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50 ILCS 20/ Public Building Commission Act.

    (50 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1031)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Public Building Commission Act.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 905.)

    (50 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1032)
    Sec. 2. It is hereby found and declared that there exist in many county seats and in many municipalities within this State inadequate and outmoded public improvements, buildings and facilities for the furnishing of essential governmental services and for use in the conduct of local government by the various branches, departments and agencies thereof; that in many cases, by reason of the age of such public improvements, buildings and facilities and the increased activities on the part of both the citizen and his local government, they are no longer adapted or adequate to meet the needs of the growing population; that as a consequence thereof there are many counties, cities, municipalities and other branches and agencies of government within this State which are compelled to spend large sums of money annually in the rental, operation and maintenance of additional building space to house the various branches, departments and agencies of government to meet this ever increasing need; that as a result thereof, in many of the cities, counties, and other municipalities within this State, the public buildings housing the various branches, departments, and agencies of government are widely scattered and dispersed throughout the locality, thereby creating confusion and considerable waste of time and effort on the part of citizens conducting ordinary business with the various branches and agencies of government, and thereby creating reduced efficiency of operation in the necessary intergovernmental activities of the various branches and agencies of government; that many public records, wills, conveyances, vital records, court orders, and other similar documents in use in the conduct of daily business, are now filed in many poorly protected and overcrowded spaces and at widely separated locations by reason of the lack of an adequate public building or buildings; that the rendering of essential governmental, health, safety and welfare services is adversely affected by reason thereof, to the detriment of the citizens in many county seats and municipalities; that these conditions impair the efficient, economical and indispensable governmental functions of the various branches and agencies of government and the rendering of essential governmental, health, safety and welfare services, and that in order to eradicate these conditions, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary and desirable to make possible the construction, acquisition, or enlargement of public improvements, buildings and facilities to be made available for use by governmental agencies with the intent and purpose of centralizing, insofar as is practicable, the activities of the different branches of government and to make possible the construction, acquisition or enlargement of public improvements, buildings and facilities at convenient locations within the county seats and municipalities, for use by governmental agencies in the furnishing of essential governmental, health, safety and welfare services to its citizens; and that the eradication of these conditions and the construction, acquisition or enlargement of such public improvements, building or buildings and facilities, in the manner hereinafter provided in this Act, is hereby declared to be a public use essential to the public interest.
(Source: P.A. 87‑895.)

    (50 ILCS 20/2.5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2013)
    Sec. 2.5. Legislative policy; conditions for use of design‑build. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a commission be allowed to use the design‑build delivery method for public projects if it is shown to be in the commission's best interest for that particular project.
    It shall be the policy of the commission in the procurement of design‑build services to publicly announce all requirements for design‑build services and to procure these services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications and with due regard for the principles of competitive selection.
    The commission shall, prior to issuing requests for proposals, promulgate and publish procedures for the solicitation and award of contracts pursuant to this Act.
    The commission shall, for each public project or projects permitted under this Act, make a written determination, including a description as to the particular advantages of the design‑build procurement method, that it is in the best interests of the commission to enter into a design‑build contract for the project or projects.
    In making that determination, the following factors shall be considered:
        (1) The probability that the design‑build procurement
     method will be in the best interests of the commission by providing a material savings of time or cost over the design‑bid‑build or other delivery system.
        (2) The type and size of the project and its
     suitability to the design‑build procurement method.
        (3) The ability of the design‑build entity to define
     and provide comprehensive scope and performance criteria for the project.
    The commission shall require the design‑build entity to
     comply with the utilization goals established by the corporate authorities of the commission for minority and women business enterprises and to comply with Section 2‑105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
    This Section is repealed 5 years after the effective date
     of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 95‑595, eff. 6‑1‑08.)

