Illinois Statutes Chapter 60. Townships § 1/35-50.3. Ordinance describing project; submission to voters

§ 35-50.3. Ordinance describing project; submission to voters. A township board shall initiate proceedings for the issuance of bonds under Sections 35-50.1 through 35-50.6 by adopting an election ordinance describing briefly the authority under which the bonds are proposed to be issued, the nature of the project to be financed, the estimated total cost of the project, and the maximum amount of revenue bonds authorized to be issued. No further details or specifications shall be required in the election ordinance, except as otherwise required by the Election Code  1 or Sections 35-50.1 through 35-50.6 of this Act as described in this Section.

The election ordinance shall direct that a proposition to construct, purchase, improve, extend, or equip senior citizens' housing and to issue revenue bonds payable solely from the net revenue derived from the operation of the senior citizens' housing be submitted to the voters of the township at an election designated in the ordinance, to be held in accordance with the general election law. The township clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election authority for submission to the voters in accordance with the general election law. The election authority shall give notice of the election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall revenue bonds in the maximum amount of $ (amount) be issued by the Board of Trustees of (name of township), (name of county), Illinois for the purpose of constructing, purchasing, improving, extending, or equipping senior citizens' housing payable solely from net revenues to be derived from the operation of the senior citizens' housing?

The votes shall be recorded as “Yes” or “No”.

If a majority of the voters voting on the question at the election vote in favor of it, then the township board may adopt additional ordinances or proceedings supplementing or amending the election ordinance so long as the maximum amount of bonds as set forth in the election ordinance is not exceeded and there is no material change in the project described in the election ordinance. The additional ordinances shall fix the amount of revenue bonds to be issued, the maturity or maturities, the interest rate or rates, and all other details in connection with the bonds deemed advisable. The additional ordinances may contain covenants and restrictions on the issuance thereafter of additional revenue bonds as deemed necessary or advisable for the assurance of the payment of bonds thereby issued. Bonds issued pursuant to additional ordinances and proceedings shall bear a date or dates, may be in a form, may carry registration privileges, may be payable at a place or places, may be subject to redemption in a manner and on terms with or without premium, may be executed in a manner, and may contain terms and covenants, all as provided by the additional ordinances and proceedings. The additional ordinances or proceedings shall become effective immediately without publication or posting or any further act or requirement.