Article 255 - Transfers From Road And Bridge Fund - Illinois Statutes

      (60 ILCS 1/Art. 255 heading)ARTICLE 255. TRANSFERS FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND

(60 ILCS 1/255‑5)     Sec. 255‑5. Transfer from road and bridge fund. Whenever the road and bridge fund of any township in a county with a population of 50,000 or more contains a balance no longer needed for road and bridge purposes, occasioned by the fact that the township no longer has any roads or bridges under its jurisdiction, the voters of the township at an annual township meeting or at a special township meeting called for the purpose may, by resolution by a majority vote of the voters present and voting on the resolution, transfer the balance to the general township fund or to any other township fund or funds. For a period of one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the voters of a township at an annual township meeting or at a special township meeting called for the purpose may, by resolution by a majority vote of the voters present and voting on the resolution, distribute funds from the road and bridge fund to any township fund used for construction or maintenance of sewage or water treatment facilities. (Source: P.A. 92‑539, eff. 1‑1‑03.)

(60 ILCS 1/255‑10)     Sec. 255‑10. Treasurer; payment of balance. Whenever the legal voters at an annual township meeting or a special township meeting direct the transfer and payment of any balance in the road and bridge fund to the general township fund or to any other township fund or funds under Section 255‑5, the treasurer of the road and bridge fund shall pay the balance into the fund or funds as directed and take credit for the payment. (Source: Laws 1949, p. 1608; P.A. 88‑62.)

(60 ILCS 1/255‑15)     Sec. 255‑15. Claim against transferred funds. Whenever any balance from the road and bridge fund is paid into the general township fund or into any other township fund or funds under this Article, any valid and enforceable claim that any person has against funds transferred shall be valid and enforceable against the township. (Source: Laws 1949, p. 1608; P.A. 88‑62.)