    (50 ILCS 20/3)(from Ch. 85, par. 1033)
    Sec. 3. The following terms, wherever used, or referred to in this Act, mean unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
    (a) "Commission" means a Public Building Commission created pursuant to this Act.
    (b) "Commissioner" or "Commissioners" means a Commissioner or Commissioners of a Public Building Commission.
    (c) "County seat" means a city, village or town which is the county seat of a county.
    (d) "Municipality" means any city, village or incorporated town of the State of Illinois.
    (e) "Municipal corporation" includes a county, city, village, town, (including a county seat), park district, school district in a county of 3,000,000 or more population, board of education of a school district in a county of 3,000,000 or more population, sanitary district, airport authority contiguous with the County Seat as of July 1, 1969 and any other municipal body or governmental agency of the State, and until July 1, 2011, a school district that (i) was organized prior to 1860, (ii) is located in part in a city originally incorporated prior to 1840, and (iii) entered into a lease with a Commission prior to 1993, and its board of education, but does not include a school district in a county of less than 3,000,000 population, a board of education of a school district in a county of less than 3,000,000 population, or a community college district in a county of less than 3,000,000 population, except that until July 1, 2011, a school district that (i) was organized prior to 1860, (ii) is located in part in a city originally incorporated prior to 1840, and (iii) entered into a lease with a Commission prior to 1993, and its board of education, are included.
    (f) "Governing body" includes a city council, county board, or any other body or board, by whatever name it may be known, charged with the governing of a municipal corporation.
    (g) "Presiding officer" includes the mayor or president of a city, village or town, the presiding officer of a county board, or the presiding officer of any other board or commission, as the case may be.
    (h) "Oath" means oath or affirmation.
    (i) "Building" means an improvement to real estate to be made available for use by a municipal corporation for the furnishing of governmental services to its citizens, together with any land or interest in land necessary or useful in connection with the improvement.
    (j) "Delivery system" means the design and construction approach used to develop and construct a project.
    (k) "Design‑bid‑build" means the traditional delivery system used on public projects that incorporates the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act (50 ILCS 510/) and the principles of competitive selection.
    (l) "Design‑build" means a delivery system that provides responsibility within a single contract for the furnishing of architecture, engineering, land surveying and related services as required, and the labor, materials, equipment, and other construction services for the project.
    (m) "Design‑build contract" means a contract for a public project under this Act between the Commission and a design‑build entity to furnish architecture, engineering, land surveying, and related services as required, and to furnish the labor, materials, equipment, and other construction services for the project. The design‑build contract may be conditioned upon subsequent refinements in scope and price and may allow the Commission to make modifications in the project scope without invalidating the design‑build contract.
    (n) "Design‑build entity" means any individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional corporation, or other entity that proposes to design and construct any public project under this Act. A design‑build entity and associated design‑build professionals shall conduct themselves in accordance with the laws of this State and the related provisions of the Illinois Administrative Code, as referenced by the licensed design professionals Acts of this State.
    (o) "Design professional" means any individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, professional corporation, or other entity that offers services under the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 305/), the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 325/), the Structural Engineering Licensing Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 340/), or the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 (225 ILCS 330/).
    (p) "Evaluation criteria" means the requirements for the separate phases of the selection process for design‑build proposals as defined in this Act and may include the specialized experience, technical qualifications and competence, capacity to perform, past performance, experience with similar projects, assignment of personnel to the project, and other appropriate factors. Price may not be used as a factor in the evaluation of Phase I proposals.
    (q) "Proposal" means the offer to enter into a design‑build contract as submitted by a design‑build entity in accordance with this Act.
    (r) "Request for proposal" means the document used by the Commission to solicit proposals for a design‑build contract.
    (s) "Scope and performance criteria" means the requirements for the public project, including but not limited to, the intended usage, capacity, size, scope, quality and performance standards, life‑cycle costs, and other programmatic criteria that are expressed in performance‑oriented and quantifiable specifications and drawings that can be reasonably inferred and are suited to allow a design‑build entity to develop a proposal.
    (t) "Guaranteed maximum price" means a form of contract in which compensation may vary according to the scope of work involved but in any case may not exceed an agreed total amount.
    Definitions in this Section with respect to design‑build shall have no effect beginning 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 94‑1071, eff. 1‑1‑07; 95‑595, eff. 6‑1‑08.)

