Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Filed: 4/2/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1922

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1922, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. Findings. It is the intention of the General
6Assembly to address an immediate funding crisis that threatens
7the solvency and sustainability of the public pension systems
8("Pension Funds") serving employees of the City of Chicago
9("City"). The Pension Funds include the Municipal Employees'
10Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago ("MEABF") and the Laborers'
11and Retirement Board Employees' Annuity Benefit Fund of Chicago
12("LABF"). After reviewing the condition of the Pension Funds,
13potential sources of funding, and assessing the need for reform
14thereof, the General Assembly finds and declares that:
15    1. The overall financial condition of these two city
16pension funds is so dire, even under the most optimistic
17assumptions, a balanced increase in funding, both from the City

 

 

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1and from its employees, combined with a modification of retiree
2benefits for both current and future retirees, is necessary to
3stabilize and fund the pension funds.
4    2. While considering the combined unfunded liabilities of
5these two City funds, as well as other pension funds that
6ultimately will rely on funds from the City's property tax
7base, a combination of benefit modification and increased
8revenues are necessary to keep the city funds solvent.
9    3. Furthermore, the City cannot feasibly reduce its other
10expenses to address this serious problem without an
11unprecedented reduction in basic City services. Personnel
12costs constitute approximately 75% of the non-discretionary
13appropriations for the City. As such, reductions in City
14expenditures to fund pensions would necessarily result in
15substantial cuts to City personnel, including in key services
16areas such as public safety, sanitation, and construction.
17    4. In sum, the crisis confronting the City and its Funds is
18so large and immediate that it cannot be addressed through
19increased funding alone, without modifying pension benefits.
20The consequences to the City of attempting to do so would be
21draconian. Accordingly, the General Assembly concludes that,
22unless reforms are enacted, the benefits currently promised by
23the Pension Funds are at risk.
 
24    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
25Section 20-15 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (35 ILCS 200/20-15)
2    Sec. 20-15. Information on bill or separate statement.
3There shall be printed on each bill, or on a separate slip
4which shall be mailed with the bill:
5        (a) a statement itemizing the rate at which taxes have
6    been extended for each of the taxing districts in the
7    county in whose district the property is located, and in
8    those counties utilizing electronic data processing
9    equipment the dollar amount of tax due from the person
10    assessed allocable to each of those taxing districts,
11    including a separate statement of the dollar amount of tax
12    due which is allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois
13    Local Library Act or to any other tax levied by a
14    municipality or township for public library purposes,
15        (b) a separate statement for each of the taxing
16    districts of the dollar amount of tax due which is
17    allocable to a tax levied under the Illinois Pension Code
18    or to any other tax levied by a municipality or township
19    for public pension or retirement purposes; provided,
20    however, there shall be a separate statement of the dollar
21    amount of tax due which is allocable to the Pension
22    Stabilization Levy under Articles 8 and 11 of the Illinois
23    Pension Code,
24        (c) the total tax rate,
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1        (e) the amount by which the total tax and the tax
2    allocable to each taxing district differs from the
3    taxpayer's last prior tax bill.
4    The county treasurer shall ensure that only those taxing
5districts in which a parcel of property is located shall be
6listed on the bill for that property.
7    In all counties the statement shall also provide:
8        (1) the property index number or other suitable
9    description,
10        (2) the assessment of the property,
11        (3) the statutory amount of each homestead exemption
12    applied to the property,
13        (4) the assessed value of the property after
14    application of all homestead exemptions,
15        (5) the equalization factors imposed by the county and
16    by the Department, and
17        (6) the equalized assessment resulting from the
18    application of the equalization factors to the basic
19    assessment.
20    In all counties which do not classify property for purposes
21of taxation, for property on which a single family residence is
22situated the statement shall also include a statement to
23reflect the fair cash value determined for the property. In all
24counties which classify property for purposes of taxation in
25accordance with Section 4 of Article IX of the Illinois
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1assessment classification the statement shall also include a
2statement to reflect the fair cash value determined for the
3property.
4    In all counties, the statement must include information
5that certain taxpayers may be eligible for tax exemptions,
6abatements, and other assistance programs and that, for more
7information, taxpayers should consult with the office of their
8township or county assessor and with the Illinois Department of
9Revenue.
10    In all counties, the statement shall include information
11that certain taxpayers may be eligible for the Senior Citizens
12and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act and that
13applications are available from the Illinois Department on
14Aging.
15    In counties which use the estimated or accelerated billing
16methods, these statements shall only be provided with the final
17installment of taxes due. The provisions of this Section create
18a mandatory statutory duty. They are not merely directory or
19discretionary. The failure or neglect of the collector to mail
20the bill, or the failure of the taxpayer to receive the bill,
21shall not affect the validity of any tax, or the liability for
22the payment of any tax.
23(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 98-93, eff. 7-16-13.)
 
24    Section 10. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
25changing Sections 1-160, 8-137, 8-137.1, 8-173, 8-174, 8-196,

 

 

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111-134.1, 11-134.3, 11-169, 11-170, and 11-185 and by adding
2Sections 8-173.1, 8-174.2, 11-169.1, and 11-179.1 as follows:
 
3    (40 ILCS 5/1-160)
4    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-622)
5    Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
6    (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
7on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a
8participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
9fund established under this Code, other than a retirement
10system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
1115 or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision of
12this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any self-managed
13plan established under this Code, to any person with respect to
14service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
157, or to any participant of the retirement plan established
16under Section 22-101. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
17in this Section, for purposes of this Section, a person who
18participated in a retirement system under Article 15 prior to
19January 1, 2011 shall be deemed a person who first became a
20member or participant prior to January 1, 2011 under any
21retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section. The
22changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-596 this
23amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are a clarification
24of existing law and are intended to be retroactive to the
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1provisions of Section 1-103.1 of this Code.
2    (b) "Final average salary" means the average monthly (or
3annual) salary obtained by dividing the total salary or
4earnings calculated under the Article applicable to the member
5or participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8
6consecutive years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10
7years) of service in which the total salary or earnings
8calculated under the applicable Article was the highest by the
9number of months (or years) of service in that period. For the
10purposes of a person who first becomes a member or participant
11of any retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
12applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
13average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
14        (1) In Article 7 (except for service as sheriff's law
15    enforcement employees), "final rate of earnings".
16        (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
17    annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
18    10 years of service immediately preceding the date of
19    withdrawal".
20        (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
21        (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
22        (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
23        (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by him
24    at the date of retirement or discharge".
25    (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
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1benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
2salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
3participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
4$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
5increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
6previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
7percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
8price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
9preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
10    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
11means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
12the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
13change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
14consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
15100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
16be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
17of Insurance and made available to the boards of the retirement
18systems and pension funds by November 1 of each year.
19    (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
20annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
2167 and has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
22eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article.
23    A member or participant who has attained age 62 and has at
24least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible
25under the requirements of the applicable Article may elect to
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1of this Section.
2    (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
3is retiring after attaining age 62 with at least 10 years of
4service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full
5month that the member's age is under age 67.
6    (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall be
7subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring either
8on or after the attainment of age 67 or the first anniversary
9of the annuity start date, whichever is later. Each annual
10increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the annual
11unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
12consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
13September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the
14originally granted retirement annuity. If the annual
15unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for
16the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November
171 is zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
18increased.
19    (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
20otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
21participant who first became a member or participant on or
22after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
23retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
24date of death. In the case of the death of a member or
25participant who has not retired and who first became a member
26or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a

 

 

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1survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
2applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
366 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
4child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
5amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
6survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
7January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the annuity
8if the deceased member died while receiving a retirement
9annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1 occurring
10after the first anniversary of the commencement of the annuity.
11Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
12annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
13in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
14September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the
15originally granted survivor's annuity. If the annual
16unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for
17the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November
181 is zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
19increased.
20    (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the person
21is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire protection
22service of a department, or a security employee of the
23Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
24Justice, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) of
25Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
26Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the

 

 

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1provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or minimum
2retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from
3service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable
4service and has attained age 60, regardless of whether the
5attainment of age 60 occurs while the person is still in
6service.
7    (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
8of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
9on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
10or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
11member or participant under any other system or fund created by
12this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for
13those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
14this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
15person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
16system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
17termination of that employment, the person's retirement
18annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
19recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
20applicable Article of this Code.
21    If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
22system or pension fund subject to this Section on or after
23January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or
24retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
25contractual basis a position to provide services to a
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1person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an active
2employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
3contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
4retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
5fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
6annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
7contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
8accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
9such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
10required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
11contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
12retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,
13be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
14    (i) (Blank).
15    (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
16this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
17provisions of this Section shall control.
18(Source: P.A. 97-609, eff. 1-1-12; 98-92, eff. 7-16-13; 98-596,
19eff. 11-19-13; revised 1-23-14.)
 
