{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-7-121","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/7-121","heading":"","body":"\"Governing body\": (a) the city council in cities; (b) the board of trustees in villages or in incorporated towns; (c) the county board in counties; (d) in townships, the electors for purposes of electing whether the township shall participate and to appropriate funds and levy taxes for municipal contributions, under Section 7-171, for the town and any other bodies politic included as a part of the town under Section 7-132.1 and the Board of Town Trustees for all other purposes; (e) the corporate authority, body or officers, as the case may be, authorized by law to levy taxes for the maintenance and operation of the municipality in other municipalities; (f) the person or group of persons having ultimate authority to expend funds for the payment of earnings to employees in participating instrumentalities; or, (g) the board itself.","path":["CHAPTER 40 PENSIONS","Illinois Pension Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=638\u0026ChapterID=9\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:20Z","sha256":"6a4dd36e6d9010d4b09de5b98acbc66cad1d8bd82a377e60d0241b9ee42fd57b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-7-120","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-7-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}