102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0555

 

Introduced 2/8/2021, by Rep. Sam Yingling

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/3-40
35 ILCS 200/4-20
55 ILCS 5/3-10007  from Ch. 34, par. 3-10007
55 ILCS 5/4-6001  from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001
55 ILCS 5/4-6002  from Ch. 34, par. 4-6002
55 ILCS 5/4-6003  from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003
55 ILCS 5/4-8002  from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002
705 ILCS 105/27.3  from Ch. 25, par. 27.3

    Amends the Property Tax Code, the Counties Code, and the Clerks of the Courts Act. Provides that assessors, county treasurers, coroners, sheriffs, recorders of deeds, clerks of the circuit court, and other county officers in counties with a population greater than 500,000 whose terms of office begin on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not receive a stipend. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Sections 3-40 and 4-20 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-40)
7    Sec. 3-40. Compensation of supervisors of assessments.
8    (a) A supervisor of assessments shall receive annual
9compensation in an amount fixed by the county board subject to
10the following minimum amounts:
11        In counties with less than 14,000 inhabitants, not
12    less than $7,500;
13        In counties with 14,000 or more but less than 30,000
14    inhabitants, not less than $8,000;
15        In counties with 30,000 or more but less than 60,000
16    inhabitants, not less than $9,000;
17        In counties with 60,000 or more but less than 100,000
18    inhabitants, not less than $10,000;
19        In counties with 100,000 or more but less than 200,000
20    inhabitants, not less than $11,500;
21        In counties with 200,000 or more but less than 300,000
22    inhabitants, not less than $13,000;
23        In counties with 300,000 or more but less than

 

 

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1    1,000,000 inhabitants, not less than $15,000.
2For purposes of this subsection, the number of inhabitants
3shall be determined by the latest Federal decennial or special
4census of the county.
5    (b) Elected supervisors of assessments who began a term of
6office before December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the
7rate of their base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation
8paid for their position before July 1, 1989.
9    (c) Elected supervisors of assessments beginning a term of
10office on or after December 1, 1990 shall, beginning December
111, 1993, receive their base salary plus at least 12% of base
12salary.
13    Any supervisor of assessments who has been presented a
14Certified Assessing Evaluator Certificate by the International
15Association of Assessing Officers shall receive an additional
16compensation of $500 per year to be paid out of funds
17appropriated to the Department from the Personal Property Tax
18Replacement Fund. In counties with a population greater than
19500,000, no additional compensation shall be paid to
20supervisors of assessments whose terms of office begin on or
21after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
22General Assembly.
23    The salary set by the county board shall be paid in equal
24monthly installments out of the treasury of the county in
25which he or she is appointed or elected. If the Department has
26determined that the total assessed value of property in a

 

 

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1county, as equalized by the supervisor of assessments under
2Section 9-210, is between 31 1/3% and 35 1/3% of the total fair
3cash value of property in the county, subject to
4appropriation, the Department shall reimburse the county
5monthly from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund 50% of
6the amount of salary the county paid to the officer for the
7preceding month.
8    The county board shall provide necessary office space for
9the officer and pay all necessary expenses of the office out of
10the county treasury.
11    Each supervisor of assessments may, with the advice and
12consent of the county board, appoint necessary deputies and
13clerks, their compensation to be fixed by the county board and
14paid by the county.
15(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
16    (35 ILCS 200/4-20)
17    Sec. 4-20. Additional compensation based on performance.
18Any assessor in counties with less than 3,000,000 but more
19than 50,000 inhabitants each year may petition the Department
20to receive additional compensation based on performance. To
21receive additional compensation, the official's assessment
22jurisdiction must meet the following criteria:
23        (1) the median level of assessment must be no more
24    than 35 1/3% and no less than 31 1/3% of fair cash value of
25    property in his or her assessment jurisdiction; and

 

 

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1        (2) the coefficient of dispersion must not be greater
2    than 15%.
3For purposes of this Section, "coefficient of dispersion"
4means the average deviation of all assessments from the median
5level. For purposes of this Section, the number of inhabitants
6shall be determined by the latest federal decennial census.
7When the most recent census shows an increase in inhabitants
8to over 50,000 or a decrease to 50,000 or fewer, then the
9assessment year used to compute the coefficient of dispersion
10and the most recent year of the 3-year average level of
11assessments is the year that determines qualification for
12additional compensation. The Department will promulgate rules
13and regulations to determine whether an assessor meets these
14criteria.
15    Any assessor in a county of 50,000 or fewer inhabitants
16may petition the Department for consideration to receive
17additional compensation each year based on performance. In
18order to receive the additional compensation, the assessments
19in the official's assessment jurisdiction must meet the
20following criteria: (i) the median level of assessments must
21be no more than 35 1/3% and no less than 31 1/3% of fair cash
22value of property in his or her assessment jurisdiction; and
23(ii) the coefficient of dispersion must not be greater than
2440% in 1994, 38% in 1995, 36% in 1996, 34% in 1997, 32% in
251998, and 30% in 1999 and every year thereafter.
26    Real estate transfer declarations used by the Department

