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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1612 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 410/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 710670 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 631570 ILCS 1205/8-1 from Ch. 105, par. 8-1 Amends the Park District Code. Provides that all competitive bids for contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be announced. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that specified contracts related to supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be competitively bid. Effective immediately. LRB104 06124 RTM 16157 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1612 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 70 ILCS 410/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 710670 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 631570 ILCS 1205/8-1 from Ch. 105, par. 8-1 70 ILCS 410/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7106 70 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315 70 ILCS 1205/8-1 from Ch. 105, par. 8-1 Amends the Park District Code. Provides that all competitive bids for contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be announced. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that specified contracts related to supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be competitively bid. Effective immediately. LRB104 06124 RTM 16157 b LRB104 06124 RTM 16157 b A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1612 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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313 1 AN ACT concerning local government.
414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
616 4 Section 5. The Conservation District Act is amended by
717 5 changing Section 6 as follows:
818 6 (70 ILCS 410/6) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7106)
919 7 Sec. 6. Officers and employees. As soon as possible after
1020 8 the initial election or the initial appointments, as the case
1121 9 may be, the trustees shall organize by selecting from their
1222 10 members a president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers
1323 11 as are deemed necessary, who shall hold office for 2 years in
1424 12 the case of an elected board, or the fiscal year in which
1525 13 elected in the case of an appointed board, and until their
1626 14 successors are selected and qualify. Three trustees shall
1727 15 constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of
1828 16 business if the district has 5 trustees. If the district has 7
1929 17 trustees, 4 trustees shall constitute a quorum of the board
2030 18 for the transaction of business. The board shall hold regular
2131 19 monthly meetings. Special meetings may be called by the
2232 20 president and shall be called on the request of a majority of
2333 21 members, as may be required.
2434 22 The board shall provide for the proper and safe keeping of
2535 23 its permanent records and for the recording of the corporate
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40+70 ILCS 410/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 710670 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 631570 ILCS 1205/8-1 from Ch. 105, par. 8-1 70 ILCS 410/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7106 70 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315 70 ILCS 1205/8-1 from Ch. 105, par. 8-1
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42+70 ILCS 805/8 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315
43+70 ILCS 1205/8-1 from Ch. 105, par. 8-1
44+Amends the Park District Code. Provides that all competitive bids for contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must be announced. Amends the Conservation District Act and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that specified contracts related to supplies, materials, or work involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000 (rather than $30,000), or a lower amount if required by board policy, must be competitively bid. Effective immediately.
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3474 1 action of the district. It shall keep a proper system of
3575 2 accounts showing a true and accurate record of its receipts
3676 3 and disbursements, and it shall cause an annual audit to be
3777 4 made of its books, records, and accounts.
3878 5 The records of the district shall be subject to public
3979 6 inspection at all reasonable hours and under regulations as
4080 7 the board may prescribe.
4181 8 The district shall annually make a full and complete
4282 9 report to the county board of each county within the district
4383 10 and to the Department of Natural Resources of its transactions
4484 11 and operations for the preceding year. The report shall
4585 12 contain a full statement of its receipts, disbursements, and
4686 13 the program of work for the period covered, and may include
4787 14 recommendations as may be deemed advisable.
4888 15 Executive or ministerial duties may be delegated to one or
4989 16 more trustees or to an authorized officer, employee, agent,
5090 17 attorney, or other representative of the district.
5191 18 All officers and employees authorized to receive or retain
5292 19 the custody of money or to sign vouchers, checks, warrants, or
5393 20 evidences of indebtedness binding upon the district shall
5494 21 furnish surety bond for the faithful performance of their
5595 22 duties and the faithful accounting for all moneys that may
5696 23 come into their hands in an amount to be fixed and in a form to
5797 24 be approved by the board.
