April 1992 Municipal Calendar

This calendar is based upon the most current information, court decisions and legislation of which the League has knowledge as of the date of this publication. It supercedes similar information contained in all other League publications.

Home Rule municipalities must file with the Department of Revenue by June 1st a certified copy of any ordinance or resolution imposing or discontinuing a home rule sales tax or effecting a change in the rate thereof. (Ch. 24, par. 8-11-1.) (The Department of Revenue will begin collecting the home rule sales tax on September 1, 1992.)

Between the 1st and 10th of April of each year, the city collector shall make his annual report which shall be published by the clerk. (Ch. 24, par. 3-11-26.)

Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the municipal fiscal year begins on election day. (Ch. 24, par. 1-1-2.)

In commission form municipalities, councils must meet and appoint officers and assign departments at the first meeting after their election or as soon as practicable thereafter, except where candidates for commissioner are required to run for a specific office. (Ch. 24, pars. 4-5-3, 4-5-4.)

Elections for members of boards of trustees of the police pension funds in all municipalities between 5,000 and 500,000 in population, shall be held biennially on the third Monday in April. (Ch. 108 1/2, pars. 3-103, 3-128.)

Members of the board of trustees of firemen's pension funds (all municipalities between 5,000 and 500,000 population) are to be chosen the third Monday in April in each applicable year. (Ch. 108 1/2, pars. 4-103, 4-121.)

The quarterly report by the board of inspectors of the house of corrections must be made and filed with the corporate authorities. (Ch. 24, par. 11-4-5.)

A person subject to the filing requirements of the Governmental Ethics Act must file a statement on or before May 1st of each year; unless he has already filed a statement in relation to the same unit of government in that calendar year. (Ch. 127, par. 604A-101.)

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