Sen. Melinda Bush
Filed: 3/18/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1430 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1430 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 3-70 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-70)
7    Sec. 3-70. Cessation of Township Assessor. 
8    (a) If the office of Township Assessor in a coterminous 
9township ceases as provided in Article 27 of the Township Code, 
10then the coterminous municipality shall assume the duties of 
11the Township Assessor under this Code.

12    (b) If the office of Township Assessor ceases as provided 
13in Article 28 of the Township Code, then the Supervisor of 
14Assessments or County Assessor, as applicable, shall assume the 
15duties of the Township Assessor under this Code. 
16(Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. The Township Code is amended  by adding Article 
228 as follows:
 
3    (60 ILCS 1/Art. 28 heading new)
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ARTICLE 28.  DISCONTINUANCE OF THE OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR

 
5    (60 ILCS 1/28-5 new)
6    Sec. 28-5. Referendum to discontinue all offices of 
7township assessor in a county.
8    (a) The office of township assessor may be discontinued by 
9referendum in all townships lying wholly within a county's 
10borders upon (i) adoption of a resolution by the county board 
11for the voters to approve by referendum the discontinuance of 
12all township assessors, or (ii) filing of a petition, subject 
13to the petition requirements of Section 28-3 of the Election 
14Code, with the county board to approve by referendum the 
15discontinuance of all township assessors signed by at least 10% 
16of the registered voters of the county.
17    (b) Upon adoption of the resolution or filing of the 
18petition under subsection (a), the county board shall certify 
19the question to the appropriate election officials and file 
20with the county clerk.  The resolution or petition shall be 
21filed with the county clerk not less than 79 days prior to the 
22general election in which the referendum will appear. 
 
 
 
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1    (60 ILCS 1/28-10 new)
2    Sec. 28-10. Referendum; approval. If a petition for a 
3referendum is filed with the county clerk that meets the 
4requirements of Section 27-5 of this Article, a referendum, 
5subject to the requirements of 16-7 of the Election Code, shall 
6be placed on the ballot at the next general election in 
7substantially the following form:
8        Shall the office of township assessor be abolished in 
9    all townships in … County and the duties of each township 
10    assessor be transferred to the county assessor or county 
11    supervisor of assessments.
12The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No."  The referendum is 
13approved when a majority of the voters approve of the 
14referendum. If approved, then the office of township assessor 
15shall cease in each township in the county at the end of the 
16current term of office of each township assessor. At the end of 
17each township assessor's term (i) the county supervisor of 
18assessments or county assessor, as applicable, shall assume the 
19duties of the township assessor under the Property Tax Code, 
20(ii) the county board members shall be the board of health for 
21the public health district under the Public Health District 
22Act, and (iii) the Office of the Township Collector shall also 
23cease.
 
24    Section 15. The Public Health District Act is amended  by 
25adding Section 27 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (70 ILCS 905/27 new)
2    Sec. 27. Cessation of township assessor. If the office of 
3township assessor ceases as provided in Article 28 of the 
4Township Code, then the county board members shall be the board 
5of health for the public health district under this Act.".