2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS › 60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code. › Article 220 - Senior Citizen Services

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 220 heading)
ARTICLE 220.  
		SENIOR CITIZEN
SERVICES
(60 ILCS 1/220-5)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.)