Public Act 104-0287
 
HB3238 EnrolledLRB104 08322 LNS 18373 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by 
changing Section 6-207 as follows:
 
    (605 ILCS 5/6-207)  (from Ch. 121, par. 6-207)
    Sec. 6-207. Compensation of highway commissioner and other 
officers. 
    (a) Unless an annual salary is fixed as provided in this 
Section, the highway commissioner shall receive for each day 
he or she is necessarily employed in the discharge of official 
duties a per diem to be fixed by the county board in road 
districts in counties not under township organization, by the 
highway board of trustees in consolidated township road 
districts, and by the board of town trustees in districts 
composed of a single township. Before any per diem is paid, a 
sworn statement shall be filed by the commissioner in the 
office of the district clerk, showing the number of days the 
commissioner was employed, the kind of employment, and the 
dates of employment.
    The boards specified in the preceding paragraph may, 
instead of a per diem, fix an annual salary for the highway 
commissioner at not less than $3,000, to be paid in equal 
monthly installments. The boards shall fix the compensation of 
the commissioner, whether an annual salary or a per diem, on or 
before the last Tuesday in March before the date of election of 
the commissioner.
    If the term of any highway commissioner is extended by 
operation of law, the board that fixes the commissioner's rate 
of compensation may increase the rate of the compensation, 
within the limits provided in this Section, in relation to 
that portion of the commissioner's term that extends beyond 
the period for which he or she was elected.
    The board of town trustees shall order payment of the 
amount of per diem claimed in the highway commissioner's sworn 
statement at the first regular meeting following the filing of 
the statement. In consolidated township road districts, the 
compensation and the expenses of the offices of the highway 
commissioner, district clerk, and district treasurer shall be 
audited by the highway board of trustees.
    The compensation of the highway commissioner shall be paid 
from the general township fund in districts comprised of a 
single township and shall be paid from the regular road fund in 
all other districts having highway commissioners; however, in 
districts comprised of a single township, a portion (not 
exceeding 50%) of the highway commissioner's salary may be 
paid from the corporate road and bridge fund or the permanent 
road fund or both if approved by the township board and the 
highway commissioner.
    (b) The officers composing the highway board of trustees 
in consolidated township road districts shall be entitled to 
$3 per day for attending meetings of the board, to be paid out 
of the town fund of their respective townships. In 
consolidated township road districts, the compensation of the 
district clerk and the district treasurer shall be paid out of 
the road fund of the district.
    (c) The district clerk shall receive: 
        (1) for each day he or she is necessarily employed in 
    the discharge of official duties, a per diem to be fixed by 
    the county board in road districts in counties not under 
    township organization and by the highway board of trustees 
    in consolidated township road districts; or 
        (2) $4 per day for each day he or she shall be required 
    to meet with the highway commissioner and the same amount 
    per day for the time he or she shall be employed in 
    canvassing the returns of elections. The district clerk 
    shall receive no other per diem. In addition to the above, 
    the district clerk shall also receive fees for the 
    following services, to be paid out of the district road 
    fund, except where otherwise specified: 
            (A) For serving notice of election or appointment 
        upon district officers as required by this Code, 25 
        cents each. 
            (B) For posting up notices required by law, 25 
        cents each. 
            (C) For copying any record in the district clerk's 
        office and certifying to the copy, 10 cents for every 
        100 words, to be paid by the person applying for the 
        certified copy.
    (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the 
district treasurer shall, in addition to any other 
compensation to which he or she is by law entitled, receive an 
annual salary of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 per 
year to be fixed by the highway board of trustees in 
consolidated township road districts and by the board of town 
trustees in districts composed of a single township.
    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the district 
treasurer shall, in addition to any other compensation to 
which he or she is by law entitled, receive an annual salary 
deemed appropriate and to be fixed by the county board in road 
districts in counties not under township organization.
    The compensation of the district treasurer shall be paid 
from the general township fund in districts composed of a 
single township and shall be paid from the regular road fund in 
all other districts having district treasurers.
(Source: P.A. 89-662, eff. 8-14-96; 90-81, eff. 1-1-98; 
90-183, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)