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adding Section 1-1-13 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/1-1-13 new) |
Sec. 1-1-13. Web-based signature. A municipality may allow |
a person to sign any document with a web-based signature if the |
municipality uses a secure web-based platform. This Section |
does not apply to a nominating or candidate petition or a |
referendum petition.
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Section 20. The Conservation District Act is amended by |
changing Section 12 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 410/12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7112) |
Sec. 12. To the extent necessary to carry out the purpose |
of this Act and in addition to any other powers, duties and |
functions vested in a district by law, but subject to such |
limitations and restrictions as are imposed elsewhere by this |
Act or another law, a district is authorized and empowered: |
(a) To adopt by-laws, adopt and use a common seal, enter |
into contracts, acquire and hold real and personal estate and |
take such other actions as may be necessary for the proper |
conduct of its affairs. |
(b) To make and publish all ordinances, rules and |
regulations necessary for the management and protection of its |
property and the conduct of its affairs. |
(c) To study and ascertain the district's wildland and |
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other open space resources and outdoor recreation facilities, |
the need for preserving such resources and providing such |
facilities and the extent to which such needs are being |
currently met and to prepare and adopt a co-ordinated plan of |
areas and facilities to meet such needs. |
(d) To acquire by gift, legacy, purchase, condemnation in |
the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent |
domain under the Eminent Domain Act, lease, agreement or |
otherwise the fee or any lesser right or interest in real |
property and to hold the same with or without public access for |
open space, wildland, scenic roadway, pathway, outdoor |
recreation, or other conservation benefits. A district that is |
entirely within a county of under 200,000 inhabitants and |
contiguous to a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants and |
that is authorized by referendum as provided in subsection (d) |
of Section 15 to incur indebtedness over 0.575% but not to |
exceed 1.725% may acquire an interest in real estate by |
condemnation only if approved by an affirmative vote of |
two-thirds of the total number of trustees authorized for that |
district; such a district may exchange, sell, or otherwise |
dispose of any portion of any interest in real estate acquired |
by it by any means within 2 years of acquiring that interest, |
provided that a public hearing on the exchange, sale or other |
disposition of such real estate or interest therein is held |
prior to such action. |
The Department of Natural Resources, the county board, or |
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the governing body of any municipality, district or public |
corporation may, upon request of the conservation district, |
set apart and transfer any real or personal property owned or |
controlled by it and not devoted or dedicated to any other |
inconsistent public use, to the conservation district. In |
acquiring or accepting land or rights thereto, due |
consideration shall be given to its open space, outdoor |
recreation or other conservation values and no real property |
shall be acquired or accepted which in the opinion of the |
district or the Department of Natural Resources is of low |
value from the standpoint of its proposed use. |
(e) To classify, designate, plan, develop, preserve, |
administer and maintain all areas, places and facilities in |
which it has an interest, and construct, reconstruct, alter |
and renew buildings and other structures, and equip and |
maintain the same. |
(f) To accept gifts, grants, legacies, contributions and |
appropriations of money and other personal property for |
conservation purposes. |
(g) To employ and fix the compensation of an executive |
officer who shall be responsible to the board for the carrying |
out of its policies. The executive officer shall have the |
power, subject to the approval of the board, to employ and fix |
the compensation of such assistants and employees as the board |
may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes and |
provisions of this Act. |
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(h) To charge and collect reasonable fees for the use of |
such facilities, privileges and conveniences as may be |
provided. |
(i) To police its property and to exercise police powers |
in respect thereto or in respect to the enforcement of any rule |
or regulation provided by the ordinances of the district and |
to employ and commission police officers and other qualified |
persons to enforce the same. |
(j) To undertake studies pertaining to the natural |
history, archaeology, history or conservation of natural |
resources of the county. |
(k) To lease land for a period not longer than 50 years |
from the date of the lease to a responsible person, firm, or |
corporation for construction, reconstruction, alteration, |
renewal, equipment, furnishing, extension, development, |
operation and maintenance of lodges, housekeeping and sleeping |
cabins, swimming pools, golf courses, campgrounds, sand |
beaches, marinas, convention and entertainment centers, roads |
and parking areas, and other related buildings and facilities. |
In any lease of land leased pursuant to this subsection (k), |
upon expiration of the lease title to all structures on the |
leased land shall be vested in the district. |
(l) To lease any building or facility constructed, |
reconstructed, altered, renewed, equipped, furnished, |
extended, developed, and maintained by the district to a |
responsible person, firm, or corporation for operation or |
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development, or both, and maintenance for a period not longer |
than 20 years from the date of the lease. |
(m) To allow a person to sign any document with a web-based |
signature if the district uses a secure web-based platform. |
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
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Section 25. The Downstate Forest Preserve District Act is |
amended by adding Section 13.9 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 805/13.9 new) |
Sec. 13.9. Web-based signature. A forest preserve district |
may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based |
signature if the forest preserve district uses a secure |
web-based platform. This Section does not apply to a |
nominating or candidate petition or a referendum petition.