    (50 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 1034)
    Sec. 4. The governing body of any municipality with 3,000 or more inhabitants or any county seat or the county board of any county may, by resolution adopted by a majority of its members, determine that there is need and that it is in the best interest of the public that a Public Building Commission be organized to exercise the powers and authority prescribed by this Act and it shall therein set forth the name of the Public Building Commission to be created hereunder, provided, however, that the words "Public Building Commission" shall form part of its name. After the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992, if the original resolution for the creation of a Public Building Commission has been adopted by the governing body of a municipality with 3,000 or more inhabitants or a county seat, or a county board, the resolution shall be submitted to the voters of such municipality, county seat, or county at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
            Shall the Public Building Commission of (name of
         municipality) be created and organized to exercise the powers and authority prescribed by the Public Building Commission Act?
    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor thereof, the Public Building Commission of such municipality or county shall be created and organized in the manner hereinafter provided. The presiding officer of the municipality with 3,000 or more inhabitants, county seat, or county board shall within 10 days after the date of the approval of the proposition by the voters, cause a copy of the resolution to be published once in a daily newspaper published in the county seat and if there be no newspaper published in that county seat, then in a newspaper published in the county having a circulation in that county seat. Any municipal corporation which has the power of taxation under the laws of this State and any part of whose area of jurisdiction lies within the territorial limits of that county seat may join in the organization of the Public Building Commission in the manner hereinafter set forth in this section. The governing body of any municipal corporation meeting the foregoing requirement and desiring to join in the organization of the Public Building Commission, shall, by a majority vote of its members and within 45 days from the date of such publication, adopt a resolution to that effect. The presiding officer of each municipal corporation adopting such a resolution signifying its desire to join in the organization of the Public Building Commission, shall, within 15 days after the date of adoption thereof, transmit a copy of the resolution duly certified by the proper officer of that municipal corporation to be true and correct, to the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original resolution.
    Within the 10 day period following the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of the original resolution, it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original resolution to file in the office of the recorder in and for that county under one cover a certified copy of the resolution adopted by such municipality, county seat, or county board together with a certificate by the publisher of the newspaper of the publication of such resolution and the date of publication and all of the certified copies transmitted to him as hereinabove provided by the municipal corporations, if any, joining in the organization of the Public Building Commission.
    Upon such filing in the office of the recorder the Public Building Commission shall be deemed to be organized as a municipal corporation and body politic.
    In any county having a population of at least 350,000 but less than 1,000,000 inhabitants, more than one Public Building Commission may be organized to exercise the essential governmental powers and functions herein granted and such a county may establish a Public Building Commission even though a municipality within the county already has one established under this Act.
    Not more than one Public Building Commission shall be organized by a single unit of local government.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1208; 88‑45.)

    (50 ILCS 20/4a)(from Ch. 85, par. 1034a)
    Sec. 4a. A Public Building Commission may be created for the limited purpose of constructing, acquiring, enlarging, improving, repairing or replacing a specific public improvement, building or facility or a special type or class of public improvements, buildings or facilities. The provisions of Section 4 of this Act shall apply to the creation of a Public Building Commission under this Section, except that the resolution adopted by the municipality or county board and the proposition shall specify the limited purpose for which such Public Building Commission is to be created. The provisions of Section 4 authorizing any municipal corporation any part of whose area of jurisdiction lies within the territorial limits of that county seat to join in the organization of the Public Building Commission in the manner set forth in that Section shall not be applicable to a Public Building Commission created under this Section. The county board of any county that has created a public building commission for a limited and specific purpose may expand that purpose by resolution.
    The purpose of a public building commission created by the county board of any county may not be expanded until the question of expanding the purpose of the public building commission has been submitted to the electors of the county at a regular election and approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question. The county board must certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code.
    The election authority must submit the question in substantially the following form:
        Shall the county board be authorized to expand the
     purpose of the (insert name of public building commission) to include (insert the purpose or purposes)?
    The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
    If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, the county board may thereafter expand the purpose of the public building commission.
(Source: P.A. 94‑355, eff. 1‑1‑06.)