20    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-622)
21    Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
22    (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
23on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a
24participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
25fund established under this Code, other than a retirement

 

 

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1system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
215 or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision of
3this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any self-managed
4plan established under this Code, to any person with respect to
5service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
67, or to any participant of the retirement plan established
7under Section 22-101. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
8in this Section, for purposes of this Section, a person who
9participated in a retirement system under Article 15 prior to
10January 1, 2011 shall be deemed a person who first became a
11member or participant prior to January 1, 2011 under any
12retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section. The
13changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-596 this
14amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are a clarification
15of existing law and are intended to be retroactive to the
16effective date of Public Act 96-889, notwithstanding the
17provisions of Section 1-103.1 of this Code.
18    (b) "Final average salary" means the average monthly (or
19annual) salary obtained by dividing the total salary or
20earnings calculated under the Article applicable to the member
21or participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8
22consecutive years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10
23years) of service in which the total salary or earnings
24calculated under the applicable Article was the highest by the
25number of months (or years) of service in that period. For the
26purposes of a person who first becomes a member or participant

 

 

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1of any retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
2applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
3average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
4        (1) In Article 7 (except for service as sheriff's law
5    enforcement employees), "final rate of earnings".
6        (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
7    annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
8    10 years of service immediately preceding the date of
9    withdrawal".
10        (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
11        (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
12        (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
13        (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by him
14    at the date of retirement or discharge".
15    (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
16this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
17benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
18salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
19participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
20$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
21increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
22previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
23percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
24price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
25preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
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1means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
2the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
3change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
4consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
5100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
6be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
7of Insurance and made available to the boards of the retirement
8systems and pension funds by November 1 of each year.
9    (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
10annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
1167 (beginning January 1, 2015, age 65 with respect to service
12under Article 8, 11, or 12 of this Code that is subject to this
13Section) and has at least 10 years of service credit and is
14otherwise eligible under the requirements of the applicable
15Article.
16    A member or participant who has attained age 62 (beginning
17January 1, 2015, age 60 with respect to service under Article
188, 11, or 12 of this Code that is subject to this Section) and
19has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
20eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article may
21elect to receive the lower retirement annuity provided in
22subsection (d) of this Section.
23    (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
24is retiring after attaining age 62 (beginning January 1, 2015,
25age 60 with respect to service under Article 8, 11, or 12 of
26this Code that is subject to this Section) with at least 10

 

 

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1years of service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for
2each full month that the member's age is under age 67
3(beginning January 1, 2015, age 65 with respect to service
4under Article 8, 11, or 12 of this Code that is subject to this
5Section).
6    (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall be
7subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring either
8on or after the attainment of age 67 (beginning January 1,
92015, age 65 with respect to service under Article 8, 11, or 12
10of this Code that is subject to this Section) or the first
11anniversary (the second anniversary with respect to service
12under Article 8 or 11) of the annuity start date, whichever is
13later. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or
14one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
15less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
16ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever
17is less, of the originally granted retirement annuity. If the
18annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price
19index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
20each November 1 is zero or there is a decrease, then the
21annuity shall not be increased.
22    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
23contrary, with respect to service under Article 8 or 11 of this
24Code that is subject to this Section, no annual increase under
25this subsection shall be paid or accrue to any person in year
262025. In all other years, the Fund shall continue to pay annual

 

 

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1increases as provided in this Section.
2    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the changes
3in this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are
4applicable without regard to whether the employee was in active
5service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
6of the 98th General Assembly.
7    (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
8otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
9participant who first became a member or participant on or
10after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
11retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
12date of death. In the case of the death of a member or
13participant who has not retired and who first became a member
14or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a
15survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
16applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
1766 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
18child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
19amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
20survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
21January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the annuity
22if the deceased member died while receiving a retirement
23annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1 occurring
24after the first anniversary of the commencement of the annuity.
25Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
26annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)

 

 

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1in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
2September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the
3originally granted survivor's annuity. If the annual
4unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for
5the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November
61 is zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
7increased.
8    (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the person
9is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire protection
10service of a department, or a security employee of the
11Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
12Justice, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) of
13Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
14Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the
15provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or minimum
16retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from
17service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable
18service and has attained age 60, regardless of whether the
19attainment of age 60 occurs while the person is still in
20service.
21    (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
22of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
23on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
24or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
25member or participant under any other system or fund created by
26this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for

 

 

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1those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
2this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
3person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
4system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
5termination of that employment, the person's retirement
6annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
7recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
8applicable Article of this Code.
9    If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
10system or pension fund subject to this Section on or after
11January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or
12retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
13contractual basis a position to provide services to a
14governmental entity from which he or she has retired, then that
15person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an active
16employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
17contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
18retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
19fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
20annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
21contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
22accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
23such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
24required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
25contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
26retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,

 

 