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Section 30. The Cook County Forest Preserve District Act |
is amended by adding Section 42.5 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 810/42.5 new) |
Sec. 42.5. Web-based signature. A forest preserve district |
may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based |
signature if the forest preserve district uses a secure |
web-based platform. This Section does not apply to a |
nominating or candidate petition or a referendum petition.
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Section 35. The Park District Code is amended by changing |
Section 8-1 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 1205/8-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 8-1) |
Sec. 8-1. General corporate powers. Every park district |
shall, from the time of its organization, be a body corporate |
and politic by the name set forth in the petition for its |
organization, the specific name set forth in this Code, or the |
name it may adopt under Section 8-9 and shall have and exercise |
the following powers: |
(a) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at |
pleasure; to sue and be sued; and to contract in |
furtherance of any of its corporate purposes. |
(b)(1) To acquire by gift, legacy, grant or purchase, |
or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise |
of the power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain |
Act, any and all real estate, or rights therein necessary |
for building, laying out, extending, adorning and |
maintaining any such parks, boulevards and driveways, or |
for effecting any of the powers or purposes granted under |
this Code as its board may deem proper, whether such lands |
be located within or without such district; but no park |
district, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this |
subsection, shall have any power of condemnation in the |
manner provided for the exercise of the power of eminent |
domain under the Eminent Domain Act or otherwise as to any |
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real estate, lands, riparian rights or estate, or other |
property situated outside of such district, but shall only |
have power to acquire the same by gift, legacy, grant or |
purchase, and such district shall have the same control of |
and power over lands so acquired without the district as |
over parks, boulevards and driveways within such district. |
(2) In addition to the powers granted in paragraph (1) |
of subsection (b), a park district located in more than |
one county, the majority of its territory located in a |
county over 450,000 in population and none of its |
territory located in a county over 1,000,000 in |
population, shall have condemnation power in the manner |
provided for the exercise of the power of eminent domain |
under the Eminent Domain Act or as otherwise granted by |
law as to any and all real estate situated up to one mile |
outside of such district which is not within the |
boundaries of another park district. |
(c) To acquire by gift, legacy or purchase any |
personal property necessary for its corporate purposes |
provided that all contracts for supplies, materials or |
work involving an expenditure in excess of $30,000, or a |
lower amount if required by board policy, shall be let to |
the lowest responsible bidder after due advertisement. No |
district shall be required to accept a bid that does not |
meet the district's established specifications, terms of |
delivery, quality, and serviceability requirements. |
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Contracts which, by their nature, are not adapted to award |
by competitive bidding, such as contracts for the services |
of individuals possessing a high degree of professional |
skill where the ability or fitness of the individual plays |
an important part, contracts for the printing of finance |
committee reports and departmental reports, contracts for |
the printing or engraving of bonds, tax warrants and other |
evidences of indebtedness, contracts for utility services |
such as water, light, heat, telephone or telegraph, |
contracts for fuel (such as diesel, gasoline, oil, |
aviation, or propane), lubricants, or other petroleum |
products, contracts for the use, purchase, delivery, |
movement, or installation of data processing equipment, |
software, or services and telecommunications and |
interconnect equipment, software, or services, contracts |
for duplicating machines and supplies, contracts for goods |
or services procured from another governmental agency, |
purchases of equipment previously owned by some entity |
other than the district itself, and contracts for the |
purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and |
reports are not subject to competitive bidding. Contracts |
for emergency expenditures are also exempt from |
competitive bidding when the emergency expenditure is |
approved by 3/4 of the members of the board. |
All competitive bids for contracts involving an |
expenditure in excess of $30,000, or a lower amount if |
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required by board policy, must be sealed by the bidder and |
must be opened by a member or employee of the park board at |
a public bid opening at which the contents of the bids must |