    (50 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 1035)
    Sec. 5. Within 60 days after the filing in the office of the recorder of the resolution or resolutions organizing the Public Building Commission, the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original resolution and the presiding officers of the municipal corporations, if any, joining in the organization of the Public Building Commission shall appoint Commissioners in the manner hereinafter provided. All appointments shall be made with the advice and consent of the governing body whose presiding officer makes the appointment.
    Within 10 days after the appointment of the commissioners by the respective presiding officers, with the advice and consent of the respective governing bodies, as aforesaid, each of such presiding officers shall transmit to the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board which adopted the original resolution, a certificate of such appointment. The presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board shall cause all such certificates of appointment, including a certificate of the appointments made by the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board which adopted the original resolution, to be bound under one cover and filed in the office of the recorder in and for the county. Upon such filing the persons so appointed shall constitute the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission and upon taking the oath of office as hereinafter provided shall be deemed to have qualified and be empowered to exercise the powers and authority prescribed in this Act.
    The Board of Commissioners shall in all cases consist of not less than 5 members and in such instances as there may be more than 5 members as herein provided, the Board of Commissioners shall consist of an odd number.
    If the county seat or municipality alone organizes the Public Building Commission, the presiding officer of the county seat or municipality shall appoint not less than 5 Commissioners.
    If the county board alone organized the Public Building Commission, the presiding officer of the county board shall appoint not less than 5 Commissioners. The Commissioners appointed to that Public Building Commission must be residents of the county in which the Commission is organized.
    If any one municipal corporation shall join with the municipality, county seat or county board in the organization of the Public Building Commission then and in such event the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original resolution shall appoint 3 Commissioners and the presiding officer of the municipal corporation joining in the organization of the Public Building Commission shall appoint 2 Commissioners.
    If 2 or more municipal corporations, in addition to the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original resolution, shall join with the municipality, county seat or county board in the organization of the Public Building Commission then and in such event the presiding officers of the municipal corporations joining in the organization shall each appoint 1 Commissioner and the presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original resolution shall appoint such number of commissioners as shall exceed by 1 the aggregate number appointed by the presiding officers of the municipal corporations joining in the organization of the Commission.
    The initial terms of such Commissioners shall be for 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 year, respectively, and in such cases as there may be more than 5 Commissioners the initial terms of Commissioners in excess of 5 Commissioners shall be on a descending scale of 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 years, as there are Commissioners in excess of 5. The length of the terms of the first Commissioners shall be determined by lot at their first meeting. The initial terms of office of Commissioners who are to hold office for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively, shall continue until that September 30th which next follows the expiration of the periods of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively, from the date of the filing of the certificates of appointment in the office of the recorder, as aforesaid, and until their successors are appointed and qualify by taking their oath of office.
    At the expiration of the term of each of the Commissioners, and of each succeeding Commissioner, or in the event of a vacancy, resignation, removal or refusal to act, the presiding officer of the municipal corporation, who made that Commissioner's appointment in the first instance, shall appoint a Commissioner, in the manner hereinabove provided, to hold office, in the case of a vacancy occurring for whatever reason, for the unexpired term, or in the case of expiration, for a term of 5 years, and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. Each such appointment shall become effective upon the filing by the presiding officer making the appointment of a certificate of the appointment in the office of the recorder for that county. Any Commissioner may be appointed to succeed himself.
(Source: P.A. 91‑447, eff. 1‑1‑00.)

    (50 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 1036)
    Sec. 6. Each person appointed as a member of the Board of Commissioners shall qualify by taking and subscribing to an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Illinois and to well and faithfully discharge his duties, which oath shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission.
    Commissioners shall be persons experienced in real estate management, building construction or finance. The fact that a person is an officer or employee of any municipal corporation, including the county seat or county board or any municipality with 3,000 or more inhabitants which adopted the original resolution or any other municipal corporation which joined in the organization of the Commission, shall not disqualify that person from being a Commissioner of a Public Building Commission. No person who is appointed as a Commissioner of a Public Building Commission shall have a financial interest in the creation of or in the continued existence of the Public Building Commission. No Commissioner shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect in any contract or proposed contract of the Public Building Commission, or in any land, building or buildings or other property or facilities in which the Public Building Commission has an interest. If any Commissioner at any time holds or controls an interest, direct or indirect in any property which the Public Building Commission is about to acquire, he shall disclose the same in writing to the Commission and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the Board of Commissioners.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3179.)

