Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-40 – Treasurer; duties
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(a) The municipal treasurer shall receive all money belonging to the municipality and shall keep the treasurer’s books and accounts in the manner prescribed by ordinance. These books and accounts shall always be subject to the inspection of any member of the corporate authorities. The municipality may, however, by ordinance designate a person or institution which, as bond trustee, shall receive from the county collector amounts payable to the municipality as taxes levied pursuant to a bond issuance.
(b) The treasurer shall keep a separate account of each fund or appropriation and the debits and credits belonging to the fund or appropriation.
(c) The treasurer shall give every person paying money into the treasury a receipt, specifying the date of payment and upon what account paid. The treasurer shall file copies of these receipts with the clerk, with the treasurer’s monthly reports. If the treasurer has possession of money properly appropriated to the payment of any warrant lawfully drawn upon the treasurer, the treasurer shall pay the money specified in the warrant to the person designated by the warrant.
(b) The treasurer shall keep a separate account of each fund or appropriation and the debits and credits belonging to the fund or appropriation.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-40
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(c) The treasurer shall give every person paying money into the treasury a receipt, specifying the date of payment and upon what account paid. The treasurer shall file copies of these receipts with the clerk, with the treasurer’s monthly reports. If the treasurer has possession of money properly appropriated to the payment of any warrant lawfully drawn upon the treasurer, the treasurer shall pay the money specified in the warrant to the person designated by the warrant.