This calendar is based upon the most current information,
court decisions and legislation of which the League has knowledge
as of the date of this publication. It supercedes similar
information contained in all other League publications.
A person subject to the filing requirements of the
Governmental Ethics Act must file a statement on or
before May 1st of each year; unless he/she has already
filed a statement in relation to the same unit of government in that calendar year. (5 ILCS 420/4A-106, as
amended by P.A. 88-605, September 1, 1994).
The annual appropriation ordinance must be passed
by municipalities with less than 500,000 inhabitants during the first quarter of the fiscal year. In municipalities
with a population of 500,000 or more, this ordinance
shall be passed within the last 60 days of each fiscal
year. (65 ILCS 5/8-2-1, 8-2-9).
In municipalities with a population between 2,000
and 500,000, the proposed appropriation ordinance
must be made available to public inspection not less
than 10 days before its adoption and there must be at
least one public hearing thereon. Notice of the hearing
shall be given by publication at least 10 days before the
time of the hearing. The notice must state the time and
place of the hearing and the place where copies of the
proposed ordinance will be accessible for examination.
After the hearing and before any final action is taken on
the ordinance, the corporate authorities may revise,
alter, increase or decrease the items contained in the
ordinance. (65 ILCS 5/8-2-9).
In municipalities with over 500 in population, the
ordinance must be published in a newspaper with a
general circulation in the municipality or in pamphlet
form within 30 days after its passage. In municipalities
with less than 500 in population where no newspaper is
published, then publication may be made by posting a
notice in three prominent places in the municipality. (65
ILCS 5/1-2-4).
The annual appropriation ordinance or budget, as
well as an estimate of revenues anticipated to be received by the municipality in the following fiscal year,
must be filed with the County Clerk within 30 days of
the adoption of the appropriation ordinance or budget.
Within thirty days after the expiration of the fiscal
year of the city or village, the library board shall submit
to the council or board of trustees and the Illinois State
Library an annual statement of liabilities including
those for bonds outstanding or due for judgments, settlements, liability insurance or for amounts due under a
certificate of the board. (75 ILCS 5/4-10).
On or before the 15th of May of each year, and
before the annual appropriation ordinance is prepared
by the corporate authorities, the comptroller shall submit an annual report and estimate of expenses to the
council or board. In this report, the comptroller shall
classify the different objects and purposes of expenditure giving the amount required for each, show the
aggregate income of the preceding fiscal year, show the
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amount of liabilities upon which interest is to be paid,
show the bonds and debts payable during the year, and
give any other information that the comptroller deems
necessary. (65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-115).
The treasurer of the police pension fund (all municipalities between 5,000 and 500,000 population) shall
file an annual report with the trustees and council on the
second Tuesday of May. (40 ILCS 5/3-141).
The term of office of the inspectors of the house of
corrections, appointed by the Mayor, begins the first
Monday in May. (65 ILCS 5/11-4-2).
Trustees of the police pension fund are to be appointed before the second Tuesday in May. (40 ILCS
5/3-128).
Approve resolution authorizing delegates to attend
the 1995 conference of the Illinois Municipal League.
Advance notice of the place and date will be sent.
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