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1be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
2    (i) (Blank).
3    (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
4this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
5provisions of this Section shall control.
6(Source: P.A. 97-609, eff. 1-1-12; 98-92, eff. 7-16-13; 98-596,
7eff. 11-19-13; 98-622, eff. 6-1-14; revised 1-23-14.)
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/8-137)   (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-137)
9    Sec. 8-137. Automatic increase in annuity.
10    (a) An employee who retired or retires from service after
11December 31, 1959 and before January 1, 1987, having attained
12age 60 or more, shall, in January of the year after the year in
13which the first anniversary of retirement occurs, have the
14amount of his then fixed and payable monthly annuity increased
15by 1 1/2%, and such first fixed annuity as granted at
16retirement increased by a further 1 1/2% in January of each
17year thereafter. Beginning with January of the year 1972, such
18increases shall be at the rate of 2% in lieu of the aforesaid
19specified 1 1/2%, and beginning with January of the year 1984
20such increases shall be at the rate of 3%. Beginning in January
21of 1999, such increases shall be at the rate of 3% of the
22currently payable monthly annuity, including any increases
23previously granted under this Article. An employee who retires
24on annuity after December 31, 1959 and before January 1, 1987,
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1January of the year after the year in which he attains age 60.
2    An employee who retires from service on or after January 1,
31987 shall, upon the first annuity payment date following the
4first anniversary of the date of retirement, or upon the first
5annuity payment date following attainment of age 60, whichever
6occurs later, have his then fixed and payable monthly annuity
7increased by 3%, and such annuity shall be increased by an
8additional 3% of the original fixed annuity on the same date
9each year thereafter. Beginning in January of 1999, such
10increases shall be at the rate of 3% of the currently payable
11monthly annuity, including any increases previously granted
12under this Article.
13    (a-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
14upon the first annuity payment date following (1) the third
15anniversary of retirement, (2) the attainment of age 53, or (3)
16January 1, 2002, whichever occurs latest, the monthly annuity
17of an employee who retires on annuity prior to the attainment
18of age 60 and has not received an increase under subsection (a)
19shall be increased by 3%, and the annuity shall be increased by
20an additional 3% of the current payable monthly annuity,
21including any increases previously granted under this Article,
22on the same date each year thereafter. The increases provided
23under this subsection are in lieu of the increases provided in
24subsection (a).
25    (a-6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)
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1this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly takes effect,
2an increase in annuity under this Section that would otherwise
3take effect at any time during the year shall instead take
4effect in January of that year.
5    (b) Subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-6) are not applicable to
6an employee retiring and receiving a term annuity, as herein
7defined, nor to any otherwise qualified employee who retires
8before he makes employee contributions (at the 1/2 of 1% rate
9as provided in this Act) for this additional annuity for not
10less than the equivalent of one full year. Such employee,
11however, shall make arrangement to pay to the fund a balance of
12such 1/2 of 1% contributions, based on his final salary, as
13will bring such 1/2 of 1% contributions, computed without
14interest, to the equivalent of or completion of one year's
15contributions.
16    Beginning with January, 1960, each employee shall
17contribute by means of salary deductions 1/2 of 1% of each
18salary payment, concurrently with and in addition to the
19employee contributions otherwise made for annuity purposes.
20    Each such additional contribution shall be credited to an
21account in the prior service annuity reserve, to be used,
22together with city contributions, to defray the cost of the
23specified annuity increments. Any balance in such account at
24the beginning of each calendar year shall be credited with
25interest at the rate of 3% per annum.
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1except to an employee who withdraws and applies for refund
2under this Article, and in cases where a term annuity becomes
3payable. In such cases his contributions shall be refunded,
4without interest, and charged to such account in the prior
5service annuity reserve.
6    (b-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
7contrary, there shall be no annual increase under this Section
8in years 2017, 2019, and 2025. In all other years, beginning
9January 1, 2015, the Fund shall pay an annual increase to
10persons eligible to receive one under this Section, in lieu of
11any other annual increase provided under this Section, in an
12amount equal to the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual
13unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
14consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
15September preceding each November 1, of the person's last
16annual annuity amount prior to January 1, 2015. If a person was
17not granted an annuity before the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, then this
19calculation shall be based on his or her originally granted
20annuity; provided, however, that a person retiring after the
21effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
22Assembly shall not be eligible for an annual increase under
23this Section until one full year after the date on which such
24annual increase otherwise would take effect under this Section.
25    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
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1the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
2change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
3consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
4100.
5    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, this subsection (b-5) is
6applicable without regard to whether the employee was in active
7service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
8of the 98th General Assembly. This subsection (b-5) applies to
9any former employee who on or after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly is receiving a
11retirement annuity and is eligible for an automatic annual
12increase under this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02; 92-609, eff. 7-1-02;
1493-654, eff. 1-16-04.)
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/8-137.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-137.1)
16    Sec. 8-137.1. Automatic increases in annuity for certain
17heretofore retired participants. A retired municipal employee
18who (a) is receiving annuity based on a service credit of 20 or
19more years regardless of age at retirement or based on a
20service credit of 15 or more years with retirement at age 55 or
21over, and (b) does not qualify for the automatic increases in
22annuity provided for in Section 8-137 of this Article, and (c)
23elects to make a contribution to the Fund at a time and manner
24prescribed by the Retirement Board, of a sum equal to 1% of the
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1of service on which the annuity was based in those cases where
2the annuity was computed on the money purchase formula and in
3those cases in which the annuity was computed under the minimum
4annuity formula provisions of this Article a sum equal to 1% of
5the average monthly salary on which the annuity was based times
6such number of full years of service, shall have his original
7fixed and payable monthly amount of annuity increased in
8January of the year following the year in which he attains the
9age of 65 years, if such age of 65 years is attained in the year
101969 or later, by an amount equal to 1-1/2%, and by an equal
11additional 1-1/2% in January of each year thereafter. Beginning
12with January of the year 1972, such increases shall be at the
13rate of 2% in lieu of the aforesaid specified 1 1/2%, and
14beginning January of the year 1984 such increases shall be at
15the rate of 3%. Beginning in January of 1999, such increases
16shall be at the rate of 3% of the currently payable monthly
17annuity, including any increases previously granted under this
18Article.
19    Whenever the retired municipal employee receiving annuity
20has attained the age of 66 or more in 1969, he shall have such
21annuity increased in January, 1970 by an amount equal to 1-1/2%
22multiplied by the number equal to the number of months of
23January elapsing from and including January of the year
24immediately following the year he attained the age of 65 if
25retired at or before age 65, or from and including January of
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1retired at an age greater than 65, to and including January,
21970, and by an equal additional 1-1/2% in January of each year
3thereafter. Beginning with January of the year 1972, such
4increases shall be at the rate of 2% in lieu of the aforesaid
5specified 1 1/2%, and beginning January of the year 1984 such
6increases shall be at the rate of 3%. Beginning in January of
71999, such increases shall be at the rate of 3% of the
8currently payable monthly annuity, including any increases
9previously granted under this Article.
10    To defray the annual cost of such increases, the annual
11interest income of the Fund, accruing from investments held by
12the Fund, exclusive of gains or losses on sales or exchanges of
13assets during the year, over and above 4% a year, shall be used
14to the extent necessary and available to finance the cost of
15such increases for the following year, and such amount shall be
16transferred as of the end of each year, beginning with the year
171969, to a Fund account designated as the Supplementary Payment
18Reserve from the Investment and Interest Reserve set forth in
19Section 8-221. The sums contributed by annuitants as provided
20for in this Section shall also be placed in the aforesaid
21Supplementary Payment Reserve and shall be applied and used for
22the purposes of such Fund account, together with the aforesaid
23interest.
24    In the event the monies in the Supplementary Payment
25Reserve in any year arising from: (1) the available interest
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1year above 4% a year and (2) the contributions by retired
2persons, as set forth hereinbefore, are insufficient to make
3the total payments to all persons estimated to be entitled to
4the annuity increases specified hereinbefore, then (3) any
5interest earnings over 4% a year beginning with the year 1969
6which were not previously used to finance such increases and
7which were transferred to the Prior Service Annuity Reserve may
8be used to the extent necessary and available to provide
9sufficient funds to finance such increases for the current
10year, and such sums shall be transferred from the Prior Service
11Annuity Reserve.
12    In the event the total monies available in the
13Supplementary Payment Reserve from the preceding indicated
14sources are insufficient to make the total payments to all
15persons entitled to such increases for the year, a
16proportionate amount computed as the ratio of the monies
17available to the total of the total payments for that year
18shall be paid to each person for that year.
19    The Fund shall be obligated for the payment of the
20increases in annuity as provided for in this Section only to
21the extent that the assets for such purpose, as specified
22herein, are available.
23    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24contrary, there shall be no annual increase under this Section
25in years 2017, 2019, and 2025. In all other years, beginning
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1persons eligible to receive one under this Section, in lieu of
2any other annual increase provided under this Section, in an
3amount equal to the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual
4unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
5consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
6September preceding each November 1, of the person's last
7annual annuity amount prior to January 1, 2015.
8    For purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
9means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
10the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
11change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
12consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
13100.
14    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes made to this
15Section by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are
16applicable without regard to whether the employee was in active
17service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
18These changes apply to any former employee who, on or after the
19effective date of this amendatory Act, is receiving a
20retirement annuity and is eligible for an automatic annual
21increase under this Section.
22(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/8-173)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-173)
24    Sec. 8-173. Financing; tax levies levy.
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1the city council of the city shall levy a tax annually upon all
2taxable property in the city at a rate that will produce a sum
3which, when added to the amounts deducted from the salaries of
4the employees or otherwise contributed by them and the amounts
5deposited under subsection (f), will be sufficient for the
6requirements of this Article, but which when extended will
7produce an amount not to exceed the greater of the following:
8(a) the sum obtained by the levy of a tax of .1093% of the
9value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,
10of all taxable property within such city, or (b) the sum of
11$12,000,000. However any city in which a Fund has been
12established and in operation under this Article for more than 3
13years prior to 1970 shall levy for the year 1970 a tax at a rate
14on the dollar of assessed valuation of all taxable property
15that will produce, when extended, an amount not to exceed 1.2
16times the total amount of contributions made by employees to
17the Fund for annuity purposes in the calendar year 1968, and,
18for the year 1971 and 1972 such levy that will produce, when
19extended, an amount not to exceed 1.3 times the total amount of
20contributions made by employees to the Fund for annuity
21purposes in the calendar years 1969 and 1970, respectively; and
22for the year 1973 an amount not to exceed 1.365 times such
23total amount of contributions made by employees for annuity
24purposes in the calendar year 1971; and for the year 1974 an
25amount not to exceed 1.430 times such total amount of
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1calendar year 1972; and for the year 1975 an amount not to
2exceed 1.495 times such total amount of contributions made by
3employees for annuity purposes in the calendar year 1973; and
4for the year 1976 an amount not to exceed 1.560 times such
5total amount of contributions made by employees for annuity
6purposes in the calendar year 1974; and for the year 1977 an
7amount not to exceed 1.625 times such total amount of
8contributions made by employees for annuity purposes in the
9calendar year 1975; and for the year 1978 and each year
10thereafter, such levy as will produce, when extended, an amount
11not to exceed the total amount of contributions made by or on
12behalf of employees to the Fund for annuity purposes in the
13calendar year 2 years prior to the year for which the annual