5898 25 All contracts for supplies, material, or work involving an
59-26 expenditure in excess of $60,000 for supplies or materials and
99+26 expenditure in excess of $50,000 $30,000, or a lower amount if
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70-1 $30,000 for work, or a lower amount for any contract for
71-2 supplies, material, or work if required by board policy, shall
72-3 be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after due
73-4 advertisement, excepting work requiring personal confidence or
74-5 necessary supplies under the control of monopolies, where
75-6 competitive bidding is impossible, or as otherwise provided in
76-7 the Forest Preserve District and Conservation District
77-8 Design-Build Authorization Act. All contracts for supplies,
78-9 material, or work shall be signed by the president of the board
79-10 and by any other officer as the board in its discretion may
80-11 designate.
81-12 (Source: P.A. 102-460, eff. 6-1-22.)
82-13 Section 10. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is
83-14 amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
84-15 (70 ILCS 805/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315)
85-16 Sec. 8. Powers and duties of corporate authority and
86-17 officers; contracts; salaries.
87-18 (a) The board shall be the corporate authority of such
88-19 forest preserve district and shall have power to pass and
89-20 enforce all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations for
90-21 the management of the property and conduct of the business of
91-22 such district. The president of such board shall have power to
92-23 appoint such employees as may be necessary. In counties with
93-24 population of less than 3,000,000, within 60 days after their
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110+1 required by board policy, shall be let to the lowest
111+2 responsible bidder, after due advertisement, excepting work
112+3 requiring personal confidence or necessary supplies under the
113+4 control of monopolies, where competitive bidding is
114+5 impossible, or as otherwise provided in the Forest Preserve
115+6 District and Conservation District Design-Build Authorization
116+7 Act. All contracts for supplies, material, or work shall be
117+8 signed by the president of the board and by any other officer
118+9 as the board in its discretion may designate.
119+10 (Source: P.A. 102-460, eff. 6-1-22.)
120+11 Section 10. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is
121+12 amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
122+13 (70 ILCS 805/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315)
123+14 Sec. 8. Powers and duties of corporate authority and
124+15 officers; contracts; salaries.
125+16 (a) The board shall be the corporate authority of such
126+17 forest preserve district and shall have power to pass and
127+18 enforce all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations for
128+19 the management of the property and conduct of the business of
129+20 such district. The president of such board shall have power to
130+21 appoint such employees as may be necessary. In counties with
131+22 population of less than 3,000,000, within 60 days after their
132+23 selection the commissioners appointed under the provisions of
133+24 Section 3a of this Act shall organize by selecting from their
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104-1 selection the commissioners appointed under the provisions of
105-2 Section 3a of this Act shall organize by selecting from their
106-3 members a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and
107-4 such other officers as are deemed necessary who shall hold
108-5 office for the fiscal year in which elected and until their
109-6 successors are selected and qualify. In the one district in
110-7 existence on July 1, 1977, that is managed by an appointed
111-8 board of commissioners, the incumbent president and the other
112-9 officers appointed in the manner as originally prescribed in
113-10 this Act shall hold such offices until the completion of their
114-11 respective terms or in the case of the officers other than
115-12 president until their successors are appointed by said
116-13 president, but in all cases not to extend beyond January 1,
117-14 1980 and until their successors are selected and qualify.
118-15 Thereafter, the officers shall be selected in the manner as
119-16 prescribed in this Section except that their first term of
120-17 office shall not expire until June 30, 1981 and until their
121-18 successors are selected and qualify.
122-19 (a-5) An officer selected pursuant to subsection (a) may
123-20 be removed, with or without cause, upon a motion adopted by an
124-21 affirmative vote of four-fifths of the board of the forest
125-22 preserve district. Upon adoption of a motion to remove an
126-23 officer: (i) the office becomes vacant and the former
127-24 officer's compensation shall be prorated to the date the
128-25 motion was approved; (ii) if the officer removed is the
129-26 president then the vice president immediately assumes the
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144+1 members a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and
145+2 such other officers as are deemed necessary who shall hold
146+3 office for the fiscal year in which elected and until their
147+4 successors are selected and qualify. In the one district in
148+5 existence on July 1, 1977, that is managed by an appointed
149+6 board of commissioners, the incumbent president and the other
150+7 officers appointed in the manner as originally prescribed in
151+8 this Act shall hold such offices until the completion of their
152+9 respective terms or in the case of the officers other than
153+10 president until their successors are appointed by said
154+11 president, but in all cases not to extend beyond January 1,
155+12 1980 and until their successors are selected and qualify.