    (50 ILCS 20/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 1037)
    Sec. 7. No Commissioner shall receive any compensation, whether in form of salary, per diem allowance or otherwise, for or in connection with his services as such Commissioner. Each Commissioner, however, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenditures in connection with the performance of his duties.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 905.)

    (50 ILCS 20/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 1038)
    Sec. 8. The Commissioners appointed in pursuance of the foregoing provisions of this Act shall constitute the Board of Commissioners of the Public Building Commission. The government, control and management of the affairs of the Public Building Commission shall be vested in the Board of Commissioners and such Board shall possess and exercise all of the powers granted under this Act and such other powers, not inconsistent with this Act, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
    The presiding officer of the municipality, county seat or county board adopting the original organization resolution shall call the first meeting of the Board of Commissioners. He shall give notice in writing to each member of the Board of the time and place of the meeting not less than 5 days prior to the meeting and shall preside over the meeting until the members have elected a Chairman. The members, at the initial meeting, shall first draw lots to determine their terms of office which shall be entered of record in the proceedings of the Board.
    The Board of Commissioners at the initial meeting shall elect one of their members as chairman. At such meeting or at a later meeting, the Board shall elect or appoint a secretary and treasurer and such other officers as they may deem necessary for such terms as they may decide upon. The secretary and treasurer need not be commissioners, and if such officers are not commissioners, they shall receive compensation in such amount as shall be determined by the Board. At such meeting, or at a later meeting, the Commissioners shall adopt a corporate seal, by‑laws, and rules and regulations suitable to the purposes of this Act, which shall provide a time for the election of officers and of other regular and special meetings of the Commissioners, and shall contain the rules for the transaction of other business of such Public Building Commission and for amending such by‑laws, rules and regulations.
    The Board of Commissioners shall have full power to pass all necessary ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations for the proper management and conduct of the business of the Board of Commissioners and of the Public Building Commission and for carrying into effect the object for which such Public Building Commission is created.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3179.)

    (50 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 85, par. 1039)
    Sec. 9. A majority of the Board of Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business thereof. The concurring vote of a majority of all the Commissioners shall be required for the exercise of any of the powers granted by this Act. All records of the Commission shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 905.)

    (50 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 85, par. 1040)
    Sec. 10. A Public Building Commission shall provide for the proper safekeeping of its records, subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act", enacted by the Seventy‑second General Assembly, and shall keep a minute book for the recording of the corporate action of the Board of Commissioners. A complete record of the meetings and proceedings of the Board of Commissioners shall be kept in such minute book and such minutes shall be signed by the Secretary of the Public Building Commission. The Commission shall keep a true and accurate account of its receipts and disbursements and an annual audit shall be made of its books, records and accounts. The audit shall be presented annually for review to each governing body under whose resolution the Commission is organized. If an audit is not presented on an annual basis, any or all governing bodies under whose resolutions the Commission is organized may order their own audit of the Commission's books, records, and accounts. The Commission shall cooperate by providing all requested documentation. When an audit is conducted at the direction of a governing body, no more than one audit shall be conducted for all governing bodies under whose resolutions the Commission is organized and the audit shall be paid for from Commission funds. All officers and employees authorized to receive or retain the custody of money or to sign vouchers, checks, warrants, or evidences of indebtedness on behalf of the Commission, shall furnish surety bond for the faithful performance of their duties and the faithful accounting of all monies that may come into their hands, in an amount to be fixed and in a form to be approved by the Board of Commissioners.
(Source: P.A. 90‑702, eff. 8‑7‑98.)

    (50 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 85, par. 1041)
    Sec. 11. The Treasurer of a Public Building Commission shall be the legal custodian of all funds derived from the issuance of bonds provided for under this Act and of all revenues derived from the operation of any project under this Act and of all other revenues from whatever source received. The Treasurer shall keep all funds and monies belonging to the Public Building Commission in such places of deposit as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, provided, however, that only a savings and loan association or a regularly organized State or national bank may be designated as a depository. When a bank or savings and loan association has been designated as a depository it shall continue as such depository until ten (10) days have elapsed after a new depository is designated and has qualified by furnishing the statements of resources and liabilities as required by this Section. When a new depository is designated, the Board of Commissioners shall notify the surety of the Treasurer of that fact, in writing, at least five (5) days before the transfer of funds. The Treasurer shall be discharged from responsibility for all funds or money which he deposits in a designated bank or savings and loan association while the funds and money are so deposited.
    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section 6 of "An Act relating to certain investments of public funds by public agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83‑541.)

