{"data":{"id":"us-il/60-ilcs-1-150-10","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"60 ILCS 1/150-10","heading":"Resolution for bond issuance; referendum.","body":"Beginning August 16, 1993, the board of managers elected under Section 150-15 in a township having a population of not more than 25,000 (according to the last preceding federal census) shall initiate proceedings for the issuance of bonds under this Article by adopting a resolution proposing the issuance of bonds and describing briefly the authority under which the bonds are to be issued, the nature of the project to be financed, the estimated total cost of the project, and the maximum amount of bonds authorized to be issued. The resolution shall direct that the proposition to issue the bonds be submitted to the electors of the township. The township clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law.\nThe proposition shall be in substantially the following form:\nShall bonds for community building purposes be issued to the amount of $(amount)?\nThe votes shall be recorded as \"Yes\" or \"No\".\nIf a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in the affirmative, the bonds may be issued.\nThe provisions of Public Act 88-360 incorporated into this Section by this amendatory Act of 1994 do not affect the obligations of a township or the rights of bondholders with respect to bonds issued under this Article or its predecessor Act before August 16, 1993.\nNotwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, any township may, by ordinance or resolution, purchase, erect, equip, remodel, or renovate a community building without referendum approval, if the purchasing, erecting, equipping, remodeling, or renovating of the community building is paid or provided for with funds that are not the proceeds of bonds authorized under this Article.","path":["CHAPTER 60 TOWNSHIPS","Township Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=770\u0026ChapterID=13\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"e244ed0203328414be1db1e50a0539ccec43fe61780042eef3f15c969ba2768c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/60-ilcs-1-150-5","next":"us-il/60-ilcs-1-150-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}