by Randal Birkey | Nov 14, 2013 | Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
If your local government had previously enrolled in the State Assisted Local Debt Recovery Program (DRP), you should have received correspondence recently from the State Comptroller’s office regarding an amendment form to the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). There...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 14, 2013 | Carlos S. Arévalo, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
On August 27, 2013, Governor Quinn signed into law Senate Bill 1245 (codified as 820 ILCS 320/17). The bill amended the Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (“PSEBA”), effective immediately, and instituted an employer’s periodic reporting obligation with the State...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 11, 2013 | Attorney, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
INVITATION TO A SEMINAR FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS The law firm of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle invites all newly elected officers, as well as administrators, managers, and long-standing elected officials, to a half-day seminar dealing with the ABC’s of...
by Randal Birkey | Apr 10, 2013 | Attorney, Elizabeth Felt Wakeman, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
A commonly overlooked federal requirement took effect on May 31, 2012, that invalidated any other versions of the Income Withholding Form for Child Support (IWO) other than the most recent federal form. Employers, including local governments, are only allowed to...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rich Flood Prepares for His Next Career as “Lord of the Dance” Reluctant to call his next step “retirement,” Rich Flood insists that he simply needs more time so he can fully assume the role Michael Flatley has held for so many years as the diva-esque lead Celtic...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 14, 2013 | Attorney, Brad Stewart, Local Government Law Bulletin, Uncategorized
House Bill 1053 seeks to close what is viewed by many as an unintended loophole in the Property Tax Code that currently allows retail and recreational facilities on golf courses to operate at the much lower tax rate for property labeled as “open space land.” With...
