Sen. Karen McConnaughay
Filed: 4/15/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2626




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2626 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by 
5adding Section 15c as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 705/15c new)
7    Sec. 15c. Petition to cease operations and consolidate; 
8referendum.
9    (a) Any municipality  operating a fire department organized 
10under the provisions of the Municipal Code may cease the 
11operation and maintenance of its fire department and 
12consolidate its fire protection services with an adjacent fire 
13protection district by submitting a referendum to the voters 
14residing in the municipality and the voters served by the fire 
15protection district. The referendum proposing the dissolution 
16and consolidation of the fire department shall be conducted in 
 
 
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1a manner that is consistent with the requirements provided by 
2subsection (a) of this Section, except that the ballot for such 
3election shall be in substantially the following form:
4- 
5    Shall the (name of fire 
6department) be dissolved and         YES 
7consolidated with the (name    ------------------------------------------------------------- 
8of fire protection district)?        NO 
9------------------------------------------------------------- 
10    If a majority of the votes cast on the question are in 
11favor of such dissolution and consolidation, the court shall 
12enter an order discontinuing the fire department and 
13consolidating it with the fire protection district.
14    Thereafter, the fire protection district shall provide 
15fire protection services within the municipality, shall 
16receive the assets of the former fire department, shall receive 
17funding from the municipality, and shall act as the fire 
18department for the municipality. 
19    The rights of the employees of the dissolved fire 
20department provided by the Personnel Code, any applicable 
21collective bargaining agreements, or under any pension, 
22retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this 
23amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
24    (b) A municipality that is a home rule or non-home rule 
25unit may not dissolve a fire department and consolidate it with 
26a fire protection district in a manner that is inconsistent 
 
 
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1with this Section. This Section is a limitation under 
2subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois 
3Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of 
4the powers and functions exercised by the State. 

 

5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.".