(75 ILCS 16/30‑5) Sec. 30‑5. Initial appointment of trustees; first election. (a) Within 60 days after the establishment of a library district, and if the district is wholly contained within a single county, the presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint the first board of the district from a list of nominees submitted by the petitioners or persons appearing at the hearing. If, however, the district lies in more than one county, the presiding officer of the county board of each county in which the district lies, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint at least one trustee; the remaining appointments, if any, shall be made in each of the counties in the district in proportion to the population of the district. (b) The trustees appointed under subsection (a) shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified at the first election. (c) The first election shall be held at the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election Code that occurs more than 4 months following the establishment election of the district. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑10) Sec. 30‑10. Election and terms of trustees. (a) Trustees shall be elected every 2 years at the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election Code for 6‑year terms. Seven trustees shall constitute a board. (b) The trustees' terms shall be staggered. After the first election, the trustees shall determine, by lot, 2 trustees to serve for terms of 2 years, 2 trustees to serve for terms of 4 years, and 3 trustees to serve for terms of 6 years. The terms of all trustees shall begin on the third Monday of the month next following the month of the election. (c) At each election of trustees after the first election, the trustees elected to succeed those whose terms have expired shall hold office for the full term of 6 years from the third Monday of the month next following the election and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (d) A district may provide by resolution of the board that the term of its trustees shall be 4 years. If the board adopts such a resolution, then if 3 trustees are to be elected at the next election or if 2 trustees are to be elected at each of the next 2 elections, one of the trustees elected at the next election (to be determined by lot at the first meeting after that election) shall serve a 2 year term. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑20) Sec. 30‑20. Nomination of candidates; ballot. (a) Nomination of candidates for election as trustees shall be by petition, signed by a number of qualified voters equivalent to at least 2% of the votes cast at the last election for library trustees, or 50, whichever is less, residing within the district, and filed with the secretary of the district within the time provided by the Election Code. No party name or affiliation may appear on the petition. (b) The names of all candidates for the office of trustee shall be certified by the secretary to the proper election authority, who shall conduct the election in accordance with the Election Code. (c) The ballot for election of trustees shall not designate any political party, platform, or political principle. (Source: P.A. 92‑355, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑25) Sec. 30‑25. Vacancies. (a) Vacancies shall be declared in the office of trustee by the board when an elected or appointed trustee (i) declines, fails, or is unable to serve, (ii) becomes a nonresident of the district, (iii) is convicted of a misdemeanor by failing, neglecting, or refusing to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act, or (iv) has failed to pay the library taxes levied by the district. Absence without cause from all regular board meetings for a period of one year shall be a basis for declaring a vacancy. (b) All vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees until the next regular library election, at which time a trustee shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term. If, however, the vacancy occurs with less than 28 months remaining in the term, and if the vacancy occurs less than 88 days before the next regular scheduled election for this office, then the person so appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. If the vacancy is in the office of a trustee of a library district with an appointed board, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees. Vacancies shall be filled forthwith. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑30) Sec. 30‑30. Compensation of trustees. Trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from district funds for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑35) Sec. 30‑35. Board name; status; headquarters. (a) The board of trustees of each district shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Board of Library Trustees of the .... Public Library District, ...., Illinois", and in that name may enact ordinances and hold title to property, may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had, and may take any action authorized by law. (b) At any time after the establishment of a district, the board of the district may enact an ordinance changing the district's name in the form given in this Section. The change of name shall be effective with the beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year following the date of the ordinance's enactment. All assets, liabilities, and other obligations of the district under its former name and all ordinances and other official acts of the district under its former name shall automatically become those of the district under its new name. The board of the district shall file a certified copy of the ordinance changing the district's name with the recorder of deeds, the county clerk, and the county treasurer of each county in which the district in whole or in part is located. (c) The board shall establish an official mailing address to be used for all notices. (Source: P.A. 89‑188, eff. 7‑19‑95.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑40) Sec. 30‑40. Organization of board; qualification and oath of trustees. (a) Within 74 days after their election or appointment, the incumbent and new trustees shall take their oath of office as prescribed by law and meet to organize the board. (b) The first action taken at the meeting shall be the election of a president, a vice‑president, a secretary, and a treasurer from among the trustees. The secretary shall then record the membership of the board. (c) Trustees duly elected or appointed as certified by the appropriate election authority or appointing authority shall be qualified to serve as trustees under this Act. The required oath shall be taken and subscribed before a notary public or the secretary of the board. (d) Within 60 days after the organization of the board, the secretary shall file, with the county clerk of the county containing all or a larger portion of the district and with the Illinois State Librarian, a statement listing the names and addresses of the trustees and officers and their respective terms in office. The secretary shall report a vacancy on the board to the county clerk and the State Librarian within 60 days after it occurs and shall report the filling of a vacancy within 60 days after it is filled. (e) The first officers shall serve until the next regular election of trustees. Thereafter, officers shall serve for terms set by ordinance but not to exceed 2 years, ending on the third Monday of the month following each regular election or until their successors are duly elected by the board. A vacancy in any office shall be filled by the board for the unexpired term. