99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0220
 
Introduced , by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



70 ILCS 705/24  from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 38.7

     Amends the Fire Protection District Act.  Provides that a board of trustees of a fire protection district may submit a question to increase the current special tax rate for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment to the voters of the fire protection district by referendum.  Provides the special tax rate may be raised to a maximum of .10%.  Provides the language to be used in the referendum.  Effective immediately.
  


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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 Fire Protection District Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 24 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 705/24)  (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 38.7)



7    Sec. 24. 
(a) In addition to any other tax authorized by 
8law, the board of
trustees of a fire protection district may, 
9subject to the requirements of
subsections subsection (b) and 
10(c), by ordinance levy a special annual tax at a rate not 
11exceeding
.10% .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by 
12the Department of Revenue,
of all taxable property within the 
13district, for the purpose of obtaining
funds to pay for the 
14costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment.

15    (b) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection 
16district desires
to levy a special tax under this Section, it 
17shall certify the question
to the proper election officials, 
18who shall submit that question at an election
to the voters of 
19the district in accordance with the general election law.
The 
20result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of 
21the
district.  If a majority of the votes on the proposition are 
22in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may 
23thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not 
 
 
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1to exceed .05% of the value
of all taxable property within the 
2district as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. 
3The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

4-------------------------------------------------------------

5    Shall the ....... Fire Protection

6District levy a special tax at a rate

7not to exceed .05% of the value of           YES

8all taxable property within the

9district as equalized or assessed       ---------------------

10by the Department of Revenue for

11the purpose of providing funds               NO

12to pay for the costs of emergency

13and rescue crews and equipment?

14-------------------------------------------------------------

15    (c)  Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection 
16district which levies a tax under this section desires to 
17increase the tax rate limit set forth under subsection (b), it 
18shall certify the question to the proper election officials, 
19who shall submit that question at an election to the voters of 
20the district in accordance with the general election law.  The 
21result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of 
22the district.  If a majority of the votes on the proposition are 
23in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may 
24thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not 
25to exceed .10% of the value
of all taxable property within the 
26district as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue.  
 
 
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1The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: 
2------------------------------------------------------------- 
3    Shall the rate of the  
4special tax
levied by the .......  
5Fire Protection District
for the            YES 
6purpose of providing funds to
pay 
7the costs of emergency and rescue    ------------------------------------------------------------- 

8crews and equipment be increased to
9not more than .10% of the value of 
10all
taxable property within the             NO   
11district as
equalized or assessed  
12by the Department
of Revenue? 
13------------------------------------------------------------- 
14(Source: P.A. 85-652.)

 
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.