the judgment of the circuit court.(b) The board shall continue in existence for the sole purpose of winding  up its affairs and for disposition of district property. Trustees whose  terms expire shall continue to serve until the board dissolves.(c) Personal  property of intrinsic value only to libraries may be donated to other  public libraries. All other property, real or personal, shall be sold  under Section 30-70; the proceeds shall  be applied first to  the debts of the district, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the county  collector. Where a district lies in more than one  county, the  proceeds shall be equitably apportioned among the various counties  affected, upon a ratio based upon the taxable property of the district  within each county.  The county collectors shall credit those amounts on their books as a  payment on behalf of the taxpayers of the dissolved district toward any  other taxes levied by the county involved, and the proceeds shall accrue to each county and shall abate the  county tax levy for each county affected as to  each taxpayer involved until the credit is used up or utilized and applied.(d) The board shall then meet, prepare and file its final  report,  enact a dissolution ordinance, and direct the filing of certified copies  of the ordinance with the county clerk of each county  affected and the Illinois  State Librarian. The board shall then dissolve.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/25-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 25 - Dissolution Of District

(75 ILCS 16/25-30)Sec. 25-30.     Limitation on referendum.     A proposition for dissolution of a district may not be submitted  to the voters of the district oftener than once every 5 years.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/Art. 30 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

