Article 20. Bloomington Civic Center  

    (70 ILCS 200/20-1)
    Sec. 20-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Bloomington Civic Center Authority Law of 1997.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-5)
    Sec. 20-5. Definitions. When used in this Article:
    "Authority" means the Bloomington Civic Center Authority.
    "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Bloomington Civic Center Authority.
    "Metropolitan area" means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Bloomington.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-10)
    Sec. 20-10. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a unit of local government known as the Bloomington Civic Center Authority in the metropolitan area.
    The principal office of the Authority shall be in the City of Bloomington.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-14)
    Sec. 20-14. Duties. It shall be the duty of the Authority to promote, operate and maintain expositions, conventions, theatrical, sports and cultural activities from time to time in the metropolitan area and in connection therewith to arrange, finance and maintain industrial, cultural, educational, theatrical, sports, trade and scientific exhibits and to construct, equip and maintain auditoriums and exposition and office buildings and associated facilities for such purposes.
    The provision of office, hotel and restaurant space for lease and rental and the lease of air space over and appurtenant to such structures shall be deemed an integral function of the Authority.
    The Authority is granted all rights and powers necessary to perform such duties.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-15)
    Sec. 20-15. Rights and powers. The Authority shall have the following rights and powers:
    (a) To purchase, own, construct, lease as lessee or in any other way acquire, improve, extend, repair, reconstruct, regulate, operate, equip and maintain fair and expositions grounds, convention or exhibition centers, civic auditoriums, office and municipal buildings, and associated facilities, including but not limited to hotel and restaurant facilities; and sites and parking areas and facilities therefor located within the metropolitan area;
    (b) To plan for such grounds, centers and auditoriums and to plan, sponsor, hold, arrange and finance fairs, industrial, cultural, educational, theatrical, sports, trade and scientific exhibits, shows and events and to use, lease as lessor, or allow the use of such grounds, centers, auditoriums and associated facilities for the holding of fairs, exhibits, shows and events whether conducted by the Authority or some other person or governmental agency;
    (c) To exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire sites for such grounds, centers, auditoriums, associated facilities, and parking areas and facilities in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act;
    (d) To fix and collect just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory charges for the use of such parking areas and facilities, grounds, centers, auditoriums and associated facilities and admission charges to fairs, shows, exhibits and events sponsored or held by the Authority. The charges collected may be made available to defray the reasonable expenses of the Authority and to pay the principal of and the interest on any bonds issued by the Authority;
    (e) To enter into contracts treating any manner with the objects and purposes of this Article.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-17)
    Sec. 20-17. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any power granted under this Article to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-20)
    Sec. 20-20. Federal money. The Authority shall have the power to apply for and accept grants, loans or appropriations from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of the Authority and to enter into any agreement with the federal government in relation to such grants, loans or appropriations.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-25)
    Sec. 20-25. Borrowing; revenue bonds. The Authority shall have the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of carrying out and performing its duties and exercising its rights and powers under this Article.
    For the purpose of evidencing the obligation of the Authority to repay any money borrowed as aforesaid, the Authority may, pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the Board, from time to time issue and dispose of its interest bearing revenue bonds, and may also from time to time issue and dispose of its interest bearing revenue bonds to refund any of its interest bearing revenue bonds or its general obligation bonds at maturity or pursuant to redemption provisions or at any time before maturity with the consent of the holders thereof. All such interest bearing revenue bonds of the Authority shall be payable solely from such of the revenues or income to be derived from the fairs, exhibits, shows and events and other authorized activities operated by it, the charges made for the use of its facilities and the funds, if any, received and to be received by the Authority from any other source as are pledged by the ordinance authorizing the bonds. Such bonds may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% per annum payable semi-annually, may be in such form, may carry such registration privileges, may be payable at such place or places, may be made subject to redemption in such manner and upon such terms, with or without premium as is stated on the face thereof, may be executed in such manner and may contain such terms and covenants, all as may be provided in said ordinance. In case any officer whose signature appears on any bond ceases (after attaching his signature) to hold office, his signature shall nevertheless be valid and effective for all purposes. The holder or holders of any bonds, or interest coupons appertaining thereto issued by the Authority may bring suits at law or proceedings in equity to compel the performance and observance by the Authority or any of its officers, agents or employees of any contract or covenant made by the Authority with the holders of such bonds or interest coupons, to compel the Authority and any of its officers, agents or employees to perform any duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders of any such bonds or interest coupons by the provisions of the ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the Authority and any of its officers, agents or employees from taking any action in conflict with any such contract or covenant.
    Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any such bonds and in the absence of any express recital on the face thereof that it is non-negotiable, all such bonds shall be negotiable instruments under the law of the State of Illinois.
    The bonds shall be sold by the corporate authorities of the Authority in such manner as said corporate authorities shall determine, except that if issued to bear interest at the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) the rate of 8% per annum, the bonds shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest and except that the selling price of bonds bearing interest at a rate of less than the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% per annum shall be such that the interest cost to the Authority of the money received from the sale of the bonds shall not exceed the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% annually computed to absolute maturity of said bonds according to standard tables of bond values.
    From and after the issuance of any bonds as herein provided it shall be the duty of the corporate authorities of the Authority to fix and establish rates, charges, rents and fees for the use of facilities acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended or improved with the proceeds of the sale of said bonds sufficient at all times, with other revenues of the Authority so pledged to pay:
    (a) the cost of maintaining, repairing, regulating and operating the said facilities; and
    (b) the bonds and interest thereon as they shall become due, and all sinking fund requirements and other requirements provided by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds or as provided by any trust agreement executed to secure payment thereof.
    To secure the payment of any or all of such bonds and for the purpose of setting forth the covenants and undertaking of the Authority in connection with the issuance thereof and the issuance of any additional bonds payable from such revenue income to be derived from the fairs, exhibits, shows and events and from charges made for the use of its facilities or for admissions to its events, or from other revenue, if any, the Authority may execute and deliver a trust agreement or agreements; provided that no lien upon any physical property of the Authority shall be created thereby.
    A remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any such trust agreement by the Authority may be had by mandamus proceedings in the circuit court to compel performance and compliance therewith, but the trust agreement may prescribe by whom or on whose behalf such action may be instituted.
    Before any such revenue bonds (excepting refunding bonds) are sold the entire authorized issue, or any part thereof, shall be offered for sale as a unit after advertising for bids at least 3 times in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the metropolitan area, the last publication to be at least 10 days before bids are required to be filed. Copies of such advertisement may be published in any newspaper or financial publication in the United States. All bids shall be sealed, filed and opened as provided by ordinance and the bonds shall be awarded to the highest and best bidder or bidders therefor. The Authority shall have the right to reject all bids and readvertise for bids in the manner provided for in the initial advertisement. However, if no bids are received such bonds may be sold at not less than par value, without further advertising, within 60 days after the bids are required to be filed pursuant to any advertisement.
    With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of Public Act 86-4, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-27)
    Sec. 20-27. Bonds; nature of indebtedness. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the Authority under Section 20-25 be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or of any other political subdivision of or municipality within the State, nor shall any such bond be or become an indebtedness of the Authority within the purview of any constitutional limitation or provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond that it does not constitute such an indebtedness or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or income as aforesaid.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-30)
    Sec. 20-30. General obligation bonds; conditions. The Authority may borrow money for the purpose of carrying out its duties and exercising its powers under this Article, and issue its general obligation bonds as evidence of the indebtedness incurred. In addition to other purposes, such bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding general obligation or revenue bonds of the Authority. Such general obligation bonds shall be in the form, shall mature at the time (no later than 40 years from the date of issuance), shall bear interest at the rates (not to exceed the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% per annum), shall be executed by the officers, and shall be sold in the manner that the Board shall determine; except that if issued to bear interest at the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) the rate of 8% per annum, the bonds shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, and that the selling prices of bonds bearing interest at a rate of less than the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% per annum shall be such that the interest cost to the Authority of the money received from the sale of the bonds shall not exceed the greater of (i) the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, or (ii) 8% annually computed to absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of bond values. In case any officer whose signature appears on any bond ceases, after affixing his signature, to hold office, his signature shall nevertheless be valid and effective for all purposes.
