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- 70 ILCS 3605/4
- 70 ILCS 3605/5
- 70 ILCS 3605/6
- 70 ILCS 3605/6.1
- 70 ILCS 3605/7 · General powers.
- 70 ILCS 3605/7a
- 70 ILCS 3605/8
- 70 ILCS 3605/8.5
- 70 ILCS 3605/9
- 70 ILCS 3605/9a
- 70 ILCS 3605/9b
- 70 ILCS 3605/9c · State safety oversight for rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.
- 70 ILCS 3605/10
- 70 ILCS 3605/11
- 70 ILCS 3605/11.1
- 70 ILCS 3605/12
- 70 ILCS 3605/12a · (a) In addition to other powers provided in Section 12b, the Authority may issue its notes from time to time, in anticipation of tax receipts of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority allocated to the Authority or of other revenues or receipts of the Authority, in order to provide money for the Authority to cover any cash flow deficit which the Authority anticipates incurring. Provided, however, that no such notes may be issued unless the annual cost thereof is incorporated in a budget or revised budget of the Authority which has been approved by the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. Any such notes are referred to as "Working Cash Notes". Provided further that, the board shall not issue and have outstanding or demand and direct that the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority issue and have outstanding more than an aggregate of $40,000,000 in Working Cash Notes. No Working Cash Notes shall be issued for a term of longer than 18 months. Proceeds of Working Cash Notes may be used to pay day to day operating expenses of the Authority, consisting of wages, salaries and fringe benefits, professional and technical services (including legal, audit, engineering and other consulting services), office rental, furniture, fixtures and equipment, insurance premiums, claims for self-insured amounts under insurance policies, public utility obligations for telephone, light, heat and similar items, travel expenses, office supplies, postage, dues, subscriptions, public hearings and information expenses, fuel purchases, and payments of grants and payments under purchase of service agreements for operations of Transportation Agencies, prior to the receipt by the Authority from time to time of funds for paying such expenses. Proceeds of the Working Cash Notes shall not be used (i) to increase or provide a debt service reserve fund for any bonds or notes other than Working Cash Notes of the same Series, or (ii) to pay principal of or interest or redemption premium on any capital bonds or notes, whether as such amounts become due or by earlier redemption, issued by the Authority or a transportation agency to construct or acquire public transportation facilities, or to provide funds to purchase such capital bonds or notes.
- 70 ILCS 3605/12b · Working Cash Borrowing.
- 70 ILCS 3605/12c · Retiree Benefits Bonds and Notes.
- 70 ILCS 3605/13
- 70 ILCS 3605/14
- 70 ILCS 3605/15 · To the extent permitted by the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, the Authority shall have power to apply for and accept grants and loans from the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, from the State, or from any county, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the State to be used for any of the purposes of the Authority, including, but not by way of limitation, grants and loans in aid of mass transportation and for studies in mass transportation, and may provide matching funds when necessary to qualify for such grants or loans. The Authority may enter into any agreement with the Federal Government, the State, and any county, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the State in relation to such grants or loans; provided that such agreement does not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds or certificates of the Authority.
- 70 ILCS 3605/16
- 70 ILCS 3605/17
- 70 ILCS 3605/18
- 70 ILCS 3605/19 · (a) This Section is repealed on September 1, 2026.
- 70 ILCS 3605/19.5 · Chicago Transit Board.
- 70 ILCS 3605/20 · (a) This Section is repealed on September 1, 2026.
- 70 ILCS 3605/21
- 70 ILCS 3605/22
- 70 ILCS 3605/23 · Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the Board. Four members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All action of the Board shall be by ordinance or resolution and the affirmative vote of at least 4 members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before taking effect shall be approved by the chairman of the Board, and if he shall approve thereof he shall sign the same, and such as he shall not approve he shall return to the Board with his objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Board occurring after the passage thereof. But in case the chairman shall fail to return any ordinance or resolution with his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the chairman with his objections, the vote by which the same was passed shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such reconsideration said ordinance or resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of at least 5 members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman. All ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the Authority and all documents and records in its possession shall be public records, and open to public inspection, except such documents and records as shall be kept or prepared by the Board for use in negotiations, action or proceedings to which the Authority is a party.