156+13 Thereafter, the officers shall be selected in the manner as
157+14 prescribed in this Section except that their first term of
158+15 office shall not expire until June 30, 1981 and until their
159+16 successors are selected and qualify.
160+17 (a-5) An officer selected pursuant to subsection (a) may
161+18 be removed, with or without cause, upon a motion adopted by an
162+19 affirmative vote of four-fifths of the board of the forest
163+20 preserve district. Upon adoption of a motion to remove an
164+21 officer: (i) the office becomes vacant and the former
165+22 officer's compensation shall be prorated to the date the
166+23 motion was approved; (ii) if the officer removed is the
167+24 president then the vice president immediately assumes the
168+25 duties of the president without president compensation and, if
169+26 the officer removed is the vice president, treasurer, or
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140-1 duties of the president without president compensation and, if
141-2 the officer removed is the vice president, treasurer, or
142-3 secretary, then the president shall select an interim
143-4 appointee who shall serve until the next regularly scheduled
144-5 forest preserve district board meeting; and (iii) a new
145-6 officer shall be selected at the next regularly scheduled
146-7 forest preserve district board meeting. An officer removed
147-8 under this Section maintains his or her status as a member of
148-9 the forest preserve district board.
149-10 (b) In any county, city, village, incorporated town or
150-11 sanitary district where the corporate authorities act as the
151-12 governing body of a forest preserve district, the person
152-13 exercising the powers of the president of the board shall have
153-14 power to appoint a secretary and an assistant secretary and
154-15 treasurer and an assistant treasurer and such other officers
155-16 and such employees as may be necessary. The assistant
156-17 secretary and assistant treasurer shall perform the duties of
157-18 the secretary and treasurer, respectively in case of death of
158-19 such officers or when such officers are unable to perform the
159-20 duties of their respective offices. All contracts for
160-21 supplies, material, or work involving an expenditure in excess
161-22 of $60,000 for supplies or materials and $30,000 for work, or a
162-23 lower amount for any contract for supplies, material, or work
163-24 if required by board policy, shall be let to the lowest
164-25 responsible bidder, after advertising at least once in one or
165-26 more newspapers of general circulation within the district,
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180+1 secretary, then the president shall select an interim
181+2 appointee who shall serve until the next regularly scheduled
182+3 forest preserve district board meeting; and (iii) a new
183+4 officer shall be selected at the next regularly scheduled
184+5 forest preserve district board meeting. An officer removed
185+6 under this Section maintains his or her status as a member of
186+7 the forest preserve district board.
