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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 24 as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 705/24) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 38.7)
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7 | Sec. 24.
(a) In addition to any other tax authorized by | ||||||
8 | law, the board of
trustees of a fire protection district may, | ||||||
9 | subject to the requirements of
subsections subsection (b) and | ||||||
10 | (c) , by ordinance levy a special annual tax at a rate not | ||||||
11 | exceeding
.10% .05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by | ||||||
12 | the Department of Revenue,
of all taxable property within the | ||||||
13 | district, for the purpose of obtaining
funds to pay for the | ||||||
14 | costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment.
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15 | (b) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection | ||||||
16 | district desires
to levy a special tax under this Section, it | ||||||
17 | shall certify the question
to the proper election officials, | ||||||
18 | who shall submit that question at an election
to the voters of | ||||||
19 | the district in accordance with the general election law.
The | ||||||
20 | result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of | ||||||
21 | the
district. If a majority of the votes on the proposition are | ||||||
22 | in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may | ||||||
23 | thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not |
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1 | to exceed .05% of the value
of all taxable property within the | ||||||
2 | district as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. | ||||||
3 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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4 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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5 | Shall the ....... Fire Protection
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6 | District levy a special tax at a rate
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7 | not to exceed .05% of the value of YES
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8 | all taxable property within the
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9 | district as equalized or assessed ---------------------
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10 | by the Department of Revenue for
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11 | the purpose of providing funds NO
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12 | to pay for the costs of emergency
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13 | and rescue crews and equipment?
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14 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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15 | (c) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection | ||||||
16 | district which levies a tax under this Section desires to | ||||||
17 | increase the tax rate limit set forth under subsection (b), it | ||||||
18 | shall certify the question to the proper election officials, | ||||||
19 | who shall submit that question at an election to the voters of | ||||||
20 | the district in accordance with the general election law. The | ||||||
21 | result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of | ||||||
22 | the district. If a majority of the votes on the proposition are | ||||||
23 | in favor of
such proposition, the board of trustees may | ||||||
24 | thereafter levy a special tax
under this Section at a rate not | ||||||
25 | to exceed .10% of the value
of all taxable property within the | ||||||
26 | district as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. |
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1 | The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: | ||||||
2 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
3 | Shall the rate of the | ||||||
4 | special tax
levied by the ....... | ||||||
5 | Fire Protection District
for the YES | ||||||
6 | purpose of providing funds to
pay | ||||||
7 | the costs of emergency and rescue -------------------------------------------------------------
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8 | crews and equipment be increased to | ||||||
9 | not more than .10% of the value of | ||||||
10 | all
taxable property within the NO | ||||||
11 | district as
equalized or assessed | ||||||
12 | by the Department
of Revenue? | ||||||
13 | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 85-652 .)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.
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