Articles From Kurt P. Froehlich

More “user-friendly” notes in local government borrowing By Kurt P. Froehlich Local Government Law, March 2014 Notes as a financing option can result in a more user-friendly and quick mechanism for certain local government financings.
Easier to petition some alternate bonds/Harder to document certain coverages By Kurt P. Froehlich Local Government Law, October 2013 P.A. 98-0203, effective January 1, 2014, has somewhat eased the process for obtaining a petition to drive to referendum the issuance of alternate bonds.
Municipal and county zoning and public school districts By Kurt P. Froehlich Local Government Law, May 2012 In an Opinion, the Illinois Attorney general recently concluded that “public school districts are subject to municipal and county zoning ordinances, except to the extent that compliance...would frustrate a school district’s statutory objectives.”
Municipal financing strategies By Kurt P. Froehlich Local Government Law, August 2009 An outline of the commonly encountered mechanisms for issuing multi-year debt obligations to finance municipal projects and certain short term money needs. 
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights By Kurt P. Froehlich Local Government Law, December 2000 The Local Government Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Act (P.A. 91-920, the "Act"), effective January 1, 2001, is intended to provide for consistent tax processes in the imposition and collection of certain "locally imposed and administered taxes" (expressly excluding real property taxes under the Property Tax Code or fees, other than infrastructure maintenance fees).
Recent legislative events concerning public finance By Kurt P. Froehlich Local Government Law, November 2000 Two somewhat recent amendments in the area of public and municipal finance provide a trap for the unwary (in the case of P.A. 91-595, effective 8/14/99, amending the Bond Issue Notification Act, 30 ILCS 352/1 et seq., "BINA") and opportunities and clarifications as well as traps for the unwary (in the case of P.A. 91-493, effective 8/13/99, and P.A. 91-868, effective 6/22/2000, amending the Local Government Debt Reform Act, 30 ILCS 350/1 et seq., the "Reform Act").

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