HB0220eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0220 Engrossed LRB099 03556 AWJ 23564 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

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

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

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

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

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Shall the ....... Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed .05% of the value of YES all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed ---------------------

by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of providing funds NO to pay for the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment?

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(c) Whenever the board of trustees of a fire protection district which levies a tax under this Section desires to increase the tax rate limit set forth under subsection (b), it shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit that question at an election to the voters of the district in accordance with the general election law. The result of such referendum shall be entered upon the records of the district. If a majority of the votes on the proposition are in favor of such proposition, the board of trustees may thereafter levy a special tax under this Section at a rate not to exceed .10% of the value of all taxable property within the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------

Shall the rate of the special tax levied by the ....... Fire Protection District for the YES purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue ------------------------------------------------------------- crews and equipment be increased to not more than .10% of the value of all taxable property within the NO district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue? -------------------------------------------------------------

(Source: P.A. 85-652.)

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