Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/8-12-19

  • Authority: means the "(Name of Financially Distressed City) Financial Advisory Authority". See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/8-12-3
  • Budget: means an annual appropriation ordinance or annual budget as described in Division 2 of Article 8, as from time to time in effect in the financially distressed city. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/8-12-3
  • Financial Plan: means the financially distressed city's financial plan as developed pursuant to Section 8-12-15, as from time to time in effect. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/8-12-3
  • Financially distressed city: means any municipality which is a home rule unit and which (i) is certified by the Department of Revenue as being in the highest 5% of all home rule municipalities in terms of the aggregate of the rate per cent of all taxes levied pursuant to statute or ordinance upon all taxable property of the municipality and as being in the lowest 5% of all home rule municipalities in terms of per capita tax yield, and (ii) is designated by joint resolution of the General Assembly as a financially distressed city. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/8-12-3
  • Obligations: means bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the Illinois Finance Authority in connection with the provision of financial aid to a financially distressed city pursuant to this Division and applicable provisions of the Illinois Finance Authority Act. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/8-12-3
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     The Authority shall appoint and shall have the authority to remove a financial management officer. The financial management officer shall have the responsibility for advising on the preparation of the Budget and Financial Plan of the financially distressed city and for monitoring expenditures of the city. The financial management officer shall be the authorized signatory for all expenditures made from the proceeds of any State loans provided for the benefit of the city pursuant to this Division or any other law of this State, and for all expenditures made from financial aid provided for the benefit of the city from Obligations issued by the Illinois Finance Authority for such purposes in accordance with applicable provisions of the Illinois Finance Authority Act. The financial management officer shall be an employee of and shall report to the Authority, may be granted authority by the Authority to hire a specific number of employees to assist in meeting responsibilities, and shall have access to all financial data and records of the city which he or she deems necessary for the proper and efficient exercise of such responsibilities. Neither the Authority or the financial management officer shall have any authority to hire, fire or appoint city employees or to manage the day-to-day operations of the city.