    (50 ILCS 20/12) (from Ch. 85, par. 1042)
    Sec. 12. The Board of Commissioners may employ such technical, professional, and clerical assistants as are necessary and expedient for the proper performance of its duties and for the accomplishment of the objects and purposes of the Commission. The salaries, fees, or other compensation of any such employee shall be fixed and determined by the Board of Commissioners.
    For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with a Public Building Commission, the municipal corporations participating in its organization may assign or loan any of their employees, whether under Civil Service or not, to the Public Building Commission to aid in the performance of any of the work of the Public Building Commission, and may provide necessary office space, equipment or other facilities for the Public Building Commission.
    Any such employees so assigned or loaned who are member or beneficiaries of any existing pension or retirement system or who have been appointed to positions in the service of such participating municipal corporations under rules and classifications of any Civil Service Commission shall have the same status with respect thereto after assignment to the Public Building Commission.
    To facilitate the Public Building Commission in aid of any project undertaken by it any municipal corporation joining in its organization may make available to the Public Building Commission the services of its engineering staff and facilities.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 905.)

    (50 ILCS 20/12.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1042.1)
    Sec. 12.1. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty‑fourth General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 84‑731.)

    (50 ILCS 20/13) (from Ch. 85, par. 1043)
    Sec. 13. This Act being designed to effect a public use and purpose, the corporate authorities of the municipal corporation or corporations creating the Public Building Commission and the corporate authorities of any other municipal corporations which may be desirous of renting space in any building or buildings to be acquired or constructed by such Public Building Commission, may make donations of property, real or personal, or cash grants to the Public Building Commission in such amount or amounts as they may deem proper and appropriate in aiding the Public Building Commission to effectuate the purpose for its creation.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 905.)

    (50 ILCS 20/14)(from Ch. 85, par. 1044)
    Sec. 14. A Public Building Commission is a municipal corporation and constitutes a body both corporate and politic separate and apart from any other municipal corporation or any other public or governmental agency. It may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and have a seal and alter such at pleasure, have perpetual succession, make and execute contracts, leases, deeds and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers, and make and from time to time amend and repeal its by‑laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Act. In addition, it has and shall exercise the following public and essential governmental powers and functions and all other powers incidental or necessary, to carry out and effectuate such express powers:
    (a) To select, locate and designate, at any time and from time to time, one or more areas lying wholly within the territorial limits of the municipality or of the county seat of the county in which the Commission is organized, or within the territorial limits of the county if the site is to be used for county purposes, or (in the case of a county having a population of at least 20,000 but not more than 21,000 as determined by the 1980 federal census) within the territorial limits of the county if the site is to be used for municipal purposes, as the site or sites to be acquired for the erection, alteration or improvement of a building or buildings, public improvement or other facilities for the purposes set forth in this Section. The site or sites selected shall be conveniently located within such county, municipality or county seat and of an area in size sufficiently large to accomplish and effectuate the purpose of this Act and sufficient to provide for proper architectural setting and adequate landscaping for such building or buildings, public improvement or other facilities.
    (1) Where the governing body of the county seat or the governing body of any municipality with 3,000 or more inhabitants has adopted the original resolution for the creation of the Commission, the site or sites selected, and in the case of a project for an Airport Authority, the site or sites selected, the project and any lease agreements, are subject to approval by a majority of the members of the governing body of the county seat or by a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality. However, where the site is for a county project and is outside the limits of a municipality, the approval of the site shall be by the county board.
    (2) Where the original resolution for the creation of the Commission has been adopted by the governing body of the county, the site or sites selected, and in the case of a project for an Airport Authority, the site or sites selected, the project and any lease agreements, are subject to approval by a majority of the members of the governing body of the county and to approval by 3/4 of the members of the governing body of the county seat, except that approval of 3/4 of the members of the governing body of the county seat is not required where the site is for a county or (in the case of a county having a population of at least 20,000 but