 ARTICLE 30.      TRUSTEES
75 ILCS 16/30-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-5.     Initial appointment of trustees; first election.(a) Within 60 days after the establishment of a library district,  and if the district is wholly contained within a single county, the presiding  officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board,  shall appoint the first board of the district from a list  of nominees submitted  by the petitioners or persons appearing at the hearing.  If, however, the  district lies in more than one county,  the presiding officer of the county board of each county in which the  district lies, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint  at least one trustee; the remaining appointments, if any,  shall be made in each of the counties  in the district in proportion to the population of the district.(b) The  trustees appointed under subsection (a) shall  serve until their successors have been elected and qualified at the first  election.(c) The first election shall be held at the regular election  scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election  Code that occurs more than 4 months following the  establishment election  of the district.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/30-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-10. Election and terms of trustees.(a) Trustees shall be elected every 2  years at  the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts  under the Election Code for 6-year  terms.  Seven trustees shall constitute a board.(b) The trustees' terms shall be staggered.  After the first election, the trustees shall determine, by lot, 2  trustees to serve for terms of 2 years, 2 trustees to serve for  terms of 4 years, and 3 trustees to serve for terms of 6 years.  The terms  of all trustees shall begin on the third Monday  of the month next following the month of the election.(c) At each election of trustees after the first election, the trustees  elected to succeed those  whose terms have expired shall hold office for the full  term of 6 years from the third Monday of the month next following  the election and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.(d) A district may provide by resolution of the board that the term of  its trustees shall be 4 years.  If the board adopts such a resolution, then  if 3 trustees are to be elected at the next election or if 2 trustees are  to be elected at each of the next 2 elections, one of the trustees elected  at the next election (to be determined by lot at the  first meeting after  that election) shall serve a 2 year term.       (Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
75 ILCS 16/30-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-20. Nomination of candidates; ballot.(a) Nomination of candidates for election as trustees shall be by  petition, signed by a number of qualified voters equivalent to at least  2% of the votes cast at the last election for library trustees, or 50,  whichever is less, residing within the district,  and  filed with the secretary of the district within the time provided by the  Election Code. No party name or affiliation may  appear on the petition.(b) The names of all candidates for the office of  trustee shall be certified by the secretary to the proper election  authority, who shall conduct the election in accordance  with the Election Code.(c) The ballot for election of trustees shall not  designate any political party, platform, or political principle.(d) A person is not eligible to serve as a library trustee unless he or she is a qualified elector of the library district and has resided in the library district at least one year at the time he or she files nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a write-in candidate or is presented for appointment.(e) A person is not eligible to serve as a library trustee who, at the time of his or her appointment or filing of nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a write-in candidate, is in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the library district or has been convicted in any court in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony.(f) The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly apply only to candidates by petition or write-in candidates in the consolidated election of 2019 and thereafter and to all appointees appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.   (Source: P.A. 100-746, eff. 8-10-18.)
75 ILCS 16/30-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-25.     Vacancies.(a) Vacancies shall be  declared in the office of trustee by the board  when an elected or appointed trustee (i) declines,  fails, or is unable to serve, (ii)  becomes a nonresident of the district, (iii) is convicted of a  misdemeanor by failing, neglecting, or refusing to discharge any duty  imposed upon him or her by this Act, or (iv) has  failed to pay the library taxes levied by the  district. Absence without cause from all regular board meetings for a  period of one year shall be a basis for declaring a vacancy.(b) All vacancies  shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees until the next  regular library election, at which time a trustee shall be elected  for the remainder of the unexpired term. If, however, the vacancy occurs  with less than 28 months remaining in the term, and if the vacancy occurs  less than 88 days before the next regular scheduled election for this  office, then the person so appointed shall serve the remainder of the  unexpired term and no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. If the  vacancy is in the office of a trustee of a library district with an  appointed board, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the remaining  trustees.  Vacancies shall be filled forthwith.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/30-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-30.     Compensation of trustees.     Trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed  from district funds for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in  the performance of  their duties.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/30-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-35.     Board name; status; headquarters.(a) The board of trustees of each district shall be a body politic  and corporate, by the name of "The Board of Library Trustees of the ....  Public Library District, ...., Illinois", and in that name may enact  ordinances and hold title to property, may sue and be sued in all courts  and places where judicial proceedings are had, and may take any action  authorized by law.(b) At any time after the establishment of a district, the board of the  district  may enact an ordinance changing the district's name in the form given in  this Section. The change of name shall be  effective with the beginning  of the next ensuing fiscal year following the date of the ordinance's  enactment.  All assets, liabilities, and other obligations of the district under its  former name and all ordinances and other official acts of the district under  its former name shall automatically become those of the district under its  new name. The board of the district shall file a certified copy of the  ordinance  changing the district's name with the recorder of deeds, the county clerk,  and the county treasurer of each county in which the district in whole or  in part is located.(c) The board shall establish an official mailing address to be used  for all notices.    (Source: P.A. 89-188, eff. 7-19-95.)
75 ILCS 16/30-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-40. Organization of board; qualification  and oath of trustees.(a) Within 74 days after their election or appointment, the incumbent  and new trustees shall take their oath of office as prescribed by law  and meet to organize  the board.(b) The first action taken at the meeting shall be the election  of a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a  treasurer from among the trustees.  The secretary shall then record the membership of the  board.(c) Trustees  duly elected or appointed as certified by the appropriate election  authority or appointing authority shall be qualified to serve as trustees under this Act. The required oath shall be taken and subscribed  before a notary public or the secretary of the board.(d) Within 60 days after the organization of the board, the secretary shall file, with the county  clerk of the county containing all or a larger portion of the district  and with the Illinois State Librarian, a statement listing the names and addresses  of the trustees and officers and their respective terms in office.  The secretary shall report a vacancy on the board to the county clerk and  the State Librarian within 60 days after it occurs and shall report the  filling of a vacancy within 60 days after it is filled.(e) The first officers shall serve until the next regular election  of trustees. Thereafter, officers shall serve for terms set by ordinance  but not to exceed 2 years, ending on the  third Monday of the month  following each regular election or until their successors are duly elected  by the board. A vacancy in any office shall be filled by the board for the  unexpired term.       (Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
75 ILCS 16/30-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-45. Duties of officers.(a) The duties of the  officers of the board are as provided in this Section.(b) The president shall preside over all meetings, appoint members of committees authorized by the district's  regulations, and perform other duties specified by the district's regulations,  ordinances, or other appropriate action.  In the president's absence, the vice president  shall preside at meetings.   The president shall not have or  exercise veto powers.(c) The vice president's duties shall be prescribed by regulations.(d) The treasurer shall keep and maintain accounts and records of the  district during the treasurer's term in office, indicating in  those accounts and records a record of all  receipts, disbursements, and balances in any funds.Annual audit and financial report requirements shall conform with Section 3  of the Governmental Account Audit Act.(e) The treasurer shall give bond to the district to faithfully discharge  the duties of the office and to account to the district for all district  funds coming into the treasurer's hands.  The  bond shall be in an amount and with sureties approved by the board. The amount  of the  bond shall be based upon a minimum of 50% of the total funds  received  by the district in the last previous fiscal year.  The cost of any surety  bond shall be borne by the district. As an alternative to a personal bond on the treasurer, the treasurer may secure for the district an insurance policy or other insurance instrument that provides the district with coverage for negligent or intentional acts by district officials and employees that could result in the loss of district funds.  The coverage shall be in an amount at least equal to 50% of the average amount of the district's operating fund from the prior 3 fiscal years.  The coverage shall be placed with an insurer approved by the board.  The cost of any such coverage shall be borne by the district.  The system shall provide the Illinois State Library a copy of the district's certificate of insurance at the time the district's annual report is filed.(f) Any person, entity, or public body or agency  possessing district funds,  property, or records shall, upon demand by any trustee,  transfer and release the funds, property, or records to the treasurer.(g) The secretary shall keep and maintain appropriate records for his  or her term in office and shall include in those records a record of the minutes of all  meetings, the names of those in attendance, the ordinances enacted,  the resolutions and regulations adopted, and all other pertinent written  matter affecting the operation of the district. The secretary may administer  oaths and affirmations for the purposes of this Act.  (Source: P.A. 97-101, eff. 1-1-12.)
75 ILCS 16/30-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-50.     Board meetings; quorum; voting.(a) The board shall call not fewer than  5 regular meetings  each fiscal year. Each year, the board by ordinance  shall specify the time, place,  and date of the regular meetings.  Special meetings may be  called by the president or the  secretary or by any 4 trustees.  All meetings shall comply with the  Open Meetings Act.(b) A quorum shall consist of 4 trustees. A majority of  those present shall  determine the vote taken on any question, unless a larger majority is specified  in this Act.(c) All votes on any question shall be by ayes and nays and recorded by the  secretary.  Absentees and abstentions from voting shall be noted but  shall not be counted for or against the question being voted on.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/30-52
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-52.         Trustee's failure or neglect to discharge  duty; penalty. Any trustee who, while acting as a  trustee or as an officer,  fails or neglects to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act is  guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more  than $100 for each offense.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)
75 ILCS 16/30-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 75 - LIBRARIES|75 ILCS 16/ - Public Library District Act of 1991.|Article 30 - Trustees

Sec. 30-55.     Powers of trustees.     The board of trustees of a district shall  carry out the spirit and intent of this Act in  establishing, supporting, and maintaining a public library or libraries  within the district and for providing library service. In  addition, and without limiting other powers conferred by this Act, the board  shall have the powers set forth in the following Sections preceding Section  30-60.    (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)