14applicable tax is levied, multiplied by 1.690 for the years
151978 through 1998 and by 1.250 for the year 1999 and for each
16year thereafter.
17    The tax shall be levied and collected in like manner with
18the general taxes of the city, and shall be exclusive of and in
19addition to the amount of tax the city is now or may hereafter
20be authorized to levy for general purposes under any laws which
21may limit the amount of tax which the city may levy for general
22purposes. The county clerk of the county in which the city is
23located, in reducing tax levies under the provisions of any Act
24concerning the levy and extension of taxes, shall not consider
25the tax herein provided for as a part of the general tax levy
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1limitation of the percent of the assessed valuation upon which
2taxes are required to be extended for such city.
3    Revenues derived from such tax shall be paid to the city
4treasurer of the city as collected and held by him for the
5benefit of the fund.
6    If the payments on account of taxes are insufficient during
7any year to meet the requirements of this Article, the city may
8issue tax anticipation warrants against the current tax levy.
9    (a-1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
10subsection (a) of this Section, beginning with the city's levy
11under subsection (a) in 2015 and each year thereafter, the levy
12shall not exceed the amount of the city's total contribution to
13the Fund under this Section for payment year 2014; provided,
14however, that the city may continue to use other lawfully
15available funds in lieu of all or part of the levy as provided
16under subsection (f) of this Section. The increases that would
17have occurred under subsection (a) of this Section if not for
18the aforementioned limitation shall be included in the
19calculations under subsection (a-2) of this Section for levy
20purposes.
21    (a-2) For purposes of this Section, the payment year is the
22year following the levy year. Starting in payment year 2016,
23the city shall pay to the Fund annually, in the manner
24described in this subsection, an amount that, when added to the
25amounts of the contribution provided in subsection (a) of this
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1equal the lesser of:
2        (i) (I) for payment years 2016 through 2055, the annual
3    amount determined by the Fund to be equal to the greater of
4    $0, or the sum of (1) the City's portion of the projected
5    normal cost for that fiscal year, plus (2) an amount
6    determined on a level percentage of applicable employee
7    payroll basis (reflecting any limits on individual
8    participants' pay that apply for benefit and contribution
9    purposes under this plan) that is sufficient to bring the
10    total actuarial assets of the Fund up to 90% of the total
11    actuarial liabilities of the Fund by the end of 2055. (II)
12    For payment years after 2055, the annual amount determined
13    by the Fund to be equal to the amount needed, if any, to
14    bring the total actuarial assets of the Fund up to 90% of
15    the total actuarial liabilities of the Fund as of the end
16    of the year. In making the determinations under both (I)
17    and (II), the actuarial calculations shall be determined
18    under the entry age normal actuarial cost method on an open
19    group projection basis, and any actuarial gains or losses
20    from investment return incurred in a fiscal year shall be
21    recognized in equal annual amounts over the 5-year period
22    following the fiscal year; or
23        (ii) for payment year 2016, 1.85 times the total amount
24    of contributions made by or on behalf of employees to the
25    Fund for annuity purposes in the calendar year 2013; for
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1    contributions made by or on behalf of employees to the Fund
2    for annuity purposes in the calendar year 2014; for payment
3    year 2018, 2.45 times the total amount of contributions
4    made by or on behalf of employees to the Fund for annuity
5    purposes in the calendar year 2015; for payment year 2019,
6    2.75 times the total amount of contributions made by or on
7    behalf of employees to the Fund for annuity purposes in the
8    calendar year 2016; for payment year 2020, 3.05 times the
9    total amount of contributions made by or on behalf of
10    employees to the Fund for annuity purposes in the calendar
11    year 2017; provided however, that beginning in the earlier
12    of the year that the annual contribution amount is at least
13    the amount calculated under subdivision (i), or payment
14    year 2021, and each year thereafter, the city's annual
15    contribution shall be determined pursuant to subdivision
16    (i) only.
17    (a-3) For levy years 2015 through 2020, the city council of
18the city shall levy a separate tax annually upon all taxable
19property in the city that shall be known as the Pension
20Stabilization Levy and shall be at a rate that, when extended,
21will produce an amount that is no less than one-half of the
22city's total required contribution amount under subsection
23(a-2) for each year. The remainder of the city's total required
24contribution amount under subsection (a-2) shall be paid by the
25city to the city treasurer of the city with any lawfully
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1treasurer for the benefit of the Fund; provided however, that
2the city may elect to fund some or all of such remaining amount
3through the Pension Stabilization Levy in lieu of paying with
4other available funds of the city.
5    Subject to subsection (f) of this Section, for levy year
62021 and thereafter, the city council of the city may levy the
7Pension Stabilization Levy at a rate that, when extended, will
8produce an amount not to exceed the city's total required
9contribution amount under subsection (a-2) for each applicable
10payment year.
11    The Pension Stabilization Levy shall be levied and
12collected in like manner with the general taxes of the city,
13and shall be exclusive of and in addition to the amount of tax
14the city is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy for
15general purposes under any laws which may limit the amount of
16tax which the city may levy for general purposes. The county
17clerk of the county in which the city is located, in reducing
18tax levies under the provisions of any Act concerning the levy
19and extension of taxes, shall not consider the tax herein
20provided for as a part of the general tax levy for city
21purposes, and shall not include the same within any limitation
22of the percent of the assessed valuation upon which taxes are
23required to be extended for such city.
24    Revenues derived from such tax shall be used solely to
25satisfy the city's obligations to the Fund pursuant to
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1collected and held by him for the benefit of the fund.
2    If the payments on account of taxes are insufficient during
3any year to meet the requirements of this Article, the city may
4issue tax anticipation warrants against the current tax levy.
5    (a-4) For levy years 2015 through 2020, if the city does
6not: (i) levy a tax under subsection (a-3) equal to at least
750% of the city's required contribution under subsection (a-2);
8and (ii) transmit the proceeds of the levy to the Fund within
990 days after the payment of that contribution is due, the Fund
10may, after giving notice to the city, certify to the State
11Comptroller the amounts of the delinquent payment, and the
12Comptroller must, beginning in payment year 2016, deduct and
13deposit into the Fund the certified amount or a portion of that
14amount from the following proportions of grants of State funds
15to the city:
16        (1) in payment year 2016, one-third of the total amount
17    of any grants of State funds to the city;
18        (2) in payment year 2017, two-thirds of the total
19    amount of any grants of State funds to the city; and
20        (3) in payment years 2018 through 2021, the total
21    amount of any grants of State funds to the city.
22    The State Comptroller may not deduct from any grants of
23State funds to the city more than the amount of delinquent
24payment certified to the State Comptroller by the Fund.
25    (b) On or before January 10, annually, the board shall
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1that the taxes tax herein provided shall be levied for that
2current year. The board shall compute the amounts necessary to
3be credited to the reserves established and maintained as
4herein provided, and shall make an annual determination of the
5amount of the required city contributions, and certify the
6results thereof to the city council.
7    (c) In respect to employees of the city who are transferred
8to the employment of a park district by virtue of the "Exchange
9of Functions Act of 1957", the corporate authorities of the
10park district shall annually levy a tax upon all the taxable
11property in the park district at such rate per cent of the
12value of such property, as equalized or assessed by the
13Department of Revenue, as shall be sufficient, when added to
14the amounts deducted from their salaries and otherwise
15contributed by them to provide the benefits to which they and
16their dependents and beneficiaries are entitled under this
17Article. The city shall not levy a tax hereunder in respect to
18such employees.
19    The tax so levied by the park district shall be in addition
20to and exclusive of all other taxes authorized to be levied by
21the park district for corporate, annuity fund, or other
22purposes. The county clerk of the county in which the park
23district is located, in reducing any tax levied under the
24provisions of any act concerning the levy and extension of
25taxes shall not consider such tax as part of the general tax
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1limitation of the per cent of the assessed valuation upon which
2taxes are required to be extended for the park district. The
3proceeds of the tax levied by the park district, upon receipt
4by the district, shall be immediately paid over to the city
5treasurer of the city for the uses and purposes of the fund.
6    The various sums to be contributed by the city and park
7district and allocated for the purposes of this Article, and
8any interest to be contributed by the city, shall be derived
9from the revenue from the taxes authorized in this Section or
10otherwise as expressly provided in this Section.
11    If it is not possible or practicable for the city to make
12contributions for age and service annuity and widow's annuity
13at the same time that employee contributions are made for such
14purposes, such city contributions shall be construed to be due
15and payable as of the end of the fiscal year for which the tax
16is levied and shall accrue thereafter with interest at the
17effective rate until paid.
18    (d) With respect to employees whose wages are funded as
19participants under the Comprehensive Employment and Training
20Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-203, 87 Stat. 839, P.L.
2193-567, 88 Stat. 1845), hereinafter referred to as CETA,
22subsequent to October 1, 1978, and in instances where the board
23has elected to establish a manpower program reserve, the board
24shall compute the amounts necessary to be credited to the
25manpower program reserves established and maintained as herein
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1of required contributions from the City to the reserve to be
2reimbursed by the federal government in accordance with rules
3and regulations established by the Secretary of the United
4States Department of Labor or his designee, and certify the
5results thereof to the City Council. Any such amounts shall
6become a credit to the City and will be used to reduce the
7amount which the City would otherwise contribute during
8succeeding years for all employees.
9    (e) In lieu of establishing a manpower program reserve with
10respect to employees whose wages are funded as participants
11under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as
12authorized by subsection (d), the board may elect to establish
13a special municipality contribution rate for all such
14employees. If this option is elected, the City shall contribute
15to the Fund from federal funds provided under the Comprehensive
16Employment and Training Act program at the special rate so
17established and such contributions shall become a credit to the
18City and be used to reduce the amount which the City would
19otherwise contribute during succeeding years for all
20employees.
21    (f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-3), in In
22lieu of levying all or a portion of the taxes tax required
23under this Section in any year, the city may deposit with the
24city treasurer no later than March 1 of that year for the
25benefit of the fund, to be held in accordance with this
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1this Section for that year, is not less than the amount of the
2city contributions for that year as certified by the board to
3the city council. The deposit may be derived from any source
4legally available for that purpose, including, but not limited
5to, the proceeds of city borrowings. The making of a deposit
6shall satisfy fully the requirements of this Section for that
7year to the extent of the amounts so deposited. Amounts
8deposited under this subsection may be used by the fund for any
9of the purposes for which the proceeds of the taxes tax levied
10by the city under this Section may be used, including the
11payment of any amount that is otherwise required by this
12Article to be paid from the proceeds of those taxes that tax.
13(Source: P.A. 90-31, eff. 6-27-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98;
1490-766, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/8-173.1 new)
16    Sec. 8-173.1. Funding Obligation.
17    (a) Beginning January 1, 2015, the city shall be obligated
18to contribute to the Fund in each fiscal year an amount not
19less than the amount determined annually under subsections (a)
20through (a-2) of Section 8-173 of this Code. Notwithstanding
21any other provision of law, if the city fails to pay the amount
22guaranteed under this Section on or before December 31 of the
23year in which such amount is due, the retirement board may
24bring a mandamus action in the Circuit Court of Cook County to
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1other remedies that may be available to the Fund. The
2obligations and causes of action created under this Section
3shall be in addition to any other right or remedy otherwise
4accorded by common law or State or federal law, and nothing in
5this Section shall be construed to deny, abrogate, impair, or
6waive any such common law or statutory right or remedy.
7    (b) In ordering the city to make the required payment, the
8court may order a reasonable payment schedule to enable the
9city to make the required payment without significantly
10imperiling the public health, safety, or welfare. Any payments
11required to be made by the city pursuant to this Section are
12expressly subordinated to the payment of the principal,
13interest, premium, if any, and other payments on or related to
14any bonded debt obligation of the city, either currently
15outstanding or to be issued, for which the source of repayment
16or security thereon is derived directly or indirectly from any
17funds collected or received by the city or collected or
18received on behalf of the city. Payments on such bonded
19obligations include any statutory fund transfers or other
20prefunding mechanisms or formulas set forth, now or hereafter,
21in State law, city ordinance, or bond indentures, into debt
22service funds or accounts of the city related to such bonded
23obligations, consistent with the payment schedules associated
24with such obligations.
 
