50 ILCS 145

in effect

50 ILCS 145/1

(50 ILCS 145/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local Government Officer Compensation Act. (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

(50 ILCS 145/2) Sec. 2. Time and manner of fixing compensation. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the compensation of elected officers of school districts and units of local government, including home rule units, which compensation is to be fixed by that school district or unit of local government, shall be fixed at least 180 days before the beginning of the terms of the officers whose compensation is to be fixed. (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the compensation of county elected officers shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution of the county board or the board of county commissioners. In the ordinance or resolution fixing the compensation of county elected officers under subsection (a), the county board shall separately list each stipend an elected officer is expected to receive in addition to the compensation to be paid by the county. The stipends listed shall include, but are not limited to, stipends expected to be received under: Section 3-40 of the Property Tax Code. Section 4-20 of the Property Tax Code. Section 3-10007 of the Counties Code. Section 4-2001 of the Counties Code. Section 4-6001 of the Counties Code. Section 4-6002 of the Counties Code. Section 4-6003 of the Counties Code. Section 4-8002 of the Counties Code. Section 27.3 of the Clerks of Courts Act. (Source: P.A. 102-48, eff. 7-9-21.)

50 ILCS 145/3 Preemption

(50 ILCS 145/3) Sec. 3. Preemption. A home rule unit may not fix the compensation of elected officers of that unit of local government in a manner inconsistent with this Act. This Act 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. (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

50 ILCS 145/4 Severability

(50 ILCS 145/4) Sec. 4. Severability. The provisions and application of this Act are severable as provided in Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

50 ILCS 145/5

(50 ILCS 145/5) Sec. 5. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95; text omitted.)

50 ILCS 145/10

(50 ILCS 145/10) Sec. 10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95; text omitted.)

50 ILCS 145/15

(50 ILCS 145/15) Sec. 15. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95; text omitted.)

50 ILCS 145/20

(50 ILCS 145/20) Sec. 20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95; text omitted.)

50 ILCS 145/25

(50 ILCS 145/25) Sec. 25. Elected official salary. (a) Notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the contrary, an elected officer of a unit of local government that is a participating employer under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund shall not receive any salary or other compensation from the unit of local government if the member is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code for the elected official's service in that same elected position. If an elected officer is receiving benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund on August 23, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-544), the elected official's salary and compensation shall be reduced to zero at the beginning of the member's next term if the member is still receiving such pension benefits. (b) This Section does not apply to a unit of local government that has adopted an ordinance or resolution effective prior to January 1, 2019 that: (i) reduces the compensation of an elected official of the unit of local government who is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code for his or her service as an elected official in the same elected position of that unit of local government; and (ii) changes the official's position to part-time. (Source: P.A. 101-544, eff. 8-23-19; 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

50 ILCS 145/99

(50 ILCS 145/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

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