70 ILCS 1605/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act. (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1605 — Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act.
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Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Board" means the board of directors of the Metro-East Park and Recreation District. "Chief executive officer" means the chairman of the county board of a county. "County" means Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey, or Macoupin County. "District" or "Metro-East District" means the Metro…
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Creation of Metro-East Park and Recreation District
Creation of Metro-East Park and Recreation District. (a) The Metro-East Park and Recreation District may be created, incorporated, and managed under this Section and may exercise the powers given to the District under this Act. Any county may be included in the Metro-East District if the voters in the county or countie…
70 ILCS 1605/15
Creation of District; referendum
Creation of District; referendum. (a) The governing body of a county may, by resolution, elect to create the Metro-East Park and Recreation District. The Metro-East District shall be established at a referendum on the question of the formation of the District that is submitted to the electors of a county at a regular e…
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Board of directors
Board of directors. (a) If the Metro-East District is created by only one county, the District shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of 3 members. Two members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer, with the advice and consent of the county board, of the county in which the District is located,…
70 ILCS 1605/25
Powers and duties
Powers and duties. (a) The Metro-East Park and Recreation District has the power to: (1) issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for any of the purposes of the District, and to refund the bonds, notes, or obligations, as provided in Section 40; (2) contract, as provided by law, with public and private entities or indi…
70 ILCS 1605/30
Taxes
Taxes. (a) The board shall impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property, other than personal property titled or registered with an agency of this State's government, at retail in the District on the gross receipts from the sales made in the course of business. This tax sha…
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Allocation of moneys collected
Allocation of moneys collected. The taxes authorized by Section 30 of this Act shall be allocated as follows: (1) Fifty percent of the amounts collected from each county shall be returned to the Metro-East District for distribution by the District to each respective county for park and recreation purposes, except that…
70 ILCS 1605/40
Bonds
Bonds. The board of the District created under this Act may issue and sell revenue bonds, payable from the revenue derived from taxes imposed under Section 30, for any of the purposes enumerated in this Act or for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds theretofore issued from time to time when considered necessary…
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Report
Report. The board shall, by the end of the District's fiscal year, submit a financial report to the State Comptroller. (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99.)
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(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99; text omitted.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99.)