Bill Text: IL HB0220 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a board of trustees of a fire protection district may submit a question to increase the current special tax rate for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment to the voters of the fire protection district by referendum. Provides the special tax rate may be raised to a maximum of .10%. Provides the language to be used in the referendum. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0004 [HB0220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB0220-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Provides that a board of trustees of a fire protection district may submit a question to increase the current special tax rate for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment to the voters of the fire protection district by referendum. Provides the special tax rate may be raised to a maximum of .10%. Provides the language to be used in the referendum. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0004 [HB0220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB0220-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 24 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 705/24) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 38.7)
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7 | Sec. 24.
(a) In addition to any other tax authorized by | ||||||
8 | law, the board of
trustees of a fire protection district may, | ||||||
9 | subject to the requirements of
subsections subsection (b) and | ||||||
10 | (c) , by ordinance levy a special annual tax at a rate not | ||||||
11 | exceeding
.10% .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by | ||||||
12 | the Department of Revenue,
of all taxable property within the | ||||||
13 | district, for the purpose of obtaining
funds to pay for the | ||||||
14 | costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment.
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15 | (b) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection | ||||||
16 | district desires
to levy a special tax under this Section, it | ||||||
17 | shall certify the question
to the proper election officials, | ||||||
18 | who shall submit that question at an election
to the voters of | ||||||
19 | the district in accordance with the general election law.
The | ||||||
20 | result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of | ||||||
21 | the
district. If a majority of the votes on the proposition are | ||||||
22 | in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may | ||||||
23 | thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not |
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1 | to exceed .05% of the value
of all taxable property within the | ||||||
2 | district as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. | ||||||
3 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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4 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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5 | Shall the ....... Fire Protection
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6 | District levy a special tax at a rate
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7 | not to exceed .05% of the value of YES
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8 | all taxable property within the
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9 | district as equalized or assessed ---------------------
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10 | by the Department of Revenue for
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11 | the purpose of providing funds NO
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12 | to pay for the costs of emergency
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13 | and rescue crews and equipment?
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14 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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15 | (c) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection | ||||||
16 | district which levies a tax under this Section desires to | ||||||
17 | increase the tax rate limit set forth under subsection (b), it | ||||||
18 | shall certify the question to the proper election officials, | ||||||
19 | who shall submit that question at an election to the voters of | ||||||
20 | the district in accordance with the general election law. The | ||||||
21 | result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of | ||||||
22 | the district. If a majority of the votes on the proposition are | ||||||
23 | in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may | ||||||
24 | thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not | ||||||
25 | to exceed .10% of the value
of all taxable property within the | ||||||
26 | district as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. |
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1 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: | ||||||
2 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
3 | Shall the rate of the | ||||||
4 | special tax
levied by the ....... | ||||||
5 | Fire Protection District
for the YES | ||||||
6 | purpose of providing funds to
pay | ||||||
7 | the costs of emergency and rescue -------------------------------------------------------------
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8 | crews and equipment be increased to | ||||||
9 | not more than .10% of the value of | ||||||
10 | all
taxable property within the NO | ||||||
11 | district as
equalized or assessed | ||||||
12 | by the Department
of Revenue? | ||||||
13 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 85-652 .)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.
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