Illinois § 1
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1.
Except as provided in Section 2.1, each public officer, other than a state officer, (and other than a city or village treasurer or municipal officer who is required by Article 3 of the Illinois Municipal Code, approved May 29, 1961, as heretofore and hereafter amended, to file an annual report to the city council or board of trustees which report is required to be published, and other than a treasurer of a city, village or incorporated town, who is required to file an account with the municipal clerk, which account is published as required by "An Act in relation to the preparation, publication and filing of annual accounts of certain municipalities, the payment of tax monies to treasurers of certain municipalities, and providing penalties for violations thereof", approved August 15, 1961, as heretofore and hereafter amended), who, by virtue of his office receives for disbursement and disburses public funds in the discharge of governmental or municipal debts and liabilities, shall, at the expiration of each fiscal year, prepare a statement: (1) Of all moneys received and from what sources received, giving items, particulars and details; (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this Section, of all moneys paid out where the total amount paid during the fiscal year exceeds $2,500 in the aggregate, giving the name of each individual to whom paid and the amount paid to each person; (3) Of all monies paid out as compensation for personal services, giving the name of each individual to whom paid and the total amount paid to each person, except that any public officer may elect to report the compensation for personal services of all personnel by name, listing each employee in one of the following categories: (A) under $25,000.00; (B) $25,000.00 to $49,999.99; (C) $50,000.00 to $74,999.99; (D) $75,000.00 to $99,999.99; (E) $100,000.00 to $124,999.99; or (F) $125,000.00 and over; and (4) A summary statement of operations for all funds and account groups. Such statement shall be subscribed and sworn to by the public officer making such statement, and, within 6 months after the expiration of such fiscal year shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which such public officer resides. (Source: P.A. 92-354, eff. 8-15-01; 92-582, eff. 7-1-02.)
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Section 1 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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