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1    Sec. 8-174. Contributions for age and service annuities for
2present employees and future entrants.
3    (a) Beginning on the effective date and prior to July 1,
41947, 3 1/4%; and beginning on July 1, 1947 and prior to July
51, 1953, 5%; and beginning July 1, 1953, and prior to January
61, 1972, 6%; and beginning January 1, 1972, 6.5%; and beginning
7January 1, 2015, and prior to January 1, 2016, 7.0%; and
8beginning January 1, 2016, and prior to January 1, 2017, 7.5%;
9and, beginning January 1, 2017, and prior to January 1, 2018,
108.0%; and beginning January 1, 2018, and prior to January 1,
112019, 8.5%; and beginning January 1, 2019, and thereafter, 9.0%
126-1/2% of each payment of the salary of each present employee
13and future entrant shall be contributed to the fund as a
14deduction from salary for age and service annuity; provided,
15however, that beginning with the first pay period on or after
16the date when the funded ratio of the Fund is first determined
17to have reached the 90% funding goal set forth in subsection
18(a-2) of Section 8-173, and each pay period thereafter for as
19long as the Fund maintains a funding ratio of 90% or more,
20employee contributions shall be 7.75% of salary for the age and
21service annuity. If the funding ratio falls below 90%, then
22employee contributions for the age and service annuity shall
23revert to 9.0% of salary until such time as the Fund once again
24is determined to have reached a funding ratio of at least 90%,
25at which time employee contributions of 7.75% shall resume for
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1    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes to this
2Section made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General
3Assembly apply regardless of whether the employee was in active
4service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
5    Such deductions beginning on the effective date and prior
6to July 1, 1947 shall be made for a future entrant while he is
7in the service until he attains age 65 and for a present
8employee while he is in the service until the amount so
9deducted from his salary with the amount deducted from his
10salary or paid by him according to law to any municipal pension
11fund in force on the effective date with interest on both such
12amounts at 4% per annum equals the sum that would have been to
13his credit from sums deducted from his salary if deductions at
14the rate herein stated had been made during his entire service
15until he attained age 65 with interest at 4% per annum for the
16period subsequent to his attainment of age 65. Such deductions
17beginning July 1, 1947 shall be made and continued for
18employees while in the service.
19    (b) Concurrently with each employee contribution beginning
20on the effective date and prior to July 1, 1947 the city shall
21contribute 5 3/4%; and beginning on July 1, 1947 and prior to
22July 1, 1953, 7%; and beginning July 1, 1953, 6% of each
23payment of such salary until the employee attains age 65.
24Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (b) to the
25contrary, the city shall not make a contribution for any credit
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18-138.4.
2    (c) Each employee contribution made prior to the date the
3age and service annuity for an employee is fixed and each
4corresponding city contribution shall be credited to the
5employee and allocated to the account of the employee for whose
6benefit it is made.
7(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/8-174.2 new)
9    Sec. 8-174.2. Use of contributions for health care
10subsidies. Except as may be required pursuant to Sections
118-164.1 and 8-164.2 of this Code, the Fund shall not use any
12contribution received by the Fund under this Article to provide
13a subsidy for the cost of participation in a retiree health
14care program.
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/8-196)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-196)
16    Sec. 8-196. Board meetings.
17    The board shall hold regular meetings in the months of
18March, June, September and December annually and special
19meetings as it deems necessary. A majority of the members shall
20constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any
21meeting, but no annuity or benefit shall be granted or payments
22made by the fund unless ordered by a vote of a majority of the
23board members. The board shall not change the discount rate,
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1that materially affects the City's contribution obligation
2pursuant to subsection (a-2) of Section 8-173 without the
3approval of at least 4 of the board's 5 members.
4(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
 
