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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
FEES AND OCCUPANCY OF DISTRICT LANDS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title 1 (Administrative), Chapter 9 (Land Acquisitions and Dedications) of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 9 LAND ACQUISITIONS AND DEDICATIONS FEES AND OCCUPANCY OF DISTRICT LANDS
1-9-1: [REPEALED] LAND ACQUISITIONS.
A. Appraisals Required: All land recommended for purchase by the Land Acquisition Team shall be appraised by a competent real estate appraiser.
1. No surplus real estate owned by the District shall be sold or exchanged unless two written independent fee appraisal reports have first been obtained and presented to the District Board of Commissioners and the proposed sale or exchange has been presented to the Real Estate Committee. At least one of such appraisals shall be an M.A.I. appraisal. The grantee may be required to pay the cost of such appraisals as a condition of conveyance of the real estate proposed to be sold or exchanged.
2. Unless the purchase price is $50,000.00 or less, no real estate shall be purchased by the District unless two written independent fee appraisal reports have first been obtained and presented to the District Board of Commissioners and the proposed purchase has been presented to the Real Estate Committee. At least one of such appraisals shall be an M.A.I. appraisal.
B. Negotiations: All negotiations with the respective owners of lands sought to be acquired by purchase or condemnation shall be carried on by the Chief Attorney, assisted by the Real Estate Agent, who shall give a full report to the Board with recommendations.
C. Titles to Land: The title to all land ordered purchased by the Board shall be examined and passed upon by the Legal Department of the District before the purchase price is paid.
D. Reports; Purchasing Land: The Legal Department having examined the title to land o...
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