60 ILCS 1/80-50: Payment of accounts; forfeiture for failure to pay.

(a) Accounts audited shall be paid by the supervisor within 20 days after presentation of a certificate of the township clerk stating the amount and to whom it is allowed, the account, and the date the account was audited. The certificate shall be countersigned by the supervisor before payment of the amount.

(b) Payments of wages to township employees, however, shall be made at least once a month in accordance with a pay period schedule established by the township board. The schedule shall provide for employee compensation for all wages earned during the pay period, with payment to be made no later than 15 days after the end of the pay period.

(c) Failure by the supervisor to pay accounts audited as provided in this Section, if the necessary funds are available and the account is a proper expenditure, shall be grounds for forfeiture of his or her bond.