be announced. Each bidder must receive at least 3 days |
notice of the time and place of the bid opening. |
For purposes of this subsection, "due advertisement" |
includes, but is not limited to, at least one public |
notice at least 10 days before the bid date in a newspaper |
published in the district or, if no newspaper is published |
in the district, in a newspaper of general circulation in |
the area of the district. |
(d) To pass all necessary ordinances, rules and |
regulations for the proper management and conduct of the |
business of the board and district and to establish by |
ordinance all needful rules and regulations for the |
government and protection of parks, boulevards and |
driveways and other property under its jurisdiction, and |
to effect the objects for which such districts are formed. |
(e) To prescribe such fines and penalties for the |
violation of ordinances as it shall deem proper not |
exceeding $1,000 for any one offense, which fines and |
penalties may be recovered by an action in the name of such |
district in the circuit court for the county in which such |
violation occurred. The park district may also seek in the |
action, in addition to or instead of fines and penalties, |
an order that the offender be required to make restitution |
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for damage resulting from violations, and the court shall |
grant such relief where appropriate. The procedure in such |
actions shall be the same as that provided by law for like |
actions for the violation of ordinances in cities |
organized under the general laws of this State, and |
offenders may be imprisoned for non-payment of fines and |
costs in the same manner as in such cities. All fines when |
collected shall be paid into the treasury of such |
district. |
(f) To manage and control all officers and property of |
such districts and to provide for joint ownership with one |
or more cities, villages or incorporated towns of real and |
personal property used for park purposes by one or more |
park districts. In case of joint ownership, the terms of |
the agreement shall be fair, just and equitable to all |
parties and shall be set forth in a written agreement |
entered into by the corporate authorities of each |
participating district, city, village or incorporated |
town. |
(g) To secure grants and loans, or either, from the |
United States Government, or any agency or agencies |
thereof, for financing the acquisition or purchase of any |
and all real estate, or rights therein, or for effecting |
any of the powers or purposes granted under this Code as |
its Board may deem proper. |
(h) To establish fees for the use of facilities and |
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recreational programs of the districts and to derive |
revenue from non-resident fees from their operations. Fees |
charged non-residents of such district need not be the |
same as fees charged to residents of the district. |
Charging fees or deriving revenue from the facilities and |
recreational programs shall not affect the right to assert |
or utilize any defense or immunity, common law or |
statutory, available to the districts or their employees. |
(i) To make contracts for a term exceeding one year, |
but not to exceed 3 years, notwithstanding any provision |
of this Code to the contrary, relating to: (1) the |
employment of a park director, superintendent, |
administrator, engineer, health officer, land planner, |
finance director, attorney, police chief, or other officer |
who requires technical training or knowledge; (2) the |
employment of outside professional consultants such as |
engineers, doctors, land planners, auditors, attorneys, or |
other professional consultants who require technical |
training or knowledge; (3) the provision of data |
processing equipment and services; and (4) the purchase of |
energy from a utility or an alternative retail electric |
supplier. With respect to any contract made under this |
subsection (i), the corporate authorities shall include in |
the annual appropriation ordinance for each fiscal year an |
appropriation of a sum of money sufficient to pay the |
amount which, by the terms of the contract, is to become |
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due and payable during that fiscal year. |
(j) To enter into licensing or management agreements |
with not-for-profit corporations organized under the laws |
of this State to operate park district facilities if the |
corporation covenants to use the facilities to provide |
public park or recreational programs for youth. |
(k) To allow a person to sign any document with a |
web-based signature if the district uses a secure |
web-based platform. |
(Source: P.A. 101-304, eff. 8-9-19; 102-999, eff. 5-27-22.)
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Section 40. The Chicago Park District Act is amended by |
adding Section 7.08 as follows:
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(70 ILCS 1505/7.08 new) |
Sec. 7.08. Web-based signature. The Chicago Park District |
may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based |
signature if the Chicago Park District uses a secure web-based |
platform. This Section does not apply to a nominating or |
candidate petition or a referendum petition. |