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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Flood Prevention District Act. (Source: P.A. 95-719, eff. 5-21-08.)
Illinois · statute · 70 ILCS 750 · 15 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Flood Prevention District Act. (Source: P.A. 95-719, eff. 5-21-08.)
Creation; purpose. (a) Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties may each be designated independently and separately as a flood prevention district for the purpose of performing emergency levee repair and flood prevention in order to prevent the loss of life or property. The county board of any such county may declare an…
Commissioners. The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of 3 commissioners who shall be appointed by the chairman of the county board of the county in which the district is situated. All initial appointments under this Section must be made within 90 days after the district is organized. Of the initial ap…
Powers of the district. A district formed under this Act shall have the following powers: (1) To sue or be sued. (2) To apply for and accept gifts, grants, and loans from any public agency or private entity. (3) To enter into intergovernmental agreements to further ensure levee repair, levee construction or reconstruct…
Flood prevention retailers' and service occupation taxes. (a) If the Board of Commissioners of a flood prevention district determines that an emergency situation exists regarding levee repair or flood prevention, and upon an ordinance confirming the determination adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the mem…
Disbursement of federal funds. (a) Any reimbursements for the construction of flood protection facilities shall be appropriated to each county flood prevention district in accordance with the location of the specific facility for which the federal appropriation is made. (b) If there are federal reimbursements to a coun…
Financial audit of the District. A financial audit of the District shall be conducted annually by a certified public accountant (CPA) that is licensed at the time of the audit by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The CPA shall meet all of the general standards concerning qualifications,…
Budget of the District. The District shall adopt an annual budget by August 31 of each year for the fiscal year beginning October 1. Such budget shall include expected revenues by source and expenditures by project or by function for the following year. The budget must be approved by the county board of the county in w…
Procurement. The District shall conduct all procurements in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act and any competitive bid requirements contained in Section 5-1022 of the Counties Code. (Source: P.A. 95-719, eff. 5-21-08; 95-723, eff. 6-23-08.)
Contracts for construction. A request for any construction contract of more than $10,000 by the District must be submitted for approval to the county board of the county in which the district is situated. The county board has 30 calendar days to approve the construction contract. If the county board does not approve or…
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Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-719, eff. 5-21-08.)