(A) For any elected official to be and remain a resident of the city, so that he or she is qualified to hold that elective office in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Municipal Code, being ILCS Ch. 65, the structure in which that elected official’s domicile is located must be entirely located on a tract of land which is itself entirely within the corporate limits of the city. The term
TRACT OF LAND, as used in this division (A), means the single, contiguous parcel of land described in the most recent conveyance of the fee simple interest of the parcel of land in question, on which the elected official’s domicile is entirely located.
(B) For any person seeking election as an official of the city to be a resident of the city, so that he or she is qualified to hold that elective office in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Municipal Code, the structure in which the person’s domicile is located must be entirely located on a tract of land which is itself entirely within the corporate limits of the city. The term
TRACT OF LAND, as used in this division (B), means the single, contiguous parcel of land described in the most recent conveyance of the fee simple interest of the parcel of land in question, on which the domicile of the person seeking election is entirely located.
(C) This section does not affect the length of time during which a person must be a resident of the city before he or she is qualified to hold elective office in the municipal government of the city.
(1986 Code, § 2-10) (Ord. 1988-7, passed 4-4-1988)
Statutory reference:
Illinois Municipal Code, see ILCS Ch. 65