5    (40 ILCS 5/11-134.1)   (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.1)
6    Sec. 11-134.1. Automatic increase in annuity.
7    (a) An employee who retired or retires from service after
8December 31, 1963, and before January 1, 1987, having attained
9age 60 or more, shall, in the month of January of the year
10following the year in which the first anniversary of retirement
11occurs, have the amount of his then fixed and payable monthly
12annuity increased by 1 1/2%, and such first fixed annuity as
13granted at retirement increased by a further 1 1/2% in January
14of each year thereafter. Beginning with January of the year
151972, such increases shall be at the rate of 2% in lieu of the
16aforesaid specified 1 1/2%. Beginning January, 1984, such
17increases shall be at the rate of 3%. Beginning in January of
181999, such increases shall be at the rate of 3% of the
19currently payable monthly annuity, including any increases
20previously granted under this Article. An employee who retires
21on annuity after December 31, 1963 and before January 1, 1987,
22but prior to age 60, shall receive such increases beginning
23with January of the year immediately following the year in
24which he attains the age of 60 years.
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11987 shall, upon the first annuity payment date following the
2first anniversary of the date of retirement, or upon the first
3annuity payment date following attainment of age 60, whichever
4occurs later, have his then fixed and payable monthly annuity
5increased by 3%, and such annuity shall be increased by an
6additional 3% of the original fixed annuity on the same date
7each year thereafter. Beginning in January of 1999, such
8increases shall be at the rate of 3% of the currently payable
9monthly annuity, including any increases previously granted
10under this Article.
11    (a-5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
12upon the first annuity payment date following (1) the third
13anniversary of retirement, (2) the attainment of age 53, or (3)
14January 1, 2002, whichever occurs latest, the monthly annuity
15of an employee who retires on annuity prior to the attainment
16of age 60 and has not received an increase under subsection (a)
17shall be increased by 3%, and the annuity shall be increased by
18an additional 3% of the current payable monthly annuity,
19including any increases previously granted under this Article,
20on the same date each year thereafter. The increases provided
21under this subsection are in lieu of the increases provided in
22subsection (a).
23    (a-6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)
24and (a-5), for all calendar years following the year in which
25this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly takes effect,
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1take effect at any time during the year shall instead take
2effect in January of that year.
3    (b) Subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-6) are not applicable to
4an employee retiring and receiving a term annuity, as defined
5in this Article, nor to any otherwise qualified employee who
6retires before he shall have made employee contributions (at
7the 1/2 of 1% rate as hereinafter provided) for the purposes of
8this additional annuity for not less than the equivalent of one
9full year. Such employee, however, shall make arrangement to
10pay to the fund a balance of such 1/2 of 1% contributions,
11based on his final salary, as will bring such 1/2 of 1%
12contributions, computed without interest, to the equivalent of
13or completion of one year's contributions.
14    Beginning with the month of January, 1964, each employee
15shall contribute by means of salary deductions 1/2 of 1% of
16each salary payment, concurrently with and in addition to the
17employee contributions otherwise made for annuity purposes.
18    Each such additional employee contribution shall be
19credited to an account in the prior service annuity reserve, to
20be used, together with city contributions, to defray the cost
21of the specified annuity increments. Any balance as of the
22beginning of each calendar year existing in such account shall
23be credited with interest at the rate of 3% per annum.
24    Such employee contributions shall not be subject to refund,
25except to an employee who resigns or is discharged and applies
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1annuity becomes payable.
2    In such cases the employee contributions shall be refunded
3him, without interest, and charged to the aforementioned
4account in the prior service annuity reserve.
5    (b-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
6contrary, there shall be no annual increase under this Section
7in years 2017, 2019, and 2025. In all other years, beginning
8January 1, 2015, the Fund shall pay an annual increase to
9persons eligible to receive one under this Section, in lieu of
10any other annual increase provided under this Section, in an
11amount equal to the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual
12unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
13consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
14September preceding each November 1, of the person's last
15annual annuity amount prior to January 1, 2015. If a person was
16not granted an annuity before the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, then this
18calculation shall be based on his or her originally granted
19annuity; provided, however, that a person retiring after the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
21Assembly shall not be eligible for an annual increase under
22this Section until one full year after the date on which such
23annual increase otherwise would take effect under this Section.
24    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
25means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
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1change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
2consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
3100.
4    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, this subsection (b-5) is
5applicable without regard to whether the employee was in active
6service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
7of the 98th General Assembly. This subsection (b-5) applies to
8any former employee who on or after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly is receiving a
10retirement annuity and is eligible for an automatic annual
11increase under this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02; 92-609, eff. 7-1-02;
1393-654, eff. 1-16-04.)
 