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑45) Sec. 30‑45. Duties of officers. (a) The duties of the officers of the board are as provided in this Section. (b) The president shall preside over all meetings, appoint members of committees authorized by the district's regulations, and perform other duties specified by the district's regulations, ordinances, or other appropriate action. In the president's absence, the vice president shall preside at meetings. The president shall not have or exercise veto powers. (c) The vice president's duties shall be prescribed by regulations. (d) The treasurer shall keep and maintain accounts and records of the district during the treasurer's term in office, indicating in those accounts and records a record of all receipts, disbursements, and balances in any funds. Annual audit and financial report requirements shall conform with Section 3 of the Governmental Account Audit Act. (e) The treasurer shall give bond to the district to faithfully discharge the duties of the office and to account to the district for all district funds coming into the treasurer's hands. The bond shall be in an amount and with sureties approved by the board. The amount of the bond shall be based upon a minimum of 50% of the total funds received by the district in the last previous fiscal year. The cost of any surety bond shall be borne by the district. (f) Any person, entity, or public body or agency possessing district funds, property, or records shall, upon demand by any trustee, transfer and release the funds, property, or records to the treasurer. (g) The secretary shall keep and maintain appropriate records for his or her term in office and shall include in those records a record of the minutes of all meetings, the names of those in attendance, the ordinances enacted, the resolutions and regulations adopted, and all other pertinent written matter affecting the operation of the district. The secretary may administer oaths and affirmations for the purposes of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277; 88‑442.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑50) Sec. 30‑50. Board meetings; quorum; voting. (a) The board shall call not fewer than 5 regular meetings each fiscal year. Each year, the board by ordinance shall specify the time, place, and date of the regular meetings. Special meetings may be called by the president or the secretary or by any 4 trustees. All meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Act. (b) A quorum shall consist of 4 trustees. A majority of those present shall determine the vote taken on any question, unless a larger majority is specified in this Act. (c) All votes on any question shall be by ayes and nays and recorded by the secretary. Absentees and abstentions from voting shall be noted but shall not be counted for or against the question being voted on. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑52) Sec. 30‑52. Trustee's failure or neglect to discharge duty; penalty. Any trustee who, while acting as a trustee or as an officer, fails or neglects to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55) Sec. 30‑55. Powers of trustees. The board of trustees of a district shall carry out the spirit and intent of this Act in establishing, supporting, and maintaining a public library or libraries within the district and for providing library service. In addition, and without limiting other powers conferred by this Act, the board shall have the powers set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 30‑60. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.5) Sec. 30‑55.5. Ordinances, regulations, and resolutions. The board may enact, amend, and rescind ordinances and may make and adopt regulations and resolutions for their own guidance and for the government of the library that are expedient and not inconsistent with this Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.10) Sec. 30‑55.10. Expenditure of moneys. The board shall have the exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected for the library and deposited to the credit of the appropriate funds. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.12) Sec. 30‑55.12. Purchases. Purchases made under this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.15) Sec. 30‑55.15. Supervision of facilities. The board shall have exclusive control of the construction of any library building and of the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.20) Sec. 30‑55.20. Purchase or lease of property; construction of buildings. (a) The board may purchase or lease real or personal property and may construct an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the library or libraries established under this Act, using, at the board's option, contracts providing for all or part of the consideration to be paid through installments at stated intervals during a certain period not to exceed 20 years, with interest on the unpaid balance at any lawful rate for municipal corporations in this State. (b) The board may refund at any time any installment contract entered into under this Section by means of a refunding loan agreement. The refunding loan agreement may provide for installment payments of principal and interest to be made at stated intervals during a certain period not to exceed 20 years from the date of the refunding loan agreement, with interest on the unpaid principal balance at any lawful rate for municipal corporations in this State. No installment contract or refunding loan agreement for the same property or construction project may exceed an aggregate of 20 years. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.25) Sec. 30‑55.25. Remodeling or reconstructing a building. The board may remodel or reconstruct a building erected, purchased, or leased by the board when the building needs remodeling or reconstructing or is not adapted to the board's purposes and needs. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.30) Sec. 30‑55.30. Disposal of property. The board may sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes under terms the board deems best, but in no event on contracts extending over a period of more than 20 years. The board may lease to others any real property not immediately useful to the district but for which plans for ultimate use have been adopted. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.32) Sec. 30‑55.32. Sale or disposition of property. (a) When the board has determined to sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, the property may be sold or disposed of at a public sale as follows: (1) Personal property of any value may be donated or
sold to any other tax supported library or to any library system operating under the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act under terms or conditions determined by the board.
(2) Personal property having a unit value of $1,000
or less may be disposed of as determined by the board.
(3) Personal property having a unit value of more
than $1,000 but less than $2,500 may be displayed at the library, and a public notice of its availability and the date and the terms of the proposed sale shall be posted.
(4) In all other cases, except as provided in
subsection (b), the board shall publish notice of the availability and location of the real or personal property and the date and terms of the proposed sale, giving the notice once each week for 2 successive weeks. The notice shall be published in one or more newspapers published within the district or, if there is no such newspaper, then at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and published in the county that contains all or the larger portion of the district.
(5) On the day of the sale, the board shall proceed
with the sale and may sell the property for a price determined by the board or to the highest bidder. Where the board deems the bids inadequate, it may reject the bids and re‑advertise the sale.