187+8 (b) In any county, city, village, incorporated town or
188+9 sanitary district where the corporate authorities act as the
189+10 governing body of a forest preserve district, the person
190+11 exercising the powers of the president of the board shall have
191+12 power to appoint a secretary and an assistant secretary and
192+13 treasurer and an assistant treasurer and such other officers
193+14 and such employees as may be necessary. The assistant
194+15 secretary and assistant treasurer shall perform the duties of
195+16 the secretary and treasurer, respectively in case of death of
196+17 such officers or when such officers are unable to perform the
197+18 duties of their respective offices. All contracts for
198+19 supplies, material or work involving an expenditure in excess
199+20 of $50,000 $30,000, or a lower amount if required by board
200+21 policy, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after
201+22 advertising at least once in one or more newspapers of general
202+23 circulation within the district, excepting work requiring
203+24 personal confidence or necessary supplies under the control of
204+25 monopolies, where competitive bidding is impossible, or as
205+26 otherwise provided in the Forest Preserve District and
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176-1 excepting work requiring personal confidence or necessary
177-2 supplies under the control of monopolies, where competitive
178-3 bidding is impossible, or as otherwise provided in the Forest
179-4 Preserve District and Conservation District Design-Build
180-5 Authorization Act. Contracts for supplies, material, or work
181-6 involving an expenditure of $60,000 for supplies or materials
182-7 and $30,000 for work, or a lower amount for any contract for
183-8 supplies, material, or work if required by board policy, or
184-9 less may be let without advertising for bids, but whenever
185-10 practicable, at least 3 competitive bids shall be obtained
186-11 before letting such contract. All contracts for supplies,
187-12 material or work shall be signed by the president of the board
188-13 of commissioners or by any such other officer as the board in
189-14 its discretion may designate.
190-15 (c) The president of any board of commissioners appointed
191-16 under the provisions of Section 3a of this Act shall receive a
192-17 salary not to exceed the sum of $2500 per annum and the salary
193-18 of other members of the board so appointed shall not exceed
194-19 $1500 per annum. Salaries of the commissioners, officers and
195-20 employees shall be fixed by ordinance.
196-21 (d) Whenever a forest preserve district owns any personal
197-22 property that, in the opinion of three-fifths of the members
198-23 of the board of commissioners, is no longer necessary, useful
199-24 to, or for the best interests of the forest preserve district,
200-25 then three-fifths of the members of the board, at any regular
201-26 meeting or any special meeting called for that purpose by an
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216+1 Conservation District Design-Build Authorization Act.
217+2 Contracts for supplies, material or work involving an
218+3 expenditure of $50,000 $30,000, or a lower amount if required
219+4 by board policy, or less may be let without advertising for
220+5 bids, but whenever practicable, at least 3 competitive bids
221+6 shall be obtained before letting such contract. All contracts
222+7 for supplies, material or work shall be signed by the
223+8 president of the board of commissioners or by any such other
224+9 officer as the board in its discretion may designate.
225+10 (c) The president of any board of commissioners appointed
226+11 under the provisions of Section 3a of this Act shall receive a
227+12 salary not to exceed the sum of $2500 per annum and the salary
228+13 of other members of the board so appointed shall not exceed
229+14 $1500 per annum. Salaries of the commissioners, officers and
230+15 employees shall be fixed by ordinance.
231+16 (d) Whenever a forest preserve district owns any personal
232+17 property that, in the opinion of three-fifths of the members
233+18 of the board of commissioners, is no longer necessary, useful
234+19 to, or for the best interests of the forest preserve district,
235+20 then three-fifths of the members of the board, at any regular
236+21 meeting or any special meeting called for that purpose by an
237+22 ordinance or resolution that includes a general description of
238+23 the personal property, may authorize the conveyance or sale of
239+24 that personal property in any manner that they may designate,
240+25 with or without advertising the sale.
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213-2 the personal property, may authorize the conveyance or sale of
214-3 that personal property in any manner that they may designate,
215-4 with or without advertising the sale.
216-5 (Source: P.A. 101-544, eff. 8-23-19; 102-460, eff. 6-1-22.)
217-6 Section 15. The Park District Code is amended by changing
218-7 Section 8-1 as follows:
219-8 (70 ILCS 1205/8-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 8-1)
220-9 Sec. 8-1. General corporate powers. Every park district
221-10 shall, from the time of its organization, be a body corporate
222-11 and politic by the name set forth in the petition for its
223-12 organization, the specific name set forth in this Code, or the
224-13 name it may adopt under Section 8-9 and shall have and exercise
225-14 the following powers:
226-15 (a) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at
227-16 pleasure; to sue and be sued; and to contract in
228-17 furtherance of any of its corporate purposes.