    With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Article that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-35)
    Sec. 20-35. G.O. bonds; election. General obligation bonds of the Authority shall not be issued until the proposition to issue the same has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of the metropolitan area voting upon the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law. Any such proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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    Shall bonds of the "Bloomington
Civic Center Authority"                      YES
in the amount of ...............     -------------------------
Dollars ($..........) be issued              NO
for the purpose of ...............?
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(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-40)
    Sec. 20-40. G.O. bonds; canvass of election returns. Any referendum required under Sections 20-30 and 20-35 shall be certified by the Board to the proper election officials, who shall conduct the referendum in accordance with the general election law. The returns shall be filed with the secretary of the Board and shall be canvassed and the results ascertained by the Board and entered upon the records of the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-45)
    Sec. 20-45. Tax. If a majority of the voters of the metropolitan area approve the issuance of bonds as provided in Sections 20-30 and 20-35, the Authority shall have power to levy and collect annually a sum sufficient to pay for the annual principal and interest charges on such bonds.
    Such taxes proposed by the Authority to be levied upon the taxable property within the metropolitan area shall be levied by ordinance. After the ordinance has been adopted it shall, within 10 days after its passage, be published once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation within the metropolitan area. A certified copy of such levy ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk no later than the 3rd Tuesday in September in each year. Thereupon the county clerk shall extend such tax.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-50)
    Sec. 20-50. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 5 members and shall be known as the Bloomington Civic Center Authority Board.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-55)
    Sec. 20-55. Board members appointed. Within 60 days after September 15, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 80-1440), the Mayor of Bloomington with the advice and consent of the Bloomington city council shall appoint 5 members of the Board, one member to be appointed for a term of one year, 2 members to be appointed for terms of 2 years, and 2 members to be appointed for terms of 3 years, such terms commencing on the date each is appointed. At the expiration of the term of any member, his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor of Bloomington in like manner. All successors shall hold office for a term of 3 years from the date of appointment, except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-58)
    Sec. 20-58. Organization of the Board. As soon as practicably possible after the appointment of the initial members the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairman, vice-chairman, and a temporary secretary from its own number, and adopt by-laws and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial chairman and his successors shall be elected by the Board from time to time for the term of his office as a member of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-60)
    Sec. 20-60. Quorum; action by 3 Board members. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All action of the Board shall be by ordinance or resolution and the affirmative vote of at least 3 members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-62)
    Sec. 20-62. Funds; compliance with Public Funds Investment Act. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank or savings and loan association shall be placed in the name of the Authority and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank or savings and loan association, signed by the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary or treasurer and countersigned by one of the same officers, but no one officer shall both sign and countersign a check or draft. The Board may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of the Authority to affix the signature of the chairman and another to affix the signature of the treasurer to any check or draft for payment of salaries or wages and for payment of any other obligation of not more than $2,500.
    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section 6 of the Public Funds Investment Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-65)
    Sec. 20-65. Report and financial statement. As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the Board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of its operations and of its assets and liabilities. A reasonably sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed for distribution to persons interested, upon request.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/20-70)
    Sec. 20-70. Standard civic center provisions incorporated by reference. The following Sections of this Code are incorporated by reference into this Article:
    Section 2-3. Purpose.
    Section 2-5. Definitions.
    Section 2-10. Lawsuits; common seal.
    Section 2-25. Incurring obligations.
    Section 2-30. Prompt payment.
    Section 2-35. Acquisition of property from person, State, or local agency.
    Section 2-45. Insurance.
    Section 2-60. Investment in bonds.
    Section 2-76. Board members; financial matters; compensation for secretary or treasurer; conflict of interest.
    Section 2-80. Board members' oath.
    Section 2-83. Removal of Board member from office.
    Section 2-85. Board members; vacancy in office.
    Section 2-97. Board meetings; public records.
    Section 2-101. Secretary; treasurer; funds deposited in bank or savings and loan association.
    Section 2-110. Signatures on checks or drafts.
    Section 2-115. General manager; other appointments.
    Section 2-120. Ordinances, rules, and regulations; fines and penalties.
    Section 2-128. Contracts; award to other than highest or lowest bidder by three-fourths vote.
    Section 2-130. Bids and advertisements.
    Section 2-132. Bidders; civil action to compel compliance.
    Section 2-140. State financial support.
    Section 2-145. Anti-trust laws.
    Section 2-150. Tax exemption.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)