(70 ILCS 200/Art. 10 heading)

(70 ILCS 200/10-1) Sec. 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Aurora Civic Center Law of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-5) Sec. 10-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: "Authority" means Aurora Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Aurora Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Metropolitan area" means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Aurora and the Waubonsee Community College District #516 except for those portions lying within counties which have a civic center authority within the corporate limits of such counties. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-10) Sec. 10-10. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation by the name and style of Aurora Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority in the metropolitan area. The principal office of the Authority shall be in the City of Aurora. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-15) Sec. 10-15. Rights and powers. The Authority shall have the following rights and powers: (a) To acquire, purchase, own, construct, lease as lessee or in any other way acquire, improve, extend, repair, reconstruct, regulate, operate, equip and maintain fair expositions grounds, convention or exhibition centers, civic auditoriums, and office, educational and municipal buildings, including sites and parking areas and facilities therefor located within the metropolitan area. (b) To enter into contracts treating in any manner with the objects and purposes of this Article. (c) To plan for such grounds, centers and auditoriums and to plan, sponsor, hold, arrange, and finance fairs, industrial, cultural, educational, trade and scientific exhibits, shows and events and to use or allow the use of such grounds, centers and auditoriums for the holding of fairs, exhibits, shows and events whether conducted by the Authority or some other person or governmental agency. (d) To exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire sites for such grounds, centers, buildings and auditoriums, and parking areas and facilities in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act. (e) To fix and collect just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory charges and rents for the use of such parking areas and facilities, grounds, centers, buildings and auditoriums 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. (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-15.5) Sec. 10-15.5. 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 200/10-16) Sec. 10-16. Borrowing; revenue bonds; interest payable semi-annually; bond sale price; effect of Omnibus Bond Acts. The Authority shall have continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of carrying out and performing its duties and exercising its 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 bonds at maturity or pursuant to redemption provisions or at any time before maturity with the consent of the holders thereof. All such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or income to be derived from the fairs, expositions, exhibitions, rentals and leases and other authorized activities operated by it, and from funds, if any, received and to be received by the Authority from any other source. Such bonds may bear such date or dates, may mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their respective dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, payable semi-annually, may be in such form, may carry such registration privileges, may be executed in such manner, 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 mandamus, injunction, or other civil actions or proceedings 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 Uniform Commercial Code. 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 maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, 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 maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, shall be such that the interest cost to the Authority of the money received from the sale of bonds shall not exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, computed to absolute maturity of said bonds or certificates 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 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 undertakings 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, recreational, theatrical, cultural, expositions, sport activities, exhibitions, office rentals, and air space leases and rentals, and 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 by mandamus proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction 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 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 200/10-17) Sec. 10-17. Bonds other than revenue bonds. No bonds, other than revenue bonds issued pursuant to Section 10-16, shall be issued by the Authority until the proposition to issue the same has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of said metropolitan area voting upon the proposition at a general election in accordance with the general election law. The Authority may by resolution order such proposition submitted at a regular election in accordance with the general election law, whereupon the recording officer shall certify the resolution and the proposition to the proper election officials for submission. Any proposition to issue bonds as herein set forth shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shall bonds of the "Aurora YESMetropolitan Exposition, Auditoriumand Office Building Authority" to ---------------------the amount of .... Dollars ($)be issued for the purpose of ....? NO-------------------------------------------------------------- (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-18) Sec. 10-18. Tax. If a majority of the voters of said metropolitan area approve the issuance of bonds as provided in Section 10-17, 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; provided the aggregate amount of taxes levied for any one year shall not exceed the rate of .0005% of the full fair cash value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-20) Sec. 10-20. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 9 members and shall be known as the Aurora Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Board. The members of the board shall be individuals of generally recognized ability and integrity. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-25) Sec. 10-25. Board members appointed. Within 60 days after July 1, 1974 (the effective date of Public Act 78-927), the Mayor of Aurora, with the advice and consent of the Aurora city council, shall appoint 9 members of the board, 3 members to be appointed for terms of 1 year, 3 members to be appointed for terms of 2 years, and 3 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 Aurora 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 200/10-30) Sec. 10-30. Quorum; votes necessary for action. 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 5 members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-35) Sec. 10-35. Lease of real estate; competitive bidding not required. Competitive bidding is not required for the lease of real estate or buildings owned or controlled by the Authority on July 13, 1982 (the effective date of Public Act 82-786). The Board is empowered to offer such leases upon such terms as it deems advisable. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/10-40) Sec. 10-40. Standard civic center provisions incorporated by reference. The following Sections of this Code are incorporated by reference into this Article: Section 2-5. Definitions. Section 2-10. Lawsuits; common seal. Section 2-16. Duties; auditorium and other buildings; lease of space. Section 2-25. Incurring obligations. Section 2-30. Prompt payment. Section 2-35. Acquisition of property from person, State, or local agency. Section 2-40. Federal money. Section 2-45. Insurance. Section 2-55. Bonds; nature of indebtedness. 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 2-90. Organization of the Board. Section 2-97. Board meetings; public records. Section 2-101. Secretary; treasurer; funds deposited in bank or savings and loan association. Section 2-106. Funds; compliance with Public Funds Investment Act. 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 2-127. Contracts; award to other than highest or lowest bidder by four-fifths vote. Section 2-130. Bids and advertisements. Section 2-135. Report and financial statement. Section 2-140. State financial support. Section 2-145. Anti-trust laws. Section 2-150. Tax exemption. Section 2-155. Partial invalidity. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)