229-18 (b)(1) To acquire by gift, legacy, grant or purchase,
230-19 or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise
231-20 of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain
232-21 Act, any and all real estate, or rights therein necessary
233-22 for building, laying out, extending, adorning and
234-23 maintaining any such parks, boulevards and driveways, or
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253+2 Section 8-1 as follows:
254+3 (70 ILCS 1205/8-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 8-1)
255+4 Sec. 8-1. General corporate powers. Every park district
256+5 shall, from the time of its organization, be a body corporate
257+6 and politic by the name set forth in the petition for its
258+7 organization, the specific name set forth in this Code, or the
259+8 name it may adopt under Section 8-9 and shall have and exercise
260+9 the following powers:
261+10 (a) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at
262+11 pleasure; to sue and be sued; and to contract in
263+12 furtherance of any of its corporate purposes.
264+13 (b)(1) To acquire by gift, legacy, grant or purchase,
265+14 or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise
266+15 of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain
267+16 Act, any and all real estate, or rights therein necessary
268+17 for building, laying out, extending, adorning and
269+18 maintaining any such parks, boulevards and driveways, or
270+19 for effecting any of the powers or purposes granted under
271+20 this Code as its board may deem proper, whether such lands
272+21 be located within or without such district; but no park
273+22 district, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
274+23 subsection, shall have any power of condemnation in the
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247-2 be located within or without such district; but no park
248-3 district, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this
249-4 subsection, shall have any power of condemnation in the
250-5 manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent
251-6 domain under the Eminent Domain Act or otherwise as to any
252-7 real estate, lands, riparian rights or estate, or other
253-8 property situated outside of such district, but shall only
254-9 have power to acquire the same by gift, legacy, grant or
255-10 purchase, and such district shall have the same control of
256-11 and power over lands so acquired without the district as
257-12 over parks, boulevards and driveways within such district.
258-13 (2) In addition to the powers granted in paragraph (1)
259-14 of subsection (b), a park district located in more than
260-15 one county, the majority of its territory located in a
261-16 county over 450,000 in population and none of its
262-17 territory located in a county over 1,000,000 in
263-18 population, shall have condemnation power in the manner
264-19 provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain
265-20 under the Eminent Domain Act or as otherwise granted by
266-21 law as to any and all real estate situated up to one mile
267-22 outside of such district which is not within the
268-23 boundaries of another park district.
269-24 (c) To acquire by gift, legacy or purchase any
270-25 personal property necessary for its corporate purposes
271-26 provided that all contracts for supplies, materials, or
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286+1 domain under the Eminent Domain Act or otherwise as to any
287+2 real estate, lands, riparian rights or estate, or other
288+3 property situated outside of such district, but shall only
289+4 have power to acquire the same by gift, legacy, grant or
290+5 purchase, and such district shall have the same control of
291+6 and power over lands so acquired without the district as
292+7 over parks, boulevards and driveways within such district.
293+8 (2) In addition to the powers granted in paragraph (1)
294+9 of subsection (b), a park district located in more than
295+10 one county, the majority of its territory located in a
296+11 county over 450,000 in population and none of its
297+12 territory located in a county over 1,000,000 in
298+13 population, shall have condemnation power in the manner
299+14 provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain
300+15 under the Eminent Domain Act or as otherwise granted by
301+16 law as to any and all real estate situated up to one mile
302+17 outside of such district which is not within the
303+18 boundaries of another park district.
