HB4244 Summary

• Allows registered voters in McHenry County townships to petition for a referendum on township dissolution, requiring signatures equal to at least 5% of votes cast in the preceding comparable election.

• Establishes a 122-day minimum notice period before an election and requires the proposed dissolution date to be at least 90 days after the referendum vote.

• Transfers all real and personal property, assets, personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities of a dissolved township to McHenry County upon approval.

• Automatically dissolves all road districts wholly within the dissolving township's boundaries, transferring their powers and responsibilities to McHenry County, unless a municipality within the township assumes them within 60 days.

• Takes effect immediately upon enactment and is intended to reduce the overall number of local governmental units in Illinois.