65 ILCS 5/11-102-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 11 - Corporate Powers and Functions

 (from Ch. 24, par. 11-102-7)Sec. 11-102-7.         The corporate authorities of any municipality availing  itself of the provisions of Section 11-102-6 shall adopt an ordinance  describing in a general way the airport or airports or facilities thereof  or relating thereto to be purchased, established or improved and refer to  the plans and specifications therefor prepared for that purpose. These  plans and specifications shall be open to the inspection of the public. Any  such ordinance shall set out the estimated cost of the airport or airports  or facilities thereof or relating thereto or of the improvement and shall  fix the maximum amount of revenue bonds proposed to be issued therefor.  This amount shall not exceed the estimated cost of the airport or airports  or facilities thereof or relating thereto or of the improvement including  engineering, legal, and other expenses together with interest cost to a  date 6 months subsequent to the estimated date of completion. Such  ordinance may contain such covenants, which shall be part of the contract  between the municipality and the holders of such bonds and the trustee, if  any, for such bondholders having such rights and duties as may be provided  therein for the enforcement and protection of such covenants, as may be  deemed necessary or advisable as to:(a) the issuance of additional bonds that may thereafter be issued  payable from the revenues derived from the operation of any such airport or  airports, buildings, structures and facilities and for the payment of the  principal and interest upon such bonds;(b) the regulations as to the use of any such airport or airports and  facilities to assure the maximum use or occupancy thereof;(c) the kind and amount of insurance to be carried, including use and  occupancy insurance, the cost of which shall be payable only from the  revenues derived from the airport or airports and facilities;(d) operation, maintenance, management, accounting and auditing,  employment of airport engineers and consultants and the keeping of records,  reports and audits of any such airport or airports and facilities;(e) the obligation of the municipality to maintain the airport or  airports and facilities in good condition and to operate the same in an  economical and efficient manner;(f) providing for setting aside of sinking funds, reserve funds,  depreciation funds and such other special funds as may be found needful and  the regulation and disposition thereof;(g) providing for the setting aside of a sinking fund, into which shall  be payable from the revenues of such airport or airports, buildings,  structures and facilities from month to month, as such revenues are  collected, such sums as will be sufficient to pay the accruing interest and  retire the bonds at maturity;(h) agreeing to fix and collect rents, rates of toll and other charges  for the use of such airport or airports or any buildings, structures or  facilities located thereon or related thereto, sufficient, together with  other available money, to produce revenue adequate to pay the bonds at  maturity and accruing interest and reserves therefor and sufficient to pay  cost of maintenance, operation and depreciation thereof in such order of  priority as shall be provided by the ordinance authorizing the bonds;(i) fixing procedure by which the terms of any contract with the holders  of the bonds may be amended, the amount of bonds the holders of which must  consent thereto and the manner in which such consent may be given;(j) providing the procedure for refunding such bonds;(k) providing whether and to what extent and upon what terms and  conditions, if any, the holder of bonds or coupons issued under such  ordinance or the trustee, if any, therefor may,  by action, mandamus, injunction or other proceeding, enforce or compel the  performance of all duties required by this Division 102 including the  fixing, maintaining and collecting of such rents, rates or other charges  for the use of such airport or airports or of any buildings, structures or  other facilities located thereon or relating thereto or for any service  rendered by the municipality in the operation thereof as will be  sufficient, together with other available money, to pay the principal of  and interest upon these revenue bonds as the same become due and reserves  therefor and sufficient to pay the cost of maintenance, operation and  depreciation of the airport or airports and facilities in the order of  priority as provided in the ordinance authorizing the bonds, and the  application of the income and revenue thereof;(m) such other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable to  assure a successful and profitable operation of the airport or airports and  facilities and prompt payment of the principal of and interest upon the  bonds so authorized. After this ordinance has been adopted it shall be  published once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in  the municipality and may not thereafter be amended or rescinded except as  may be provided by specific covenant contained therein as hereinabove  authorized. After the expiration of 10 days from the date of this  publication the ordinance shall be in effect.    (Source: P.A. 83-345.)