304+19 (c) To acquire by gift, legacy or purchase any
305+20 personal property necessary for its corporate purposes
306+21 provided that all contracts for supplies, materials or
307+22 work involving an expenditure in excess of $50,000
308+23 $30,000, or a lower amount if required by board policy,
309+24 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after due
310+25 advertisement. No district shall be required to accept a
311+26 bid that does not meet the district's established
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282-1 work involving an expenditure in excess of $60,000 for
283-2 supplies or materials and $30,000 for work, or a lower
284-3 amount for any contract for supplies, material, or work if
285-4 required by board policy, shall be let to the lowest
286-5 responsible bidder after due advertisement. No district
287-6 shall be required to accept a bid that does not meet the
288-7 district's established specifications, terms of delivery,
289-8 quality, and serviceability requirements. Contracts which,
290-9 by their nature, are not adapted to award by competitive
291-10 bidding, such as contracts for the services of individuals
292-11 possessing a high degree of professional skill where the
293-12 ability or fitness of the individual plays an important
294-13 part, contracts for the printing of finance committee
295-14 reports and departmental reports, contracts for the
296-15 printing or engraving of bonds, tax warrants and other
297-16 evidences of indebtedness, contracts for utility services
298-17 such as water, light, heat, telephone or telegraph,
299-18 contracts for fuel (such as diesel, gasoline, oil,
300-19 aviation, or propane), lubricants, or other petroleum
301-20 products, contracts for the use, purchase, delivery,
302-21 movement, or installation of data processing equipment,
303-22 software, or services and telecommunications and
304-23 interconnect equipment, software, or services, contracts
305-24 for duplicating machines and supplies, contracts for goods
306-25 or services procured from another governmental agency,
307-26 purchases of equipment previously owned by some entity
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322+1 specifications, terms of delivery, quality, and
323+2 serviceability requirements. Contracts which, by their
324+3 nature, are not adapted to award by competitive bidding,
325+4 such as contracts for the services of individuals
326+5 possessing a high degree of professional skill where the
327+6 ability or fitness of the individual plays an important
328+7 part, contracts for the printing of finance committee
329+8 reports and departmental reports, contracts for the
330+9 printing or engraving of bonds, tax warrants and other
331+10 evidences of indebtedness, contracts for utility services
332+11 such as water, light, heat, telephone or telegraph,
333+12 contracts for fuel (such as diesel, gasoline, oil,
334+13 aviation, or propane), lubricants, or other petroleum
335+14 products, contracts for the use, purchase, delivery,
336+15 movement, or installation of data processing equipment,
337+16 software, or services and telecommunications and
338+17 interconnect equipment, software, or services, contracts
339+18 for duplicating machines and supplies, contracts for goods
340+19 or services procured from another governmental agency,
341+20 purchases of equipment previously owned by some entity
342+21 other than the district itself, and contracts for the
343+22 purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and
344+23 reports are not subject to competitive bidding. Contracts
345+24 for emergency expenditures are also exempt from
346+25 competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is
347+26 approved by 3/4 of the members of the board.
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318-1 other than the district itself, and contracts for the
319-2 purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and
320-3 reports are not subject to competitive bidding. Contracts
321-4 for emergency expenditures are also exempt from
322-5 competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is
323-6 approved by 3/4 of the members of the board.
324-7 All competitive bids for contracts involving an
325-8 expenditure in excess of $60,000 for supplies or materials
326-9 and $30,000 for work, or a lower amount for any contract
327-10 for supplies, material, or work if required by board
328-11 policy, must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened by
329-12 a member or employee of the park board at a public bid
330-13 opening at which the contents of the bids must be
331-14 announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days notice
332-15 of the time and place of the bid opening.
333-16 For purposes of this subsection, "due advertisement"
334-17 includes, but is not limited to, at least one public
335-18 notice at least 10 days before the bid date in a newspaper
336-19 published in the district or, if no newspaper is published
337-20 in the district, in a newspaper of general circulation in
338-21 the area of the district.
339-22 (d) To pass all necessary ordinances, rules and
340-23 regulations for the proper management and conduct of the
341-24 business of the board and district and to establish by
342-25 ordinance all needful rules and regulations for the
343-26 government and protection of parks, boulevards and
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358+1 All competitive bids for contracts involving an
359+2 expenditure in excess of $50,000 $30,000, or a lower
360+3 amount if required by board policy, must be sealed by the
361+4 bidder and must be opened by a member or employee of the
362+5 park board at a public bid opening at which the contents of
363+6 the bids must be announced. Each bidder must receive at
364+7 least 3 days notice of the time and place of the bid
365+8 opening.