 

 

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1in annual sales-assessment ratio studies will be used to
2evaluate applications for additional compensation. The
3Department will audit other property to determine if the
4sales-assessment ratio study data is representative of the
5assessment jurisdiction. If the ratio study is found not
6representative, appraisals and other information may be
7utilized. If the ratio study is representative, upon
8certification by the Department, the assessor shall receive
9additional compensation of $3,000 for that year, to be paid
10out of funds appropriated to the Department from the Personal
11Property Tax Replacement Fund.
12    In counties with a population greater than 500,000, no
13additional compensation shall be paid to assessors whose terms
14of office begin on or after the effective date of this
15amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
16    As used in this Section, "assessor" means any township or
17multi-township assessor, or supervisor of assessments.
18(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
19    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
20Sections 3-10007, 4-6001, 4-6002, 4-6003, and 4-8002 as
21follows:
 
22    (55 ILCS 5/3-10007)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10007)
23    Sec. 3-10007. Annual stipend. In addition to all other
24compensation provided by law, every elected county treasurer,

 

 

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1for additional duties mandated by State law, shall receive an
2annual stipend of (i) $5,000 if his or her term begins before
3December 1, 1998, (ii) $5,500 after December 1, 1998 and
4$6,500 after December 1, 1999 if his or her term begins on or
5after December 1, 1998 but before December 1, 2000, and (iii)
6$6,500 if his or her term begins December 1, 2000 or
7thereafter, to be annually appropriated from the Personal
8Property Tax Replacement Fund by the General Assembly to the
9Department of Revenue which shall distribute the awards in
10annual lump sum payments to every elected county treasurer.
11This annual stipend shall not affect any other compensation
12provided by law to be paid to elected county treasurers. No
13county board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation
14payable from county funds to an elected county treasurer if
15such reduction or impairment is the result of his receiving an
16annual stipend under this Section. In counties with a
17population greater than 500,000, no stipend shall be paid to
18county treasurers whose terms of office begin on or after the
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
20Assembly.
21(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
22    (55 ILCS 5/4-6001)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
23    Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000.
24    (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants,
25the compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County

 

 

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1Clerks, Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this
2Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the
3amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
4expenses of those officers. The compensation of those officers
5shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire, stationery,
6fuel and other expenses, and such compensation (except for
7coroners in those counties with less than 2,000,000 population
8in which the coroner's compensation is set in accordance with
9Section 4-6002) shall be fixed within the following limits:
10    To each such officer in counties containing less than
1114,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum.
12    To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more
13inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
14$14,500 per annum.
15    To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more
16inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
17$15,000 per annum.
18    To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more
19inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
20$15,000 per annum.
21    To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or
22more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less
23than $16,500 per annum.
24    To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or
25more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less
26than $18,000 per annum.

 

 

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1    To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or
2more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
3than $20,000 per annum.
4    (b) Those officers beginning a term of office before
5December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their base
6salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each of
7those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
8    (c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or after
9December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
10        (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
11    least 3% of base salary.
12        (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
13    least 6% of base salary.
14        (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
15    least 9% of base salary.
16        (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
17    least 12% of base salary.
18    (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the
19compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of
20each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk
21of each county board of election commissioners shall receive
22an award as follows:
23        (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
24        (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
25        (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
26The total amount required for such awards each year shall be

 

 

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1appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of
2Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum
3payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and chief
4election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this annual
5award, and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds
6to county officers, shall not affect any other compensation
7provided by law to be paid to county officers. In counties with
8a population greater than 500,000, no stipend shall be paid to
9county officers whose terms of office begin on or after the
10effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
11Assembly.
12    (e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may reduce
13or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds
14to a county officer if the reduction or impairment is the
15result of the county officer receiving an award or stipend
16payable from State funds.
17    (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery,
18fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by the
19county board, shall be paid by the county.
20    (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of
21fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon
22the last Federal census immediately previous to the election
23of the officer in question in each county.
24    (h) With respect to an auditor who takes office on or after
25the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
26Assembly, the auditor shall receive an annual stipend of