(b) If the board has determined that any building or buildings that were received from a municipality due to the conversion of a tax supported public library to a public library district under this Act or a prior law are no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, the board by resolution may authorize the sale of the building or buildings and the underlying land to the municipality from which they were received. The value of the property shall be determined by a written MAI certified appraisal that shall be available for public inspection. The resolution shall be published at the first opportunity following passage in a newspaper published in the municipality or, if there is none, in a newspaper published in the county in which the municipality lies and that has general circulation in the municipality. The board may accept any contract proposal for the sale of the property to the municipality determined by them to be in the best interest of the district by a vote of three‑fourths of the board members then holding office, but in no event at a price less than 80% of the appraised value. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.35) Sec. 30‑55.35. Administrator; legal counsel; consultants. (a) The board may appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified librarian to act as administrator of the district's daily operations. The administrator may hire other employees deemed necessary by the administrator, fix their compensation, and remove those employees, subject to the approval of the board. (b) The board may also retain legal counsel and professional consultants as needed. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.40) Sec. 30‑55.40. Contracts for library services and other matters. The board may contract with any public or private corporation or entity for the purpose of providing or receiving library service or of performing other acts necessary and proper to carry out the responsibilities, the intent, and the provisions of this Act. This contractual power includes, but is not limited to, (i) participating in interstate library compacts and library systems, (ii) contracting to supply library services, and (iii) spending any federal or State funds made available to any county, municipality, or township or to the State of Illinois for library purposes. If, however, a contract is for the supply of library services for residents without a public library established under this Act, the terms of that contract shall recognize the principle of equity of cost of services to non‑residents expressed in this Section and shall provide for the assumption, by the contracting party receiving the services, of financial responsibility for the loss of or damage to any library materials provided to non‑residents under the contract. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.45) Sec. 30‑55.45. Common library or services. The board may join with the board or boards of one or more public libraries within this State in maintaining libraries or for the maintenance of a common library or common library services for the participants upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the participating library boards. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.50) Sec. 30‑55.50. Title to property. The board may enter into contracts and may take title to any property acquired by it for library purposes. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.55) Sec. 30‑55.55. Exclusion of certain persons from library. The board may exclude from the use of the library any person who willfully violates an ordinance or regulation prescribed by the board. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.60) Sec. 30‑55.60. Use of library by nonresidents. The board may extend the privileges and use of the library, including the borrowing of materials on an individual basis by persons residing outside the district. If the board exercises this power, the privilege of library use shall be upon terms and conditions prescribed by the board in its regulations. The board shall charge a nonresident fee for the privileges and use of the library at least equal to the cost paid by residents of the district, with the cost to be determined according to the formula established by the Illinois State Library. A person residing outside of a public library service area must apply for a non‑resident library card at the public library closest to the person's principal residence. The nonresident cards shall allow for borrowing privileges at all participating public libraries in the regional library system. The nonresident fee shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Privileges and use provided (i) under the terms
of the district's membership in a library system operating under the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act or (ii) under the terms of any reciprocal agreement with a public or private corporation or entity providing a library service.
(2) Residents of an area in which the library is
conducting a program for the purpose of encouraging the inclusion of the area in the library district.
(3) A nonresident who, as an individual or as a
partner, principal stockholder, or other joint owner, owns taxable property or is a senior administrative officer of a firm, business, or other corporation owning taxable property within the district, upon presentation of the most recent tax bill upon that taxable property, provided that the privileges and use of the library is extended to only one such nonresident for each parcel of taxable property.
Nothing in this Section requires any public library to participate in the non‑resident card reciprocal borrowing program of a regional library system as provided for in this Section. (Source: P.A. 92‑166, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.65) Sec. 30‑55.65. Encouraging additions to district. The board may undertake programs to encourage the addition to the district of adjacent areas without local tax supported library service and may spend funds for this purpose. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.70) Sec. 30‑55.70. Fines and penalties. The board may provide, by ordinance, fines and penalties (i) for injury to any book or other library material or to any real or personal property belonging to or in the custody of the library and (ii) for failure to return any book or other material or personal property belonging to or in the custody of the library. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.75) Sec. 30‑55.75. Investment of funds. The board shall invest funds pursuant to the Public Funds Investment Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑5) Sec. 30‑5. Initial appointment of trustees; first election. (a) Within 60 days after the establishment of a library district, and if the district is wholly contained within a single county, the presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint the first board of the district from a list of nominees submitted by the petitioners or persons appearing at the hearing. If, however, the district lies in more than one county, the presiding officer of the county board of each county in which the district lies, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint at least one trustee; the remaining appointments, if any, shall be made in each of the counties in the district in proportion to the population of the district. (b) The trustees appointed under subsection (a) shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified at the first election. (c) The first election shall be held at the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election Code that occurs more than 4 months following the establishment election of the district. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑10) Sec. 30‑10. Election and terms of trustees. (a) Trustees shall be elected every 2 years at the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election Code for 6‑year terms. Seven trustees shall constitute a board. (b) The trustees' terms shall be staggered. After the first election, the trustees shall determine, by lot, 2 trustees to serve for terms of 2 years, 2 trustees to serve for terms of 4 years, and 3 trustees to serve for terms of 6 years. The terms of all trustees shall begin on the third Monday of the month next following the month of the election. (c) At each election of trustees after the first election, the trustees elected to succeed those whose terms have expired shall hold office for the full term of 6 years from the third Monday of the month next following the election and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (d) A district may provide by resolution of the board that the term of its trustees shall be 4 years. If the board adopts such a resolution, then if 3 trustees are to be elected at the next election or if 2 trustees are to be elected at each of the next 2 elections, one of the trustees elected at the next election (to be determined by lot at the first meeting after that election) shall serve a 2 year term. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑20) Sec. 30‑20. Nomination of candidates; ballot. (a) Nomination of candidates for election as trustees shall be by petition, signed by a number of qualified voters equivalent to at least 2% of the votes cast at the last election for library trustees, or 50, whichever is less, residing within the district, and filed with the secretary of the district within the time provided by the Election Code. No party name or affiliation may appear on the petition. (b) The names of all candidates for the office of trustee shall be certified by the secretary to the proper election authority, who shall conduct the election in accordance with the Election Code. (c) The ballot for election of trustees shall not designate any political party, platform, or political principle. (Source: P.A. 92‑355, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑25) Sec. 30‑25. Vacancies. (a) Vacancies shall be declared in the office of trustee by the board when an elected or appointed trustee (i) declines, fails, or is unable to serve, (ii) becomes a nonresident of the district, (iii) is convicted of a misdemeanor by failing, neglecting, or refusing to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act, or (iv) has failed to pay the library taxes levied by the district. Absence without cause from all regular board meetings for a period of one year shall be a basis for declaring a vacancy. (b) All vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees until the next regular library election, at which time a trustee shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term. If, however, the vacancy occurs with less than 28 months remaining in the term, and if the vacancy occurs less than 88 days before the next regular scheduled election for this office, then the person so appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. If the vacancy is in the office of a trustee of a library district with an appointed board, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees. Vacancies shall be filled forthwith. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑30) Sec. 30‑30. Compensation of trustees. Trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from district funds for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑35) Sec. 30‑35. Board name; status; headquarters. (a) The board of trustees of each district shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Board of Library Trustees of the .... Public Library District, ...., Illinois", and in that name may enact ordinances and hold title to property, may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had, and may take any action authorized by law. (b) At any time after the establishment of a district, the board of the district may enact an ordinance changing the district's name in the form given in this Section. The change of name shall be effective with the beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year following the date of the ordinance's enactment. All assets, liabilities, and other obligations of the district under its former name and all ordinances and other official acts of the district under its former name shall automatically become those of the district under its new name. The board of the district shall file a certified copy of the ordinance changing the district's name with the recorder of deeds, the county clerk, and the county treasurer of each county in which the district in whole or in part is located. (c) The board shall establish an official mailing address to be used for all notices. (Source: P.A. 89‑188, eff. 7‑19‑95.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑40) Sec. 30‑40. Organization of board; qualification and oath of trustees. (a) Within 74 days after their election or appointment, the incumbent and new trustees shall take their oath of office as prescribed by law and meet to organize the board. (b) The first action taken at the meeting shall be the election of a president, a vice‑president, a secretary, and a treasurer from among the trustees. The secretary shall then record the membership of the board. (c) Trustees duly elected or appointed as certified by the appropriate election authority or appointing authority shall be qualified to serve as trustees under this Act. The required oath shall be taken and subscribed before a notary public or the secretary of the board. (d) Within 60 days after the organization of the board, the secretary shall file, with the county clerk of the county containing all or a larger portion of the district and with the Illinois State Librarian, a statement listing the names and addresses of the trustees and officers and their respective terms in office. The secretary shall report a vacancy on the board to the county clerk and the State Librarian within 60 days after it occurs and shall report the filling of a vacancy within 60 days after it is filled. (e) The first officers shall serve until the next regular election of trustees. Thereafter, officers shall serve for terms set by ordinance but not to exceed 2 years, ending on the third Monday of the month following each regular election or until their successors are duly elected by the board. A vacancy in any office shall be filled by the board for the unexpired term. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑45) Sec. 30‑45. Duties of officers. (a) The duties of the officers of the board are as provided in this Section. (b) The president shall preside over all meetings, appoint members of committees authorized by the district's regulations, and perform other duties specified by the district's regulations, ordinances, or other appropriate action. In the president's absence, the vice president shall preside at meetings. The president shall not have or exercise veto powers. (c) The vice president's duties shall be prescribed by regulations. (d) The treasurer shall keep and maintain accounts and records of the district during the treasurer's term in office, indicating in those accounts and records a record of all receipts, disbursements, and balances in any funds. Annual audit and financial report requirements shall conform with Section 3 of the Governmental Account Audit Act. (e) The treasurer shall give bond to the district to faithfully discharge the duties of the office and to account to the district for all district funds coming into the treasurer's hands. The bond shall be in an amount and with sureties approved by the board. The amount of the bond shall be based upon a minimum of 50% of the total funds received by the district in the last previous fiscal year. The cost of any surety bond shall be borne by the district. (f) Any person, entity, or public body or agency possessing district funds, property, or records shall, upon demand by any trustee, transfer and release the funds, property, or records to the treasurer. (g) The secretary shall keep and maintain appropriate records for his or her term in office and shall include in those records a record of the minutes of all meetings, the names of those in attendance, the ordinances enacted, the resolutions and regulations adopted, and all other pertinent written matter affecting the operation of the district. The secretary may administer oaths and affirmations for the purposes of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277; 88‑442.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑50) Sec. 30‑50. Board meetings; quorum; voting. (a) The board shall call not fewer than 5 regular meetings each fiscal year. Each year, the board by ordinance shall specify the time, place, and date of the regular meetings. Special meetings may be called by the president or the secretary or by any 4 trustees. All meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Act. (b) A quorum shall consist of 4 trustees. A majority of those present shall determine the vote taken on any question, unless a larger majority is specified in this Act. (c) All votes on any question shall be by ayes and nays and recorded by the secretary. Absentees and abstentions from voting shall be noted but shall not be counted for or against the question being voted on. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑52) Sec. 30‑52. Trustee's failure or neglect to discharge duty; penalty. Any trustee who, while acting as a trustee or as an officer, fails or neglects to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55) Sec. 30‑55. Powers of trustees. The board of trustees of a district shall carry out the spirit and intent of this Act in establishing, supporting, and maintaining a public library or libraries within the district and for providing library service. In addition, and without limiting other powers conferred by this Act, the board shall have the powers set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 30‑60. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.5) Sec. 30‑55.5. Ordinances, regulations, and resolutions. The board may enact, amend, and rescind ordinances and may make and adopt regulations and resolutions for their own guidance and for the government of the library that are expedient and not inconsistent with this Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.10) Sec. 30‑55.10. Expenditure of moneys. The board shall have the exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected for the library and deposited to the credit of the appropriate funds. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.12) Sec. 30‑55.12. Purchases. Purchases made under this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.15) Sec. 30‑55.15. Supervision of facilities. The board shall have exclusive control of the construction of any library building and of the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.20) Sec. 30‑55.20. Purchase or lease of property; construction of buildings. (a) The board may purchase or lease real or personal property and may construct an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the library or libraries established under this Act, using, at the board's option, contracts providing for all or part of the consideration to be paid through installments at stated intervals during a certain period not to exceed 20 years, with interest on the unpaid balance at any lawful rate for municipal corporations in this State. (b) The board may refund at any time any installment contract entered into under this Section by means of a refunding loan agreement. The refunding loan agreement may provide for installment payments of principal and interest to be made at stated intervals during a certain period not to exceed 20 years from the date of the refunding loan agreement, with interest on the unpaid principal balance at any lawful rate for municipal corporations in this State. No installment contract or refunding loan agreement for the same property or construction project may exceed an aggregate of 20 years. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.25) Sec. 30‑55.25. Remodeling or reconstructing a building. The board may remodel or reconstruct a building erected, purchased, or leased by the board when the building needs remodeling or reconstructing or is not adapted to the board's purposes and needs. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.30) Sec. 30‑55.30. Disposal of property. The board may sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes under terms the board deems best, but in no event on contracts extending over a period of more than 20 years. The board may lease to others any real property not immediately useful to the district but for which plans for ultimate use have been adopted. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.32) Sec. 30‑55.32. Sale or disposition of property. (a) When the board has determined to sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, the property may be sold or disposed of at a public sale as follows: (1) Personal property of any value may be donated or
sold to any other tax supported library or to any library system operating under the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act under terms or conditions determined by the board.
(2) Personal property having a unit value of $1,000
or less may be disposed of as determined by the board.
(3) Personal property having a unit value of more
than $1,000 but less than $2,500 may be displayed at the library, and a public notice of its availability and the date and the terms of the proposed sale shall be posted.
(4) In all other cases, except as provided in
subsection (b), the board shall publish notice of the availability and location of the real or personal property and the date and terms of the proposed sale, giving the notice once each week for 2 successive weeks. The notice shall be published in one or more newspapers published within the district or, if there is no such newspaper, then at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and published in the county that contains all or the larger portion of the district.
(5) On the day of the sale, the board shall proceed
with the sale and may sell the property for a price determined by the board or to the highest bidder. Where the board deems the bids inadequate, it may reject the bids and re‑advertise the sale.
(b) If the board has determined that any building or buildings that were received from a municipality due to the conversion of a tax supported public library to a public library district under this Act or a prior law are no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, the board by resolution may authorize the sale of the building or buildings and the underlying land to the municipality from which they were received. The value of the property shall be determined by a written MAI certified appraisal that shall be available for public inspection. The resolution shall be published at the first opportunity following passage in a newspaper published in the municipality or, if there is none, in a newspaper published in the county in which the municipality lies and that has general circulation in the municipality. The board may accept any contract proposal for the sale of the property to the municipality determined by them to be in the best interest of the district by a vote of three‑fourths of the board members then holding office, but in no event at a price less than 80% of the appraised value. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.35) Sec. 30‑55.35. Administrator; legal counsel; consultants. (a) The board may appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified librarian to act as administrator of the district's daily operations. The administrator may hire other employees deemed necessary by the administrator, fix their compensation, and remove those employees, subject to the approval of the board. (b) The board may also retain legal counsel and professional consultants as needed. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.40) Sec. 30‑55.40. Contracts for library services and other matters. The board may contract with any public or private corporation or entity for the purpose of providing or receiving library service or of performing other acts necessary and proper to carry out the responsibilities, the intent, and the provisions of this Act. This contractual power includes, but is not limited to, (i) participating in interstate library compacts and library systems, (ii) contracting to supply library services, and (iii) spending any federal or State funds made available to any county, municipality, or township or to the State of Illinois for library purposes. If, however, a contract is for the supply of library services for residents without a public library established under this Act, the terms of that contract shall recognize the principle of equity of cost of services to non‑residents expressed in this Section and shall provide for the assumption, by the contracting party receiving the services, of financial responsibility for the loss of or damage to any library materials provided to non‑residents under the contract. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.45) Sec. 30‑55.45. Common library or services. The board may join with the board or boards of one or more public libraries within this State in maintaining libraries or for the maintenance of a common library or common library services for the participants upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the participating library boards. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.50) Sec. 30‑55.50. Title to property. The board may enter into contracts and may take title to any property acquired by it for library purposes. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.55) Sec. 30‑55.55. Exclusion of certain persons from library. The board may exclude from the use of the library any person who willfully violates an ordinance or regulation prescribed by the board. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.60) Sec. 30‑55.60. Use of library by nonresidents. The board may extend the privileges and use of the library, including the borrowing of materials on an individual basis by persons residing outside the district. If the board exercises this power, the privilege of library use shall be upon terms and conditions prescribed by the board in its regulations. The board shall charge a nonresident fee for the privileges and use of the library at least equal to the cost paid by residents of the district, with the cost to be determined according to the formula established by the Illinois State Library. A person residing outside of a public library service area must apply for a non‑resident library card at the public library closest to the person's principal residence. The nonresident cards shall allow for borrowing privileges at all participating public libraries in the regional library system. The nonresident fee shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Privileges and use provided (i) under the terms
of the district's membership in a library system operating under the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act or (ii) under the terms of any reciprocal agreement with a public or private corporation or entity providing a library service.