366+9 For purposes of this subsection, "due advertisement"
367+10 includes, but is not limited to, at least one public
368+11 notice at least 10 days before the bid date in a newspaper
369+12 published in the district or, if no newspaper is published
370+13 in the district, in a newspaper of general circulation in
371+14 the area of the district.
372+15 (d) To pass all necessary ordinances, rules and
373+16 regulations for the proper management and conduct of the
374+17 business of the board and district and to establish by
375+18 ordinance all needful rules and regulations for the
376+19 government and protection of parks, boulevards and
377+20 driveways and other property under its jurisdiction, and
378+21 to effect the objects for which such districts are formed.
379+22 (e) To prescribe such fines and penalties for the
380+23 violation of ordinances as it shall deem proper not
381+24 exceeding $1,000 for any one offense, which fines and
382+25 penalties may be recovered by an action in the name of such
383+26 district in the circuit court for the county in which such
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354-1 driveways and other property under its jurisdiction, and
355-2 to effect the objects for which such districts are formed.
356-3 (e) To prescribe such fines and penalties for the
357-4 violation of ordinances as it shall deem proper not
358-5 exceeding $1,000 for any one offense, which fines and
359-6 penalties may be recovered by an action in the name of such
360-7 district in the circuit court for the county in which such
361-8 violation occurred. The park district may also seek in the
362-9 action, in addition to or instead of fines and penalties,
363-10 an order that the offender be required to make restitution
364-11 for damage resulting from violations, and the court shall
365-12 grant such relief where appropriate. The procedure in such
366-13 actions shall be the same as that provided by law for like
367-14 actions for the violation of ordinances in cities
368-15 organized under the general laws of this State, and
369-16 offenders may be imprisoned for non-payment of fines and
370-17 costs in the same manner as in such cities. All fines when
371-18 collected shall be paid into the treasury of such
372-19 district.
373-20 (f) To manage and control all officers and property of
374-21 such districts and to provide for joint ownership with one
375-22 or more cities, villages or incorporated towns of real and
376-23 personal property used for park purposes by one or more
377-24 park districts. In case of joint ownership, the terms of
378-25 the agreement shall be fair, just and equitable to all
379-26 parties and shall be set forth in a written agreement
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394+1 violation occurred. The park district may also seek in the
395+2 action, in addition to or instead of fines and penalties,
396+3 an order that the offender be required to make restitution
397+4 for damage resulting from violations, and the court shall
398+5 grant such relief where appropriate. The procedure in such
399+6 actions shall be the same as that provided by law for like
400+7 actions for the violation of ordinances in cities
401+8 organized under the general laws of this State, and
402+9 offenders may be imprisoned for non-payment of fines and
403+10 costs in the same manner as in such cities. All fines when
404+11 collected shall be paid into the treasury of such
405+12 district.
406+13 (f) To manage and control all officers and property of
407+14 such districts and to provide for joint ownership with one
408+15 or more cities, villages or incorporated towns of real and
409+16 personal property used for park purposes by one or more
410+17 park districts. In case of joint ownership, the terms of
411+18 the agreement shall be fair, just and equitable to all
412+19 parties and shall be set forth in a written agreement
413+20 entered into by the corporate authorities of each
414+21 participating district, city, village or incorporated
415+22 town.
416+23 (g) To secure grants and loans, or either, from the
417+24 United States Government, or any agency or agencies
418+25 thereof, for financing the acquisition or purchase of any
419+26 and all real estate, or rights therein, or for effecting
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390-1 entered into by the corporate authorities of each
391-2 participating district, city, village or incorporated
392-3 town.
