Ordinance 1999-12 Revised June 9, 1999
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KENDALL )
ORDINANCE NO. 1999-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROHIBITING THE SOLICITATION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND ADOPTING THE STATE
GIFT BAN ACT (5 ILCS 425/1 ET. SEQ.; P.A. 90-737)
WHEREAS,the General Assembly has enacted the State Gift Ban Act(P.A. 90-737;House
Bill 672; 5 ILCS 425/1 et se q. , which became effective on January 1, 1999; and
WHEREAS, Section 83 of the Act(5 ILCS 425/83)provides in pertinent part:
Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act, units of local government, home rule
units, and school districts shall prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of gifts, and shall
enforce those prohibitions,in a manner substantially in accordance with the requirements of
this Act and shall adopt provisions no less restrictive than the provisions of this Act.
WHEREAS,in preparing to meet the mandatory July 1, 1999,deadline,imposed by the Act,
the Mayor and City Council of the United City-of Yorkville have determined that the Act contains
several procedural and substantive defects and several ambiguities and inconsistencies which make
compliance with the dictates of Section 83 of the Act difficult and perhaps impossible; and
WHEREAS, while the Illinois Municipal League has requested the General Assembly to
amend and clarify the Act so Illinois municipalities may have clear guidance in bringing themselves
into compliance with the Act,it has become apparent that a legislative response will not be provided
prior to the deadline imposed by Section 83; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the United City, of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois; in an effort to comply with the action required by Section 83,hereby pass and approve this
Ordinance to bring the United City of Yorkville,Kendall County in compliance with the dictates of
the Act; and
WHEREAS,the corporate authorities of the United City of Yorkville strongly encourage the
General Assembly to take immediate action to clarify the procedural and substantive provisions of
the Act so elected and appointed officials and the employees of Illinois municipalities will have clear
and unequivocal ethical procedures and rules that will control their conduct.
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NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1:The Code of Ordinance of the United City of Yorkville are hereby amended
with the addition of the following provisions:
I.
State Gift Ban Act
Sec. A-101. Adoption of Act.
a. The State Gift Ban Act(5 ILCS 425 et.sea.)is hereby adopted as required by Section
83 of the Act (5 ILCS 425/83).
b. The solicitation or the acceptance of gifts prohibited to be solicited or accepted under
the Act is prohibited by any elected or appointed official or any employee of the City.
Sec. A-102. Ethics Officer.
To the extent authorized by law and to the extent required by Section 35 of the Act
(5 ILCS 425/35), the Kendall County States Attorney is appointed to serve as the "ethics
officer" for the City, pursuant to the consent given by the Kendall County States Attorney
to serve in that capacity. The ethics officer's duties shall be as provided in Section 35.
Sec. A-103. State Legislative Ethics Commission; Complaints.
All complaints for violations of the Act and this Ordinance shall be filed with the
State legislative ethics commission(created by Section 45 (a)(6) of the Act).
Sec. A-104. Future Amendments to State Gift Ban Act.
Any amendment to the State Gift Ban Act (5 ILCD 425/1 et sue) that becomes
effective after the passage of this Ordinance shall be incorporated into this Ordinance by reference
and shall be applicable to the solicitation and acceptance of gifts. However, any amendment that
makes its provisions optional for adoption by municipalities shall not be incorporated into this
Ordinance by reference without formal action by the corporate authorities of the City.
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Sec. A-105 Future Declaration of Unconstitutionality of State Gift Ban Act
(a) If the Illinois Supreme Court declares that State Gift Ban Act(5 ILCS 425/1 et sec )
unconstitutional in its entirety,then this Ordinance shall be repealed as of the date that the Supreme
Court's decision becomes final and not subject to any further appeals or rehearings. The Ordinance
shall be deemed repealed without further action by the corporate authorities of the City if the Act is
found unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court.
(b) If the Illinois Supreme Court declares part of the State Gift Ban Act(5 ILCS 425/1
et sec.) unconstitutional but upholds the constitutionality of the remainder of the Act or does not
address the remainder of the Act, then the remainder of the Act as adopted by this Ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect; however, that part of this Ordinance relating to the part of the Act
found unconstitutional shall be deemed repealed without further action by the corporate authorities
of the City.
SECTION 2: This Ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage, approval and publication
as provided by law.
PASSED this��` day o , 1999.
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APPROVED this day o _ 1999 lo• q�
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PUBLISHED in pa hlet form this day of , 1999
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