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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2139 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1 Amends the Fair and Exposition Authority Reconstruction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB104 11607 RTM 21696 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2139 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1 70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1 Amends the Fair and Exposition Authority Reconstruction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. LRB104 11607 RTM 21696 b LRB104 11607 RTM 21696 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2139 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	3	+	70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1 70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1
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	5	+	Amends the Fair and Exposition Authority Reconstruction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning local government.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6		-	4 Section 5. The ~~America's Central Port District Act is~~
7		-	5 amended by changing ~~Sections 7.5, 15, 19, 21, and 25~~ as
	14	+	4 Section 5. The Fair and Exposition Authority
	15	+	5 Reconstruction Act is amended by changing Section 1 as
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10		-	8 Sec. 7.5. Authorization to borrow moneys. The District's
11		-	9 Board may borrow money from any governmental agency, bank, or
12		-	10 other financial institution and may provide appropriate
13		-	11 security for that borrowing, if the money is repaid within 20
14		-	12 years after the money is borrowed. "Financial institution" has
15		-	13 the meaning given in Section 8-1-3.1 of the Illinois Municipal
16		-	14 Code means any bank subject to the Illinois Banking Act, any
17		-	15 savings and loan association subject to the Illinois Savings
18		-	16 and Loan Act of 1985, any savings bank subject to the Savings
19		-	17 Bank Act, and any federally chartered commercial bank or
20		-	18 savings and loan association organized and operated in this
21		-	19 State pursuant to the laws of the United States.
22		-	20 (Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)
23		-	21 (70 ILCS 1860/15) (from Ch. 19, par. 298)
24		-	22 Sec. 15. The governing and administrative body of the Port
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33		-	1 District shall be a Board of Commissioners consisting of up to
34		-	2 9 members, to be known as the America's Central Port District
35		-	3 Board. All members of the Board shall be residents of the
36		-	4 District and shall be known as Commissioners of the America's
37		-	5 Central Port District Board. The members of the Board shall
38		-	6 serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual
39		-	7 expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
40		-	8 However, any Commissioner of the Board who is appointed to the
41		-	9 office of secretary or treasurer may receive compensation for
42		-	10 his services as such officer. No Commissioner of the Board or
43		-	11 employee of the District shall have any private financial
44		-	12 interest, profit or benefit in any contract, work or business
45		-	13 of the District nor in the sale or lease of any property to or
46		-	14 from the District, except to the extent allowed under "An Act
47		-	15 to prevent fraudulent and corrupt practices in the making or
48		-	16 accepting of official appointments and contracts by public
49		-	17 officers", approved April 9, 1872, as now or hereafter
50		-	18 amended.
51		-	19 (Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)
52		-	20 (70 ILCS 1860/19) (from Ch. 19, par. 302)
53		-	21 Sec. 19. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at
54		-	22 least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such
55		-	23 meetings to be fixed by the Board. A majority of the appointed
56		-	24 Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the
57		-	25 transaction of business. All action of the Board shall be by
	20	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2139 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	21	+	70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1 70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1
	22	+	70 ILCS 215/1 from Ch. 85, par. 1250.1
	23	+	Amends the Fair and Exposition Authority Reconstruction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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68		-	1 ordinance or resolution, and the affirmative vote of a
69		-	2 majority of those members physically present at least 5
70		-	3 members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance
71		-	4 or resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before
72		-	5 taking effect shall be approved by the chairman of the Board,
73		-	6 and if he approves thereof he shall sign the same, and such as
74		-	7 he does not approve he shall return to the Board with his
75		-	8 objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of
76		-	9 the Board occurring after the passage thereof. But in the case
77		-	10 the chairman fails to return any ordinance or resolution with
78		-	11 his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be
79		-	12 deemed to have approved the same and it shall take effect
80		-	13 accordingly. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by
81		-	14 the chairman with his objections, the vote by which the same
82		-	15 was passed shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such
83		-	16 reconsideration said ordinance or resolution is passed by the
84		-	17 affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the 6 members, it
85		-	18 shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman.
86		-	19 All ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the
87		-	20 District and all documents and records in its possession shall
88		-	21 be public records, and open to public inspection, except such
89		-	22 documents and records as are kept or prepared by the Board for
90		-	23 use in negotiations, legal actions or proceedings to which the
91		-	24 District is a party.
92		-	25 (Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)
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103		-	1 (70 ILCS 1860/21) (from Ch. 19, par. 304)
104		-	2 Sec. 21. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank
105		-	3 or savings and loan association shall be placed in the name of
106		-	4 the District and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check
107		-	5 or draft upon the bank or savings and loan association, signed
108		-	6 by the treasurer and countersigned by the chairman of the
109		-	7 Board, or by Automated Clearing House transaction or other
110		-	8 electronic means. Subject to prior approval of such
111		-	9 designations by a majority of the Board, the chairman may
112		-	10 designate any other Board member or any officer of the
113		-	11 District to affix the signature of the chairman and the
114		-	12 treasurer may designate any other officer of the District to
115		-	13 affix the signature of the treasurer to any check or draft for
116		-	14 payment of salaries or wages and for payment of any other
117		-	15 obligation of not more than $2,500.00.
118		-	16 No bank or savings and loan association shall receive
119		-	17 public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has
120		-	18 complied with the requirements established pursuant to the
121		-	19 Public Funds Investment Act Section 6 of "An Act relating to
122		-	20 certain investments of public funds by public agencies",
123		-	21 approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.
124		-	22 (Source: P.A. 83-541.)
125		-	23 (70 ILCS 1860/25) (from Ch. 19, par. 308)
126		-	24 Sec. 25. Within 9 months after 60 days after the end of
127		-	25 each fiscal year, the Board shall cause an independent auditor
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138		-	1 to prepare and print to be prepared and printed a complete and
139		-	2 detailed report and financial statement of the operations and
140		-	3 assets and liabilities of the Port District. A reasonably
141		-	4 sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed
142		-	5 for distribution to persons interested, upon request, and a
143		-	6 copy of the report thereof shall be filed with the Governor and
144		-	7 the county clerks and the presiding officers of the county
145		-	8 boards of Madison and Jersey Counties. A copy of such report or
146		-	9 a summary of the report shall be addressed and submitted to and
147		-	10 mailed to the Mayor or ranking official and city council or
148		-	11 president and board of trustees of each municipality within
149		-	12 the area of the District.
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