393-4 (g) To secure grants and loans, or either, from the
394-5 United States Government, or any agency or agencies
395-6 thereof, for financing the acquisition or purchase of any
396-7 and all real estate, or rights therein, or for effecting
397-8 any of the powers or purposes granted under this Code as
398-9 its Board may deem proper.
399-10 (h) To establish fees for the use of facilities and
400-11 recreational programs of the districts and to derive
401-12 revenue from non-resident fees from their operations. Fees
402-13 charged non-residents of such district need not be the
403-14 same as fees charged to residents of the district.
404-15 Charging fees or deriving revenue from the facilities and
405-16 recreational programs shall not affect the right to assert
406-17 or utilize any defense or immunity, common law or
407-18 statutory, available to the districts or their employees.
408-19 (i) To make contracts for a term exceeding one year,
409-20 but not to exceed 3 years, notwithstanding any provision
410-21 of this Code to the contrary, relating to: (1) the
411-22 employment of a park director, superintendent,
412-23 administrator, engineer, health officer, land planner,
413-24 finance director, attorney, police chief, or other officer
414-25 who requires technical training or knowledge; (2) the
415-26 employment of outside professional consultants such as
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430+1 any of the powers or purposes granted under this Code as
431+2 its Board may deem proper.
432+3 (h) To establish fees for the use of facilities and
433+4 recreational programs of the districts and to derive
434+5 revenue from non-resident fees from their operations. Fees
435+6 charged non-residents of such district need not be the
436+7 same as fees charged to residents of the district.
437+8 Charging fees or deriving revenue from the facilities and
438+9 recreational programs shall not affect the right to assert
439+10 or utilize any defense or immunity, common law or
440+11 statutory, available to the districts or their employees.
441+12 (i) To make contracts for a term exceeding one year,
442+13 but not to exceed 3 years, notwithstanding any provision
443+14 of this Code to the contrary, relating to: (1) the
444+15 employment of a park director, superintendent,
445+16 administrator, engineer, health officer, land planner,
446+17 finance director, attorney, police chief, or other officer
447+18 who requires technical training or knowledge; (2) the
448+19 employment of outside professional consultants such as
449+20 engineers, doctors, land planners, auditors, attorneys, or
450+21 other professional consultants who require technical
451+22 training or knowledge; (3) the provision of data
452+23 processing equipment and services; and (4) the purchase of
453+24 energy from a utility or an alternative retail electric
454+25 supplier. With respect to any contract made under this
455+26 subsection (i), the corporate authorities shall include in
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427-2 other professional consultants who require technical
428-3 training or knowledge; (3) the provision of data
429-4 processing equipment and services; and (4) the purchase of
430-5 energy from a utility or an alternative retail electric
431-6 supplier. With respect to any contract made under this
432-7 subsection (i), the corporate authorities shall include in
433-8 the annual appropriation ordinance for each fiscal year an
434-9 appropriation of a sum of money sufficient to pay the
435-10 amount which, by the terms of the contract, is to become
436-11 due and payable during that fiscal year.
437-12 (j) To enter into licensing or management agreements
438-13 with not-for-profit corporations organized under the laws
439-14 of this State to operate park district facilities if the
440-15 corporation covenants to use the facilities to provide
441-16 public park or recreational programs for youth.
442-17 (Source: P.A. 101-304, eff. 8-9-19; 102-999, eff. 5-27-22.)
443-18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
444-19 becoming law.
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466+1 the annual appropriation ordinance for each fiscal year an
467+2 appropriation of a sum of money sufficient to pay the
468+3 amount which, by the terms of the contract, is to become
469+4 due and payable during that fiscal year.
470+5 (j) To enter into licensing or management agreements
471+6 with not-for-profit corporations organized under the laws
472+7 of this State to operate park district facilities if the
473+8 corporation covenants to use the facilities to provide
474+9 public park or recreational programs for youth.
475+10 (Source: P.A. 101-304, eff. 8-9-19; 102-999, eff. 5-27-22.)
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