§ 9.3-2

Illinois § 9.3-2

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 70: SPECIAL DISTRICTS
• Act 70 ILCS 1205/: Park District Code.
• Art.: Article 9.3 - Recreation Facilities

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Whenever any park district determines to acquire, construct, extend or improve indoor or outdoor recreation facilities and to issue bonds under Section 9.3-1 of this Article to pay the costs thereof, its board shall adopt an ordinance describing in a general way the contemplated project and refer to plans and specifications therefor. These plans and specifications shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the district and shall be opened for inspection by the public. This ordinance shall set out the estimated cost of the project, determine the period of usefulness thereof, the interest rate, which shall not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, payable annually or semi-annually, and all details in connection with the bonds. The bonds shall mature within the period of usefulness of the project as determined by the board. The ordinance may also contain such covenants and restrictions upon the issuance of additional revenue bonds thereafter as may be deemed necessary or advisable for the assurance of the payment of the bonds thereby authorized. The ordinance shall also pledge the revenue derived from the operation of the indoor or outdoor recreational facility for the purpose of paying maintenance and operation costs, providing an adequate depreciation fund, and paying the principal and interest on the bonds issued hereunder. The ordinance may also pledge the revenue derived from the operation of an existing indoor or outdoor facility of the same character, for such purpose. After this ordinance has been adopted it shall, within 10 days after its passage, be published once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the park district, or if there is no such newspaper then in some newspaper having a general circulation in the county wherein such district, or the greater or greatest portion in area, of such district lies. The publication or posting of the ordinance shall include a notice of (1) the specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the question of the adoption of the ordinance be submitted to the electors of the district; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum. The Secretary of the governing board of the park district shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one. If no valid petition is filed with the secretary of the district within 30 days after the publication or posting of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be in effect. But if within this 30day period a petition is so filed, signed by electors of the district equal to 10% or more of the registered voters of the district asking that the question of acquiring and operating or constructing and operating such an indoor and outdoor recreational facility and the issuance of such bonds be submitted to the electors of the district, the board shall certify such question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question at an election held in the district. The board shall furnish copies of such a petition form to all persons making a request therefor. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shall the.... Park District issue revenue bonds for acquiring (or constructing, YES extending or improving) an indoor or outdoor ---------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - recreational facility to include.... (specify NO specific facility or facilities) -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Notice of such referendum shall be given and such referendum conducted in the manner provided by the general election law. If a majority of the electors voting upon that question voted in favor of acquiring and operating, or constructing and operating the indoor or outdoor recreational facility or facilities or extending or improving such indoor or outdoor recreational facility or facilities and the issuance of the bonds, the ordinance shall be in effect, otherwise the ordinance shall not go into effect. With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 86-4; 87-767 .)