14    (40 ILCS 5/11-134.3)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.3)
15    Sec. 11-134.3. Automatic increases in annuity for certain
16heretofore retired participants. A retired employee who (a) is
17receiving annuity based on a service credit of 20 or more years
18regardless of age at retirement or based on a service credit of
1915 or more years with retirement at age 55 or over, and (b)
20does not qualify for the automatic increases in annuity
21provided for in Section 11-134.1 of this Article, and (c)
22elects to make a contribution to the Fund at a time and manner
23prescribed by the Retirement Board, of a sum equal to 1% of the
24amount of final monthly salary times the number of full years
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1the annuity was computed on the money purchase formula, and in
2those cases in which the annuity was computed under the minimum
3annuity formula provisions of this Article a sum equal to 1% of
4the average monthly salary on which the annuity was based times
5such number of full years of service, shall have his original
6fixed and payable monthly amount of annuity increased in
7January of the year following the year in which he attains the
8age of 65 years, if such age of 65 years is attained in the year
91969 or later, by an amount equal to 1 1/2%, and by an equal
10additional 1 1/2% in January of each year thereafter. Beginning
11with January of the year 1972, such increases shall be at the
12rate of 2% in lieu of the aforesaid specified 1 1/2%. Beginning
13January, 1984, such increases shall be at the rate of 3%.
14Beginning in January of 1999, such increases shall be at the
15rate of 3% of the currently payable monthly annuity, including
16any increases previously granted under this Article.
17    In those cases in which the retired employee receiving
18annuity has attained the age of 66 or more years in the year
191969, he shall have such annuity increased in January of the
20year 1970 by an amount equal to 1 1/2% multiplied by the number
21equal to the number of months of January elapsing from and
22including January of the year immediately following the year he
23attained the age of 65 years if retired at or prior to age 65,
24or from and including January of the year immediately following
25the year of retirement if retired at an age greater than 65
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1equal additional 1 1/2% in January of each year thereafter.
2Beginning with January of the year 1972, such increases shall
3be at the rate of 2% in lieu of the aforesaid specified 1 1/2%.
4Beginning January, 1984, such increases shall be at the rate of
53%. Beginning in January of 1999, such increases shall be at
6the rate of 3% of the currently payable monthly annuity,
7including any increases previously granted under this Article.
8    To defray the annual cost of such increases, the annual
9interest income of the Fund, accruing from investments held by
10the Fund, exclusive of gains or losses on sales or exchanges of
11assets during the year, over and above 4% a year, shall be used
12to the extent necessary and available to finance the cost of
13such increases for the following year, and such amount shall be
14transferred as of the end of each year, beginning with the year
151969, to a Fund account designated as the Supplementary Payment
16Reserve from the Investment and Interest Reserve set forth in
17Sec. 11-210. The sums contributed by annuitants as provided for
18in this Section shall also be placed in the aforesaid
19Supplementary Payment Reserve and shall be applied for and used
20for the purposes of such Fund account, together with the
21aforesaid interest.
22    In the event the monies in the Supplementary Payment
23Reserve in any year arising from: (1) the available interest
24income as defined hereinbefore and accruing in the preceding
25year above 4% a year and (2) the contributions by retired
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1the total payments to all persons estimated to be entitled to
2the annuity increases specified hereinbefore, then (3) any
3interest earnings over 4% a year beginning with the year 1969
4which were not previously used to finance such increases and
5which were transferred to the Prior Service Annuity Reserve may
6be used to the extent necessary and available to provide
7sufficient funds to finance such increases for the current
8year, and such sums shall be transferred from the Prior Service
9Annuity Reserve.
10    In the event the total monies available in the
11Supplementary Payment Reserve from the preceding indicated
12sources are insufficient to make the total payments to all
13persons entitled to such increases for the year, a
14proportionate amount computed as the ratio of the monies
15available to the total of the total payments for that year
16shall be paid to each person for that year.
17    The Fund shall be obligated for the payment of the
18increases in annuity as provided for in this Section only to
19the extent that the assets for such purpose, as specified
20herein, are available.
21    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
22contrary, there shall be no annual increase under this Section
23in years 2017, 2019, and 2025. In all other years, beginning
24January 1, 2015, the Fund shall pay an annual increase to
25persons eligible to receive one under this Section, in lieu of
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1amount equal to the lesser of 3% or one-half the annual
2unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
3consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
4September preceding each November 1 of the person's last annual
5annuity amount prior to January 1, 2015.
6    For purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
7means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
8the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
9change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
10consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
11100.
12    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes made to this
13Section by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are
14applicable without regard to whether the employee was in active
15service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
16These changes apply to any former employee who, on or after the
17effective date of this amendatory Act, is receiving a
18retirement annuity and is eligible for an automatic annual
19increase under this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
21    (40 ILCS 5/11-169)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-169)
22    Sec. 11-169. Financing; tax levies levy.
23    (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section,
24the city council of the city shall levy a tax annually upon all
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1sum which, when added to the amounts deducted from the salaries
2of the employees or otherwise contributed by them and the
3amounts deposited under subsection (f), will be sufficient for
4the requirements of this Article. For the years prior to the
5year 1950 the tax rate shall be as provided for under "The 1935
6Act". Beginning with the year 1950 to and including the year
71969 such tax shall be not more than .036% annually of the
8value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,
9of all taxable property within such city. Beginning with the
10year 1970 and each year thereafter the city shall levy a tax
11annually at a rate on the dollar of the value, as equalized or
12assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property
13within such city that will produce, when extended, not to
14exceed an amount equal to the total amount of contributions by
15the employees to the fund made in the calendar year 2 years
16prior to the year for which the annual applicable tax is
17levied, multiplied by 1.1 for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972;
181.145 for the year 1973; 1.19 for the year 1974; 1.235 for the
19year 1975; 1.280 for the year 1976; 1.325 for the year 1977;
201.370 for the years 1978 through 1998; and 1.000 for the year
211999 and for each year thereafter.
22    The tax shall be levied and collected in like manner with
23the general taxes of the city, and shall be exclusive of and in
24addition to the amount of tax the city is now or may hereafter
25be authorized to levy for general purposes under any laws which
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1purposes. The county clerk of the county in which the city is
2located, in reducing tax levies under the provisions of any Act
3concerning the levy and extension of taxes, shall not consider
4the tax herein provided for as a part of the general tax levy
5for city purposes, and shall not include the same within any
6limitation of the per cent of the assessed valuation upon which
7taxes are required to be extended for such city.
8    Revenues derived from such tax shall be paid to the city
9treasurer of the city as collected and held by him for the
10benefit of the fund.
11    If the payments on account of taxes are insufficient during
12any year to meet the requirements of this Article, the city may
13issue tax anticipation warrants against the current tax levy.
14    (a-1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
15subsection (a) of this Section, beginning with the city's levy
16under subsection (a) in 2015 and each year thereafter, the levy
17shall not exceed the amount of the city's total contribution to
18the Fund under this Section for payment year 2014; provided,
19however, that the city may continue to use other lawfully
20available funds in lieu of all or part of the levy as provided
21under subsection (f) of this Section. The increases that would
22have occurred under subsection (a) of this Section if not for
23the aforementioned limitation shall be included in
24calculations under subsection (a-2) of this Section for levy
25purposes.
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1year following the levy year. Starting in payment year 2016,
2the city shall pay to the Fund annually, in the manner
3described in this subsection, an amount that, when added to the
4amounts of the contribution provided in subsection (a) of this
5Section as modified by subsection (a-1) of this Section, shall
6equal the lesser of:
7        (i) (I) for payment years 2016 through 2055, the annual
8    amount determined by the Fund to be equal to the greater of
9    $0, or the sum of (1) the City's portion of the projected
10    normal cost for that fiscal year, plus (2) an amount
11    determined on a level percentage of applicable employee
12    payroll basis (reflecting any limits on individual
13    participants' pay that apply for benefit and contribution
14    purposes under this plan) that is sufficient to bring the
15    total actuarial assets of the Fund up to 90% of the total
16    actuarial liabilities of the Fund by the end of 2055. (II)
17    For payment years after 2055, the annual amount determined
18    by the Fund to be equal to the amount needed, if any, to
19    bring the total actuarial assets of the Fund up to 90% of
20    the total actuarial liabilities of the Fund as of the end
21    of the year. In making the determinations under both (I)
22    and (II), the actuarial calculations shall be determined
23    under the entry age normal actuarial cost method on an open
24    group projection basis, and any actuarial gains or losses
25    from investment return incurred in a fiscal year shall be
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1    following the fiscal year; or
2        (ii) for payment year 2016, 1.60 times the total amount
3    of contributions made by or on behalf of employees to the
4    Fund for annuity purposes in the calendar year 2013; for
5    payment year 2017, 1.90 times the total amount of
6    contributions made by or on behalf of employees to the Fund
7    for annuity purposes in the calendar year 2014; for payment
8    year 2018, 2.20 times the total amount of contributions
9    made by or on behalf of employees to the Fund for annuity
10    purposes in the calendar year 2015; for payment year 2019,
11    2.50 times the total amount of contributions made by or on
12    behalf of employees to the Fund for annuity purposes in the
13    calendar year 2016; for payment year 2020, 2.80 times the
14    total amount of contributions made by or on behalf of
15    employees to the Fund for annuity purposes in the calendar
16    year 2017; provided however, that beginning in the earlier
17    of the year that the annual contribution amount is the
18    amount calculated under subdivision (i), or payment year
19    2021, and each year thereafter, the city's annual
20    contribution shall be determined pursuant to subdivision
21    (i) only.
22    (a-3) For levy years 2015 through 2020, the city council of
23the city shall levy a separate tax annually upon all taxable
24property in the city that shall be known as the Pension
25Stabilization Levy and shall be at a rate that, when extended,
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1city's required contribution amount under subsection (a-2) for
2each year. The remainder of the city's total required
3contribution amount under subsection (a-2) shall be paid by the
4city to the city treasurer of the city with any lawfully
5available funds, which shall be collected and held by the city
6treasurer for the benefit of the Fund; provided however, that
7the city may elect to fund some or all of such remaining amount
8through the Pension Stabilization Levy in lieu of paying with
9other available funds of the city.
10    Subject to subsection (f) of this Section, for levy year
112021 and thereafter, the city council of the city may levy the
12Pension Stabilization Levy at a rate that, when extended, will
13produce an amount not to exceed the city's total required
14contribution amount under subsection (a-2) for each applicable
15payment year.
16    The Pension Stabilization Levy shall be levied and
17collected in like manner with the general taxes of the city,
18and shall be exclusive of and in addition to the amount of tax
19the city is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy for
20general purposes under any laws which may limit the amount of
21tax which the city may levy for general purposes. The county
22clerk of the county in which the city is located, in reducing
23tax levies under the provisions of any Act concerning the levy
24and extension of taxes, shall not consider the tax herein
25provided for as a part of the general tax levy for city
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1of the percent of the assessed valuation upon which taxes are
2required to be extended for such city.
3    Revenues derived from such tax shall be used solely to
4satisfy the city's obligations to the Fund pursuant to
5subsection (a-2) and shall be paid to the city treasurer as
6collected and held by him for the benefit of the fund.
7    If the payments on account of taxes are insufficient during
8any year to meet the requirements of this Article, the city may
9issue tax anticipation warrants against the current tax levy.
10    (a-4) For levy years 2015 through 2020, if the city does
11not: (i) levy a tax under subsection (a-3) equal to at least
1250% of the city's required contribution under subsection (a-2);
13and (ii) transmit the proceeds of the levy to the Fund within
1490 days after the payment of that contribution is due, the Fund
15may, after giving notice to the city, certify to the State
16Comptroller the amounts of the delinquent payment, and the
17Comptroller must, beginning in payment year 2016, deduct and
18deposit into the Fund the certified amount or a portion of that
19amount from the following proportions of grants of State funds
20to the city:
21        (1) in payment year 2016, one-third of the total amount
22    of any grants of State funds to the city;
23        (2) in payment year 2017, two-thirds of the total
24    amount of any grants of State funds to the city; and
25        (3) in payment years 2018 through 2021, the total
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1    The State Comptroller may not deduct from any grants of
2State funds to the city more than the amount of delinquent
3payment certified to the State Comptroller by the Fund.
4    (b) On or before January 10, annually, the board shall
5notify the city council of the requirement of this Article that
6the taxes tax herein provided shall be levied for that current
7year. The board shall compute the amounts necessary for the
8purposes of this fund to be credited to the reserves
9established and maintained as herein provided, and shall make
10an annual determination of the amount of the required city
11contributions; and certify the results thereof to the city
12council.
13    (c) In respect to employees of the city who are transferred
14to the employment of a park district by virtue of "Exchange of
15Functions Act of 1957" the corporate authorities of the park
16district shall annually levy a tax upon all the taxable
17property in the park district at such rate per cent of the
18value of such property, as equalized or assessed by the
19Department of Revenue, as shall be sufficient, when added to
20the amounts deducted from their salaries and otherwise
21contributed by them, to provide the benefits to which they and
22their dependents and beneficiaries are entitled under this
23Article. The city shall not levy a tax hereunder in respect to
24such employees.
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1the park district for corporate, annuity fund, or other
2purposes. The county clerk of the county in which the park
3district is located, in reducing any tax levied under the
4provisions of any Act concerning the levy and extension of
5taxes shall not consider such tax as part of the general tax
6levy for park purposes, and shall not include the same in any
7limitation of the per cent of the assessed valuation upon which
8taxes are required to be extended for the park district. The
9proceeds of the tax levied by the park district, upon receipt
10by the district, shall be immediately paid over to the city
11treasurer of the city for the uses and purposes of the fund.
12    The various sums to be contributed by the city and
13allocated for the purposes of this Article, and any interest to
14be contributed by the city, shall be taken from the revenue
15derived from the taxes authorized in this Section, and no money
16of such city derived from any source other than the levy and
17collection of those taxes or the sale of tax anticipation
18warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Article
19shall be used to provide revenue for this Article, except as
20expressly provided in this Section.
21    If it is not possible for the city to make contributions
22for age and service annuity and widow's annuity concurrently
23with the employee's contributions made for such purposes, such
24city shall make such contributions as soon as possible and
25practicable thereafter with interest thereon at the effective
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1    (d) With respect to employees whose wages are funded as
2participants under the Comprehensive Employment and Training
3Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-203, 87 Stat. 839, P.L.
493-567, 88 Stat. 1845), hereinafter referred to as CETA,
5subsequent to October 1, 1978, and in instances where the board
6has elected to establish a manpower program reserve, the board
7shall compute the amounts necessary to be credited to the
8manpower program reserves established and maintained as herein
9provided, and shall make a periodic determination of the amount
10of required contributions from the City to the reserve to be
11reimbursed by the federal government in accordance with rules
12and regulations established by the Secretary of the United
13States Department of Labor or his designee, and certify the
14results thereof to the City Council. Any such amounts shall
15become a credit to the City and will be used to reduce the
16amount which the City would otherwise contribute during
17succeeding years for all employees.
18    (e) In lieu of establishing a manpower program reserve with
19respect to employees whose wages are funded as participants
20under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as
21authorized by subsection (d), the board may elect to establish
22a special municipality contribution rate for all such
23employees. If this option is elected, the City shall contribute
24to the Fund from federal funds provided under the Comprehensive
25Employment and Training Act program at the special rate so
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1City and be used to reduce the amount which the City would
2otherwise contribute during succeeding years for all
3employees.
4    (f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-3), in In
5lieu of levying all or a portion of the tax required under this
6Section in any year, the city may deposit with the city
7treasurer no later than March 1 of that year for the benefit of
8the fund, to be held in accordance with this Article, an amount
9that, together with the taxes levied under this Section for
10that year, is not less than the amount of the city
11contributions for that year as certified by the board to the
12city council. The deposit may be derived from any source
13legally available for that purpose, including, but not limited
14to, the proceeds of city borrowings. The making of a deposit
15shall satisfy fully the requirements of this Section for that
16year to the extent of the amounts so deposited. Amounts
17deposited under this subsection may be used by the fund for any
18of the purposes for which the proceeds of the taxes tax levied
19by the city under this Section may be used, including the
20payment of any amount that is otherwise required by this
21Article to be paid from the proceeds of those taxes that tax.
22(Source: P.A. 90-31, eff. 6-27-97; 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/11-169.1 new)
24    Sec. 11-169.1. Funding Obligation.
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1to contribute to the Fund in each fiscal year an amount not
2less than the amount determined annually under subsections (a)
3through (a-2) of Section 11-169 of this Code. Notwithstanding
4any other provision of law, if the city fails to pay the amount
5guaranteed under this Section on or before December 31 of the
6year in which such amount is due, the retirement board may
7bring a mandamus action in the Circuit Court of Cook County to
8compel the city to make the required payment, irrespective of
9other remedies that may be available to the Fund. The
10obligations and causes of action created under this Section
11shall be in addition to any other right or remedy otherwise
12accorded by common law or State or federal law, and nothing in
13this Section shall be construed to deny, abrogate, impair, or
14waive any such common law or statutory right or remedy.
15    (b) In ordering the city to make the required payment, the
16court may order a reasonable payment schedule to enable the
17city to make the required payment without significantly
18imperiling the public health, safety, or welfare. Any payments
19required to be made by the city pursuant to this Section are
20expressly subordinated to the payment of the principal,
21interest, premium, if any, and other payments on or related to
22any bonded debt obligation of the city, either currently
23outstanding or to be issued, for which the source of repayment
24or security thereon is derived directly or indirectly from any
25funds collected or received by the city or collected or
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1obligations include any statutory fund transfers or other
2prefunding mechanisms or formulas set forth, now or hereafter,
3in State law, city ordinance, or bond indentures, into debt
4service funds or accounts of the city related to such bonded
5obligations, consistent with the payment schedules associated
6with such obligations.
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/11-170)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-170)
8    Sec. 11-170. Contributions for age and service annuities
9for present employees, future entrants and re-entrants.
10    (a) Beginning on the effective date and prior to July 1,
111947, 3 1/4%; and beginning on July 1, 1947 and prior to July
121, 1953, 5%; and beginning July 1, 1953 and prior to January 1,
131972, 6%; and beginning January 1, 1972, 6.5%; and beginning
14January 1, 2015, and prior to January 1, 2016, 7.0%; and
15beginning January 1, 2016, and prior to January 1, 2017, 7.5%;
16and, beginning January 1, 2017, and prior to January 1, 2018,
178.0%; and beginning January 1, 2018, and prior to January 1,
182019, 8.5%; and beginning January 1, 2019, and thereafter, 9.0%
196 1/2% of each payment of the salary of each present employee,
20future entrant and re-entrant shall be contributed to the fund
21as a deduction from salary for age and service annuity;
22provided, however, that beginning with the first pay period on
23or after the date when the funded ratio of the Fund is first
24determined to have reached the 90% funding goal set forth in
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1period thereafter for as long as the Fund maintains a funding
2ratio of 90% or more, employee contributions shall be 7.75% of
3salary for the age and service annuity. If the funding ratio
4falls below 90%, then employee contributions for the age and
5service annuity shall revert to 9.0% of salary until such time
6as the Fund once again is determined to have reached a funding
7ratio of at least 90%, at which time employee contributions of
87.75% shall resume for the age and service annuity. Such
9deductions beginning on the effective date and prior to June
1030, 1947, inclusive shall be made for a future entrant while he
11is in service until he attains age 65, and for a present
12employee while he is in service until the amount so deducted
13from his salary with interest at the rate of 4% per annum shall
14be equal to the sum which would have accumulated to his credit
15from sums deducted from his salary if deductions at the rate
16herein stated had been made during his entire service until he
17attained age 65 with interest at 4% per annum for the period
18subsequent to his attainment of age 65. Such deductions
19beginning July 1, 1947 shall be made and continued for
20employees while in the service.
21    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes to this
22Section made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General
23Assembly apply regardless of whether the employee was in active
24service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
25    (b) Concurrently with each employee contribution, the city
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1July 1, 1947, 5 3/4%; and beginning July 1, 1947 and prior to
2July 1, 1953, 7%; and beginning July 1, 1953, 6% of each
3payment of such salary until the employee attains age 65.
4    (c) Each employee contribution made prior to the date age
5and service annuity for an employee is fixed and each
6corresponding city contribution shall be allocated to the
7account of and credited to the employee for whose benefit it is
8made.
9(Source: P.A. 81-1536.)
 