(2) Residents of an area in which the library is
conducting a program for the purpose of encouraging the inclusion of the area in the library district.
(3) A nonresident who, as an individual or as a
partner, principal stockholder, or other joint owner, owns taxable property or is a senior administrative officer of a firm, business, or other corporation owning taxable property within the district, upon presentation of the most recent tax bill upon that taxable property, provided that the privileges and use of the library is extended to only one such nonresident for each parcel of taxable property.
Nothing in this Section requires any public library to participate in the non‑resident card reciprocal borrowing program of a regional library system as provided for in this Section. (Source: P.A. 92‑166, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.65) Sec. 30‑55.65. Encouraging additions to district. The board may undertake programs to encourage the addition to the district of adjacent areas without local tax supported library service and may spend funds for this purpose. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.70) Sec. 30‑55.70. Fines and penalties. The board may provide, by ordinance, fines and penalties (i) for injury to any book or other library material or to any real or personal property belonging to or in the custody of the library and (ii) for failure to return any book or other material or personal property belonging to or in the custody of the library. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.75) Sec. 30‑55.75. Investment of funds. The board shall invest funds pursuant to the Public Funds Investment Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
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(75 ILCS 16/30‑5) Sec. 30‑5. Initial appointment of trustees; first election. (a) Within 60 days after the establishment of a library district, and if the district is wholly contained within a single county, the presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint the first board of the district from a list of nominees submitted by the petitioners or persons appearing at the hearing. If, however, the district lies in more than one county, the presiding officer of the county board of each county in which the district lies, with the advice and consent of the county board, shall appoint at least one trustee; the remaining appointments, if any, shall be made in each of the counties in the district in proportion to the population of the district. (b) The trustees appointed under subsection (a) shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified at the first election. (c) The first election shall be held at the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election Code that occurs more than 4 months following the establishment election of the district. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑10) Sec. 30‑10. Election and terms of trustees. (a) Trustees shall be elected every 2 years at the regular election scheduled for trustees of public library districts under the Election Code for 6‑year terms. Seven trustees shall constitute a board. (b) The trustees' terms shall be staggered. After the first election, the trustees shall determine, by lot, 2 trustees to serve for terms of 2 years, 2 trustees to serve for terms of 4 years, and 3 trustees to serve for terms of 6 years. The terms of all trustees shall begin on the third Monday of the month next following the month of the election. (c) At each election of trustees after the first election, the trustees elected to succeed those whose terms have expired shall hold office for the full term of 6 years from the third Monday of the month next following the election and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (d) A district may provide by resolution of the board that the term of its trustees shall be 4 years. If the board adopts such a resolution, then if 3 trustees are to be elected at the next election or if 2 trustees are to be elected at each of the next 2 elections, one of the trustees elected at the next election (to be determined by lot at the first meeting after that election) shall serve a 2 year term. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑20) Sec. 30‑20. Nomination of candidates; ballot. (a) Nomination of candidates for election as trustees shall be by petition, signed by a number of qualified voters equivalent to at least 2% of the votes cast at the last election for library trustees, or 50, whichever is less, residing within the district, and filed with the secretary of the district within the time provided by the Election Code. No party name or affiliation may appear on the petition. (b) The names of all candidates for the office of trustee shall be certified by the secretary to the proper election authority, who shall conduct the election in accordance with the Election Code. (c) The ballot for election of trustees shall not designate any political party, platform, or political principle. (Source: P.A. 92‑355, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑25) Sec. 30‑25. Vacancies. (a) Vacancies shall be declared in the office of trustee by the board when an elected or appointed trustee (i) declines, fails, or is unable to serve, (ii) becomes a nonresident of the district, (iii) is convicted of a misdemeanor by failing, neglecting, or refusing to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act, or (iv) has failed to pay the library taxes levied by the district. Absence without cause from all regular board meetings for a period of one year shall be a basis for declaring a vacancy. (b) All vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees until the next regular library election, at which time a trustee shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term. If, however, the vacancy occurs with less than 28 months remaining in the term, and if the vacancy occurs less than 88 days before the next regular scheduled election for this office, then the person so appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term and no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. If the vacancy is in the office of a trustee of a library district with an appointed board, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the remaining trustees. Vacancies shall be filled forthwith. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑30) Sec. 30‑30. Compensation of trustees. Trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from district funds for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑35) Sec. 30‑35. Board name; status; headquarters. (a) The board of trustees of each district shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Board of Library Trustees of the .... Public Library District, ...., Illinois", and in that name may enact ordinances and hold title to property, may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had, and may take any action authorized by law. (b) At any time after the establishment of a district, the board of the district may enact an ordinance changing the district's name in the form given in this Section. The change of name shall be effective with the beginning of the next ensuing fiscal year following the date of the ordinance's enactment. All assets, liabilities, and other obligations of the district under its former name and all ordinances and other official acts of the district under its former name shall automatically become those of the district under its new name. The board of the district shall file a certified copy of the ordinance changing the district's name with the recorder of deeds, the county clerk, and the county treasurer of each county in which the district in whole or in part is located. (c) The board shall establish an official mailing address to be used for all notices. (Source: P.A. 89‑188, eff. 7‑19‑95.