(70 ILCS 2005/11.5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-134) Sec. 11.5. Ambulance service tax. Whenever the board of trustees of a rescue squad district desires
to levy a special tax to provide an ambulance service or support an existing ambulance service, it shall certify the
question to the proper election officials, who shall submit that question
at an election to the voters of the district. The result of the referendum
shall be entered upon the records of the district. If a majority of the
votes on the question are in favor of the question, the board of
trustees may then levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of
the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or
assessed by the Department of Revenue. The question shall be in
substantially the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shall the .... Rescue Squad District levy a special tax at a rate YES not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the district - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose NO of providing or supporting an ambulance service? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(Source: P.A. 100-1120, eff. 1-1-19.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-134) Sec. 11.5. Ambulance service tax. Whenever the board of trustees of an emergency services district desires
to levy a special tax to provide an ambulance service or support an existing ambulance service, it shall certify the
question to the proper election officials, who shall submit that question
at an election to the voters of the district. The result of the referendum
shall be entered upon the records of the district. If a majority of the
votes on the question are in favor of the question, the board of
trustees may then levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of
the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or
assessed by the Department of Revenue. The question shall be in
substantially the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Shall the .... Emergency Services District levy a special tax at a rate YES not to exceed 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the district - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purpose NO of providing or supporting an ambulance service? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A tax levied under Section 11 may be used for ambulance services as well as a tax levied under this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.) |