SB3219 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3219

Introduced 2/11/2020, by Sen. Dan McConchie

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-103 new

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a comptroller or a person designated to sign the comptroller's signature shall not also be paid by the municipality or shall not be employed by a business that is paid by the municipality to provide: (i) financial advice to the municipality; or (ii) deposit, redeposit, investment, reinvestment, or withdrawal services or any other similar services for the municipality. Limits home rule powers.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 3.1-35-103 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-103 new)

Sec. 3.1-35-103. Comptroller; other employment. A comptroller, including a person elected or appointed under Section 3.1-35-100 or Section 3.1-35-115, or a person designed to sign the comptroller's signature under Section 3.1-35-105, shall not also be paid by the municipality or shall not be employed by a business that is paid by the municipality to provide: (i) financial advice to the municipality; or (ii) services under subsection (c) of Section 3.1-35-50 or any other similar services for the municipality. Item (i) shall not include any advice that may be required by a comptroller in the ordinary performance of the duties of the comptroller.

A home rule municipality may not regulate other employment of a comptroller in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.