{"data":{"id":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-11-74.4-12","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-12","heading":"Metro East Police District.","body":"A municipality may use moneys from the special tax allocation fund to hire police officers, if the corporate authorities of the municipality determine by ordinance or resolution that, as a result of the development associated with the tax increment financing, more police officers are needed to protect the public health and safety of the residents, and the municipality is: (i) within the territory of the Metro East Police District created under the Metro East Police District Act, or (ii) contiguous to 2 or more municipalities within the territory of the Metro East Police District and having a population of more than 5,000 inhabitants, according to the 2000 federal census. The moneys used to hire police officers may amount to no more than 10% of the funds available.","path":["CHAPTER 65 MUNICIPALITIES","Illinois Municipal Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=802\u0026ChapterID=14\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:23Z","sha256":"16be77f147fb8394b0854dc4660a04f918617c4e2063bb9eba9ba994ee58de80","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-11-74.4-11","next":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-11-74.5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}