10    (40 ILCS 5/11-179.1 new)
11    Sec. 11-179.1. Use of contributions for health care
12subsidies. Except as may be required pursuant to Sections
1311-160.1 and 11-160.2 of this Code, the Fund shall not use any
14contribution received by the Fund under this Article to provide
15a subsidy for the cost of participation in a retiree health
16care program.
 
17    (40 ILCS 5/11-185)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-185)
18    Sec. 11-185. Board meetings.
19    The board shall hold regular meetings in each month and
20special meetings as it deems necessary. A majority of the
21members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
22business at any meeting, but no annuity or benefit shall be
23granted or payments made by the fund unless ordered by a vote
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1entered upon the official record of the meeting.
2    The board shall not change the discount rate, rate of
3return, mortality assumptions, or any other assumption that
4materially affects the City's contribution obligation pursuant
5to subsection (a-2) of Section 11-169 without the approval of
6at least 6 of the board's 8 members.
7    All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.
8(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
 
9    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
10Section 8.38 as follows:
 
11    (30 ILCS 805/8.38 new)
12    Sec. 8.38. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
13of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
14implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
15the 98th General Assembly.
 
16    Section 93. Inseverability and severability. The
17provisions of this amendatory Act of 2013 set forth in Secs.
181-160, 8-137, 8-137.1, 8-173, 8-173.1, 8-174, 11-134.1,
1911-134.3, 11-169, 11-169.1, and 11-170 of the Illinois Pension
20Code are mutually dependent and inseverable. If any of those
21provisions is held invalid other than as applied to a
22particular person or circumstance, then all of those provisions
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1under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes, and are not
2mutually dependent upon the provisions set forth in any other
3Section of this Act.
 
4    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
5changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
6that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
7represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
8not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
9made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
10Public Act.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".