HB3340 EngrossedLRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b HB3340 Engrossed LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b HB3340 Engrossed LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by 5 changing Section 8-1-3.1 as follows: 6 (65 ILCS 5/8-1-3.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-3.1) 7 Sec. 8-1-3.1. Borrowing from financial institutions. The 8 corporate authorities may borrow money for corporate purposes 9 from one fund for the use of another fund providing such 10 borrowing shall be repaid within the current fiscal year. 11 The corporate authorities may also borrow money from any 12 bank or other financial institution provided such money shall 13 be repaid within 10 years from the time the money is borrowed. 14 The mayor or president of the municipality, as the case may be, 15 shall execute a promissory note or similar debt instrument, 16 but not a bond, to evidence the indebtedness incurred by the 17 borrowing. The obligation to make the payments due under the 18 promissory note or other debt instrument shall be a lawful 19 direct general obligation of the municipality payable from the 20 general funds of the municipality and such other sources of 21 payment as are otherwise lawfully available. The promissory 22 note or other debt instrument shall be authorized by an 23 ordinance passed by the corporate authorities and shall be HB3340 Engrossed LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b HB3340 Engrossed- 2 -LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b HB3340 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b HB3340 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b 1 valid whether or not an appropriation with respect to that 2 ordinance is included in any annual or supplemental 3 appropriation adopted by the corporate authorities. The 4 indebtedness incurred under this Section, when aggregated with 5 the existing indebtedness of the municipality, may not exceed 6 the debt limitation provided in Section 8-5-1 of this Code. 7 "Financial institution" means any bank, savings bank, savings 8 and loan association, or credit union established under the 9 laws of the United States, this State, or any other state; or 10 any regional planning commission or joint regional planning 11 commission established in accordance with Section 5-14001 or 12 Section 5-14003 of the Counties Code; or the Illinois Finance 13 Authority. 14 (Source: P.A. 100-854, eff. 8-14-18.) HB3340 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 30195 AWJ 56623 b