- 70 ILCS 3605/24
- 70 ILCS 3605/25
- 70 ILCS 3605/26
- 70 ILCS 3605/27
- 70 ILCS 3605/27a
- 70 ILCS 3605/28 · The Board shall classify all the offices, positions and grades of regular and exempt employment required, excepting that of the Chairman of the Board, the Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer, General Counsel, and Chief Engineer, with reference to the duties, job title, job schedule number, and the compensation fixed therefor, and adopt rules governing appointments to any of such offices or positions on the basis of merit and efficiency. The job title shall be generally descriptive of the duties performed in that job, and the job schedule number shall be used to identify a job title and to further classify positions within a job title. No officer or employee in regular employment shall be discharged or demoted except for cause which is detrimental to the service. Any officer or employee in regular employment who is discharged or demoted may file a complaint in writing with the Board within ten days after notice of his or her discharge or demotion. If an employee is a member of a labor organization the complaint may be filed by such organization for and on behalf of such employee. The Board shall grant a hearing on such complaint within thirty (30) days after it is filed. The time and place of the hearing shall be fixed by the Board and due notice thereof given to the complainant, the labor organization by or through which the complaint was filed and the Executive Director. The hearing shall be conducted by the Board, or any member thereof or any officers' committee or employees' committee appointed by the Board. The complainant may be represented by counsel. If the Board finds, or approves a finding of the member or committee appointed by the Board, that the complainant has been unjustly discharged or demoted, he or she shall be restored to his or her office or position with back pay. The decision of the Board shall be final and not subject to review. The Board may designate such offices, positions, and grades of employment as exempt as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the business of the Authority. The total number of employees occupying exempt offices, positions, or grades of employment may not exceed 3% of the total employment of the Authority. All exempt offices, positions, and grades of employment shall be at will. No unlawful discrimination, as defined and prohibited in the Illinois Human Rights Act, shall be made in any term or aspect of employment. There shall not be discrimination based upon political reasons or factors. The Board may abolish any vacant or occupied office or position. Additionally, the Board may reduce the force of employees for lack of work or lack of funds as determined by the Board. When the number of positions or employees holding positions of regular employment within a particular job title and job schedule number are reduced, those employees with the least company seniority in that job title and job schedule number shall be first released from regular employment service. For a period of one year, an employee released from service shall be eligible for reinstatement to the job title and job schedule number from which he or she was released, in order of company seniority, if additional force of employees is required. "Company seniority" as used in this Section means the overall employment service credited to an employee by the Authority since the employee's most recent date of hire irrespective of job titles held. If 2 or more employees have the same company seniority date, time in the affected job title and job schedule number shall be used to break the company seniority tie. For purposes of this Section, company seniority shall be considered a working condition. When employees are represented by a labor organization that has a labor agreement with the Authority, the wages, hours, and working conditions (including, but not limited to, seniority rights) shall be governed by the terms of the agreement. Exempt employment shall not include any employees who are represented by a labor organization that has a labor agreement with the Authority.
- 70 ILCS 3605/28a · (a) The Board may deal with and enter into written contracts with the employees of the Authority through accredited representatives of such employees or representatives of any labor organization authorized to act for such employees, concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions and pension or retirement provisions; provided, nothing herein shall be construed to permit hours of labor in excess of those provided by law or to permit working conditions prohibited by law. In case of dispute over wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, or pension or retirement provisions the Board may arbitrate any question or questions and may agree with such accredited representatives or labor organization that the decision of a majority of any arbitration board shall be final, provided each party shall agree in advance to pay half of the expense of such arbitration.
- 70 ILCS 3605/28b
- 70 ILCS 3605/28c · Power to deduct wages for debts.
- 70 ILCS 3605/28d · Employment contracts.
- 70 ILCS 3605/29
- 70 ILCS 3605/30
- 70 ILCS 3605/31
- 70 ILCS 3605/31.1 · Agreement to enforce municipal traffic ordinances.
- 70 ILCS 3605/32
- 70 ILCS 3605/33
- 70 ILCS 3605/33.10 · Budget and program.
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- 70 ILCS 3605/36
- 70 ILCS 3605/37
- 70 ILCS 3605/37a
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- 70 ILCS 3605/49 · Disclosure of information by employees; Disciplinary Actions.
- 70 ILCS 3605/50 · Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Contracting and Equal Employment Opportunity Programs.
- 70 ILCS 3605/51
- 70 ILCS 3605/51.5
- 70 ILCS 3605/52
- 70 ILCS 3605/53 · Emergency protocols.
- 70 ILCS 3610/1
- 70 ILCS 3610/2 · Definitions.
- 70 ILCS 3610/3 · Creation of a district.
- 70 ILCS 3610/3.01
- 70 ILCS 3610/3.1 · Also in the manner provided in this Act as amended, a "Local Mass Transit District" may be created with a boundary to enclose a unit area of contiguous land, to be known as the "participating area". Such a "participating area" may be organized as a district under this Act without regard to boundaries of counties or other political subdivisions or municipal corporations.
- 70 ILCS 3610/3.5
- 70 ILCS 3610/4
- 70 ILCS 3610/5
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.01 · Metro East Mass Transit District; use and occupation taxes.
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.02
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.05
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.1
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.2
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.3
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.4 · Eminent domain.
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.5 · Public bidding.
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.6 · Suspension of riding privileges and confiscation of fare media.
- 70 ILCS 3610/5.08 · Transit-supportive development and trail-supportive development.
- 70 ILCS 3610/6
- 70 ILCS 3610/7
- 70 ILCS 3610/8
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.1
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.2
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.3
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.4
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.5
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.6 · Free services; eligibility.
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.7 · Transit services for individuals with disabilities.
- 70 ILCS 3610/8.8 · Visitor paratransit service.
- 70 ILCS 3610/9 · Discontinuance.