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑40) Sec. 30‑40. Organization of board; qualification and oath of trustees. (a) Within 74 days after their election or appointment, the incumbent and new trustees shall take their oath of office as prescribed by law and meet to organize the board. (b) The first action taken at the meeting shall be the election of a president, a vice‑president, a secretary, and a treasurer from among the trustees. The secretary shall then record the membership of the board. (c) Trustees duly elected or appointed as certified by the appropriate election authority or appointing authority shall be qualified to serve as trustees under this Act. The required oath shall be taken and subscribed before a notary public or the secretary of the board. (d) Within 60 days after the organization of the board, the secretary shall file, with the county clerk of the county containing all or a larger portion of the district and with the Illinois State Librarian, a statement listing the names and addresses of the trustees and officers and their respective terms in office. The secretary shall report a vacancy on the board to the county clerk and the State Librarian within 60 days after it occurs and shall report the filling of a vacancy within 60 days after it is filled. (e) The first officers shall serve until the next regular election of trustees. Thereafter, officers shall serve for terms set by ordinance but not to exceed 2 years, ending on the third Monday of the month following each regular election or until their successors are duly elected by the board. A vacancy in any office shall be filled by the board for the unexpired term. (Source: P.A. 93‑847, eff. 7‑30‑04.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑45) Sec. 30‑45. Duties of officers. (a) The duties of the officers of the board are as provided in this Section. (b) The president shall preside over all meetings, appoint members of committees authorized by the district's regulations, and perform other duties specified by the district's regulations, ordinances, or other appropriate action. In the president's absence, the vice president shall preside at meetings. The president shall not have or exercise veto powers. (c) The vice president's duties shall be prescribed by regulations. (d) The treasurer shall keep and maintain accounts and records of the district during the treasurer's term in office, indicating in those accounts and records a record of all receipts, disbursements, and balances in any funds. Annual audit and financial report requirements shall conform with Section 3 of the Governmental Account Audit Act. (e) The treasurer shall give bond to the district to faithfully discharge the duties of the office and to account to the district for all district funds coming into the treasurer's hands. The bond shall be in an amount and with sureties approved by the board. The amount of the bond shall be based upon a minimum of 50% of the total funds received by the district in the last previous fiscal year. The cost of any surety bond shall be borne by the district. (f) Any person, entity, or public body or agency possessing district funds, property, or records shall, upon demand by any trustee, transfer and release the funds, property, or records to the treasurer. (g) The secretary shall keep and maintain appropriate records for his or her term in office and shall include in those records a record of the minutes of all meetings, the names of those in attendance, the ordinances enacted, the resolutions and regulations adopted, and all other pertinent written matter affecting the operation of the district. The secretary may administer oaths and affirmations for the purposes of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277; 88‑442.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑50) Sec. 30‑50. Board meetings; quorum; voting. (a) The board shall call not fewer than 5 regular meetings each fiscal year. Each year, the board by ordinance shall specify the time, place, and date of the regular meetings. Special meetings may be called by the president or the secretary or by any 4 trustees. All meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Act. (b) A quorum shall consist of 4 trustees. A majority of those present shall determine the vote taken on any question, unless a larger majority is specified in this Act. (c) All votes on any question shall be by ayes and nays and recorded by the secretary. Absentees and abstentions from voting shall be noted but shall not be counted for or against the question being voted on. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑52) Sec. 30‑52. Trustee's failure or neglect to discharge duty; penalty. Any trustee who, while acting as a trustee or as an officer, fails or neglects to discharge any duty imposed upon him or her by this Act is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55) Sec. 30‑55. Powers of trustees. The board of trustees of a district shall carry out the spirit and intent of this Act in establishing, supporting, and maintaining a public library or libraries within the district and for providing library service. In addition, and without limiting other powers conferred by this Act, the board shall have the powers set forth in the following Sections preceding Section 30‑60. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.5) Sec. 30‑55.5. Ordinances, regulations, and resolutions. The board may enact, amend, and rescind ordinances and may make and adopt regulations and resolutions for their own guidance and for the government of the library that are expedient and not inconsistent with this Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.10) Sec. 30‑55.10. Expenditure of moneys. The board shall have the exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected for the library and deposited to the credit of the appropriate funds. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.12) Sec. 30‑55.12. Purchases. Purchases made under this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.15) Sec. 30‑55.15. Supervision of facilities. The board shall have exclusive control of the construction of any library building and of the supervision, care, and custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart for that purpose. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.20) Sec. 30‑55.20. Purchase or lease of property; construction of buildings. (a) The board may purchase or lease real or personal property and may construct an appropriate building or buildings for the use of the library or libraries established under this Act, using, at the board's option, contracts providing for all or part of the consideration to be paid through installments at stated intervals during a certain period not to exceed 20 years, with interest on the unpaid balance at any lawful rate for municipal corporations in this State. (b) The board may refund at any time any installment contract entered into under this Section by means of a refunding loan agreement. The refunding loan agreement may provide for installment payments of principal and interest to be made at stated intervals during a certain period not to exceed 20 years from the date of the refunding loan agreement, with interest on the unpaid principal balance at any lawful rate for municipal corporations in this State. No installment contract or refunding loan agreement for the same property or construction project may exceed an aggregate of 20 years. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.25) Sec. 30‑55.25. Remodeling or reconstructing a building. The board may remodel or reconstruct a building erected, purchased, or leased by the board when the building needs remodeling or reconstructing or is not adapted to the board's purposes and needs. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.30) Sec. 30‑55.30. Disposal of property. The board may sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes under terms the board deems best, but in no event on contracts extending over a period of more than 20 years. The board may lease to others any real property not immediately useful to the district but for which plans for ultimate use have been adopted. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.32) Sec. 30‑55.32. Sale or disposition of property. (a) When the board has determined to sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, the property may be sold or disposed of at a public sale as follows: (1) Personal property of any value may be donated or
sold to any other tax supported library or to any library system operating under the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act under terms or conditions determined by the board.
