Full Text of SJR0028 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has more units of local government than | 3 | | any state in the country, numbered at over 7,000; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 5 | | units of local government will result in cost-saving for the | 6 | | taxpayers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 8 | | units of local government shall only occur with no reduction in | 9 | | the quality of service to taxpayers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lake County would benefit from a study assessing | 11 | | how specific units of local government may be consolidated or | 12 | | dissolved; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 15 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Working Group on Local Government | 16 | | Consolidation is created to identify ways to eliminate barriers | 17 | | to consolidation and resolve certain discrepancies in the | 18 | | Illinois statutes governing local governments and special | 19 | | districts in Lake County; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall consist of the following |
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| 1 | | members: | 2 | | (1) two members of the Senate appointed by the | 3 | | President of the Senate; | 4 | | (2) two members of the Senate appointed by the Senate | 5 | | Minority Leader; | 6 | | (3) two members of the House of Representatives | 7 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House; | 8 | | (4) two members of the House of Representatives | 9 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; | 10 | | (5) one member selected from recommendations provided | 11 | | by an association representing counties appointed by the | 12 | | Governor; | 13 | | (6) one member selected from recommendations provided | 14 | | by an association representing; municipalities appointed | 15 | | by the Governor; | 16 | | (7) one member selected by recommendations provided by | 17 | | an association representing townships appointed by the | 18 | | Governor; | 19 | | (8) one member selected by recommendations provided by | 20 | | an association representing park districts appointed by | 21 | | the Governor; | 22 | | (9) one member selected by recommendations provided by | 23 | | an association representing school districts appointed by | 24 | | the Governor; | 25 | | (10) one member selected by recommendations provided | 26 | | by an association representing fire protection districts |
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| 1 | | appointed by the Governor; | 2 | | (11) one member selected by recommendations provided | 3 | | by an association representing labor unions appointed by | 4 | | the Governor; and | 5 | | (12) one member who serves as an elected officer of a | 6 | | local governmental entity in Illinois other than a county, | 7 | | municipality, township, or park district appointed by the | 8 | | Governor; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall meet periodically but no | 10 | | less than once every 3 months; the group shall meet in | 11 | | accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act; and | 12 | | be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Revenue shall | 14 | | provide administrative support and technical assistance to the | 15 | | Working Group; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall accept testimony and | 17 | | evidence from third parties, including comments from the public | 18 | | at large, in crafting their report to the General Assembly; and | 19 | | be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That Working Group shall submit their report to | 21 | | the General Assembly no later than October 1, 2016; the report | 22 | | shall include findings including, but not limited to, the |
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| 1 | | following issues as they occur in Lake County:
| 2 | | (1) an assessment of the number of units of local | 3 | | government and the costs associated with each unit, | 4 | | including salaries, expenses, and operating costs; | 5 | | (2) an assessment of the units of local government are | 6 | | engaged in intergovernmental cooperation efforts and what, | 7 | | if any, cost savings such partnerships have resulted in; | 8 | | (3) recommendations for the elimination of barriers to | 9 | | consolidation; | 10 | | (4) recommendations for the streamlining or | 11 | | consolidation of units of local government; and | 12 | | (5) recommendations for intergovernmental cooperation | 13 | | potential.
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