 

 

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1$6,500 per year. The General Assembly shall appropriate the
2total amount required for the stipend each year from the
3Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Department of
4Revenue, and the Department of Revenue shall distribute the
5awards in an annual lump sum payment to each county auditor.
6The stipend shall be in addition to, but separate and apart
7from, the compensation provided in this Section. In counties
8with a population greater than 500,000, no stipend shall be
9paid to auditors whose terms of office begin on or after the
10effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
11Assembly. No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
12compensation payable from county funds to the auditor if the
13reduction or impairment is the result of the auditor receiving
14an award or stipend pursuant to this subsection.
15(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
16    (55 ILCS 5/4-6002)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6002)
17    Sec. 4-6002. Coroners in counties of less than 2,000,000.
18    (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than
192,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of Coroners
20within the limitations fixed by this Division, and shall
21appropriate for their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel,
22supplies, and other expenses. The compensation of the Coroner
23shall be fixed separately from his necessary clerk hire,
24stationery, fuel and other expenses, and such compensation
25shall be fixed within the following limits:

 

 

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1    To each Coroner in counties containing less than 5,000
2inhabitants, not less than $4,500 per annum.
3    To each Coroner in counties containing 5,000 or more
4inhabitants but less than 14,000 inhabitants, not less than
5$6,000 per annum.
6    To each Coroner in counties containing 14,000 or more
7inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
8$9,000 per annum.
9    To each Coroner in counties containing 30,000 or more
10inhabitants, but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
11$14,000 per annum.
12    To each Coroner in counties containing 60,000 or more
13inhabitants, but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
14$15,000 per annum.
15    To each Coroner in counties containing 100,000 or more
16inhabitants, but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less than
17$16,500 per annum.
18    To each Coroner in counties containing 200,000 or more
19inhabitants, but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less than
20$18,000 per annum.
21    To each Coroner in counties containing 300,000 or more
22inhabitants, but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
23than $20,000 per annum.
24    The population of all counties for the purpose of fixing
25compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon the last
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1Coroner in question in each county. This Section does not
2apply to a county which has abolished the elective office of
3coroner.
4    (b) Those coroners beginning a term of office on or after
5December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
6        (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
7    least 3% of base salary.
8        (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
9    least 6% of base salary.
10        (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
11    least 9% of base salary.
12        (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
13    least 12% of base salary.
14    "Base salary", as used in this subsection (b), means the
15salary in effect before July 1, 1989.
16    (c) In addition to, but separate and apart from, the
17compensation provided in this Section, subject to
18appropriation, the coroner of each county shall receive an
19annual stipend of $6,500 to be paid by the Illinois Department
20of Revenue out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund
21if his or her term begins on or after December 1, 2000. In
22counties with a population greater than 500,000, no stipend
23shall be paid to coroners whose terms of office begin on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
25General Assembly.
26(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (55 ILCS 5/4-6003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003)
2    Sec. 4-6003. Compensation of sheriffs for certain expenses
3in counties of less than 2,000,000.
4    (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than
52,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of sheriffs,
6with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, stationery,
7fuel and other expenses. The county shall supply the sheriff
8with all necessary uniforms, guns and ammunition. The
9compensation of each such officer shall be fixed separately
10from his necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
11expenses. Beginning immediately, no county with a population
12under 2,000,000 may reduce the rate of compensation of its
13sheriff below the rate of compensation that it was actually
14paying to its sheriff on January 1, 2002 or the effective date
15of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, whichever
16is greater.
17    (b) In addition to the requirement of subsection (a), the
18rate of compensation payable to the sheriff by the county
19shall not be less than the following:
20    To each such sheriff in counties containing less than
2110,000 inhabitants, not less than $27,000 per annum.
22    To each such sheriff in counties containing 10,000 or more
23inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, not less than
24$31,000 per annum.
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1inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
2$34,000 per annum.
3    To each such sheriff in counties containing 30,000 or more
4inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
5$37,000 per annum.
6    To each such sheriff in counties containing 60,000 or more
7inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
8$40,000 per annum.
9    To each such sheriff in counties containing 100,000 or
10more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
11than $43,000 per annum.
12    The population of each county for the purpose of fixing
13compensation as herein provided, shall be based upon the last
14federal census immediately previous to the election of the
15sheriff in question in such county.
16    (c) (Blank).
17    (d) In addition to the salary provided for in subsections
18(a), (b), and (c), beginning December 1, 1998, subject to
19appropriation, each sheriff, for his or her additional duties
20imposed by other statutes or laws, shall receive an annual
21stipend to be paid by the Illinois Department of Revenue out of
22the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund in the amount of
23$6,500. In counties with a population greater than 500,000, no
24stipend shall be paid to any sheriff whose term of office
25begins on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
26the 102nd General Assembly.