(2) Personal property having a unit value of $1,000
or less may be disposed of as determined by the board.
(3) Personal property having a unit value of more
than $1,000 but less than $2,500 may be displayed at the library, and a public notice of its availability and the date and the terms of the proposed sale shall be posted.
(4) In all other cases, except as provided in
subsection (b), the board shall publish notice of the availability and location of the real or personal property and the date and terms of the proposed sale, giving the notice once each week for 2 successive weeks. The notice shall be published in one or more newspapers published within the district or, if there is no such newspaper, then at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and published in the county that contains all or the larger portion of the district.
(5) On the day of the sale, the board shall proceed
with the sale and may sell the property for a price determined by the board or to the highest bidder. Where the board deems the bids inadequate, it may reject the bids and re‑advertise the sale.
(b) If the board has determined that any building or buildings that were received from a municipality due to the conversion of a tax supported public library to a public library district under this Act or a prior law are no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, the board by resolution may authorize the sale of the building or buildings and the underlying land to the municipality from which they were received. The value of the property shall be determined by a written MAI certified appraisal that shall be available for public inspection. The resolution shall be published at the first opportunity following passage in a newspaper published in the municipality or, if there is none, in a newspaper published in the county in which the municipality lies and that has general circulation in the municipality. The board may accept any contract proposal for the sale of the property to the municipality determined by them to be in the best interest of the district by a vote of three‑fourths of the board members then holding office, but in no event at a price less than 80% of the appraised value. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.35) Sec. 30‑55.35. Administrator; legal counsel; consultants. (a) The board may appoint and fix the compensation of a qualified librarian to act as administrator of the district's daily operations. The administrator may hire other employees deemed necessary by the administrator, fix their compensation, and remove those employees, subject to the approval of the board. (b) The board may also retain legal counsel and professional consultants as needed. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.40) Sec. 30‑55.40. Contracts for library services and other matters. The board may contract with any public or private corporation or entity for the purpose of providing or receiving library service or of performing other acts necessary and proper to carry out the responsibilities, the intent, and the provisions of this Act. This contractual power includes, but is not limited to, (i) participating in interstate library compacts and library systems, (ii) contracting to supply library services, and (iii) spending any federal or State funds made available to any county, municipality, or township or to the State of Illinois for library purposes. If, however, a contract is for the supply of library services for residents without a public library established under this Act, the terms of that contract shall recognize the principle of equity of cost of services to non‑residents expressed in this Section and shall provide for the assumption, by the contracting party receiving the services, of financial responsibility for the loss of or damage to any library materials provided to non‑residents under the contract. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.45) Sec. 30‑55.45. Common library or services. The board may join with the board or boards of one or more public libraries within this State in maintaining libraries or for the maintenance of a common library or common library services for the participants upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the participating library boards. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.50) Sec. 30‑55.50. Title to property. The board may enter into contracts and may take title to any property acquired by it for library purposes. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.55) Sec. 30‑55.55. Exclusion of certain persons from library. The board may exclude from the use of the library any person who willfully violates an ordinance or regulation prescribed by the board. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.60) Sec. 30‑55.60. Use of library by nonresidents. The board may extend the privileges and use of the library, including the borrowing of materials on an individual basis by persons residing outside the district. If the board exercises this power, the privilege of library use shall be upon terms and conditions prescribed by the board in its regulations. The board shall charge a nonresident fee for the privileges and use of the library at least equal to the cost paid by residents of the district, with the cost to be determined according to the formula established by the Illinois State Library. A person residing outside of a public library service area must apply for a non‑resident library card at the public library closest to the person's principal residence. The nonresident cards shall allow for borrowing privileges at all participating public libraries in the regional library system. The nonresident fee shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Privileges and use provided (i) under the terms
of the district's membership in a library system operating under the provisions of the Illinois Library System Act or (ii) under the terms of any reciprocal agreement with a public or private corporation or entity providing a library service.
(2) Residents of an area in which the library is
conducting a program for the purpose of encouraging the inclusion of the area in the library district.
(3) A nonresident who, as an individual or as a
partner, principal stockholder, or other joint owner, owns taxable property or is a senior administrative officer of a firm, business, or other corporation owning taxable property within the district, upon presentation of the most recent tax bill upon that taxable property, provided that the privileges and use of the library is extended to only one such nonresident for each parcel of taxable property.
Nothing in this Section requires any public library to participate in the non‑resident card reciprocal borrowing program of a regional library system as provided for in this Section. (Source: P.A. 92‑166, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.65) Sec. 30‑55.65. Encouraging additions to district. The board may undertake programs to encourage the addition to the district of adjacent areas without local tax supported library service and may spend funds for this purpose. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.70) Sec. 30‑55.70. Fines and penalties. The board may provide, by ordinance, fines and penalties (i) for injury to any book or other library material or to any real or personal property belonging to or in the custody of the library and (ii) for failure to return any book or other material or personal property belonging to or in the custody of the library. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
(75 ILCS 16/30‑55.75) Sec. 30‑55.75. Investment of funds. The board shall invest funds pursuant to the Public Funds Investment Act. (Source: P.A. 87‑1277.)