 

 

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1    (e) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
2compensation payable from county funds to a sheriff if the
3reduction or impairment is the result of the sheriff receiving
4an award or stipend payable from State funds.
5(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/4-8002)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002)
7    Sec. 4-8002. Additional compensation of sheriff and
8recorder.
9    (a) In addition to any salary otherwise provided by law,
10beginning December 1, 1998, subject to appropriation, the
11sheriff of Cook County for his or her additional duties
12imposed by other statutes or laws shall receive an annual
13stipend to be paid by the Illinois Department of Revenue out of
14the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund in the amount of
15$6,500. However, in counties with a population greater than
16500,000, no such stipend shall be paid to any sheriff of Cook
17County whose term of office begins on or after the effective
18date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The
19county board shall not reduce or otherwise impair the
20compensation payable from county funds to the sheriff if the
21reduction or impairment is the result of the sheriff receiving
22a stipend payable from State funds.
23    (b) In addition to any salary otherwise provided by law,
24beginning December 1, 2000, subject to appropriation, the
25recorder of deeds of Cook County for his or her additional

 

 

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1duties imposed by law shall receive an annual stipend to be
2paid by the State in an amount equal to the stipend paid to
3each recorder in other counties under subsection (d) of
4Section 4-6001 of this Code. However, no such stipend shall be
5paid to any recorder of deeds of Cook County whose term of
6office begins on or after the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The county board
8may not reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable
9from county funds to the recorder of deeds if the reduction or
10impairment is the result of the recorder of deeds receiving a
11stipend payable from State funds.
12(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11; 97-619, eff. 11-14-11.)
 
13    Section 15. The Clerks of Courts Act is amended by
14changing Section 27.3 as follows:
 
15    (705 ILCS 105/27.3)  (from Ch. 25, par. 27.3)
16    Sec. 27.3. Compensation.
17    (a) The county board shall provide the compensation of
18Clerks of the Circuit Court, and the amount necessary for
19clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses. Beginning
20December 1, 1989, the compensation per annum for Clerks of the
21Circuit Court shall be as follows:
22    In counties where the population is:
23Less than 14,000.......................at least $13,500
2414,001-30,000..........................at least $14,500

 

 

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130,001-60,000..........................at least $15,000
260,001-100,000.........................at least $15,000
3100,001-200,000........................at least $16,500
4200,001-300,000........................at least $18,000
5300,001- 3,000,000.....................at least $20,000
6Over 3,000,000.........................at least $55,000
7    (b) In counties in which the population is 3,000,000 or
8less, "base salary" is the compensation paid for each Clerk of
9the Circuit Court, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
10    (c) The Clerks of the Circuit Court, in counties in which
11the population is 3,000,000 or less, shall be compensated as
12follows:
13        (1) Beginning December 1, 1989, base salary plus at
14    least 3% of base salary.
15        (2) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
16    least 6% of base salary.
17        (3) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
18    least 9% of base salary.
19        (4) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
20    least 12% of base salary.
21    (d) In addition to the compensation provided by the county
22board, each Clerk of the Circuit Court shall receive an award
23from the State for the additional duties imposed by Sections
245-9-1 and 5-9-1.2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
2510 of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act, and other
26laws, in the following amount:

 

 

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1        (1) $3,500 per year before January 1, 1997.
2        (2) $4,500 per year beginning January 1, 1997.
3        (3) $5,500 per year beginning January 1, 1998.
4        (4) $6,500 per year beginning January 1, 1999.
5The total amount required for such awards shall be
6appropriated each year by the General Assembly to the Supreme
7Court, which shall distribute such awards in annual lump sum
8payments to the Clerks of the Circuit Court in all counties.
9This annual award, and any other award or stipend paid out of
10State funds to the Clerks of the Circuit Court, shall not
11affect any other compensation provided by law to be paid to
12Clerks of the Circuit Court. In counties with a population
13greater than 500,000, no award or stipend authorized under
14this subsection (d) shall be paid to any Clerk of the Circuit
15Court whose term of office begins on or after the effective
16date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
17    (e) (Blank).
18    (f) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
19compensation payable from county funds to a Clerk of the
20Circuit Court if the reduction or impairment is the result of
21the Clerk of the Circuit Court receiving an award or stipend
22payable from State funds.
23(Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.