Full Text of SJR0028 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 28
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Joint Resolution 28 by | 3 | | replacing everything after the heading with the following:
| 4 | | "WHEREAS, Illinois has more units of local government than | 5 | | any state in the country, numbered at over 7,000; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 7 | | units of local government will result in cost-saving for the | 8 | | taxpayers; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 10 | | units of local government shall only occur with no reduction in | 11 | | the quality of service to taxpayers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lake County and the 31st Legislative District | 13 | | would benefit from a study assessing how specific units of | 14 | | local government may be consolidated or dissolved; therefore, |
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| 1 | | be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 4 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Working Group on Local Government | 5 | | Consolidation is created to identify ways to eliminate barriers | 6 | | to consolidation and resolve certain discrepancies in the | 7 | | Illinois statutes governing local governments and special | 8 | | districts in Lake County and the 31st Legislative District; and | 9 | | be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall consist of the following | 11 | | members: | 12 | | (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President | 13 | | of the Senate, who shall serve as chair; | 14 | | (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate | 15 | | Minority Leader; | 16 | | (3) one member of the House of Representatives | 17 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House; | 18 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives | 19 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; | 20 | | (5) one member selected from recommendations provided | 21 | | by the Lake County Board appointed by the Governor; | 22 | | (6) one member selected from recommendations provided | 23 | | by the Lake County Forest Preserve District appointed by | 24 | | the Governor; |
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| 1 | | (7) three members from local townships appointed by the | 2 | | Governor; | 3 | | (8) two members from local fire protection districts | 4 | | appointed by the Governor; | 5 | | (9) two members from local park districts appointed by | 6 | | the Governor; | 7 | | (10) one member selected by the College of Lake County | 8 | | appointed by the Governor; | 9 | | (11) two members from local elementary school | 10 | | districts selected by recommendations provided by the | 11 | | Superintendent of Schools appointed by the Governor; and | 12 | | (12) two members from local high school districts | 13 | | selected by recommendations provided by the Superintendent | 14 | | of Schools appointed by the Governor; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall meet periodically but no | 16 | | less than once every 3 months; the group shall meet in | 17 | | accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act; and | 18 | | be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Revenue shall | 20 | | provide administrative support and technical assistance to the | 21 | | Working Group; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall accept testimony and | 23 | | evidence from third parties, including comments from the public |
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| 1 | | at large, in crafting their report to the General Assembly; and | 2 | | be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That Working Group shall submit their report to | 4 | | the General Assembly no later than October 1, 2016; the report | 5 | | shall include findings including, but not limited to, the | 6 | | following issues as they occur in Lake County:
| 7 | | (1) an assessment of the number of units of local | 8 | | government and the costs associated with each unit, | 9 | | including salaries, expenses, and operating costs; | 10 | | (2) an assessment of the units of local government are | 11 | | engaged in intergovernmental cooperation efforts and what, | 12 | | if any, cost savings such partnerships have resulted in; | 13 | | (3) recommendations for the elimination of barriers to | 14 | | consolidation; | 15 | | (4) recommendations for the streamlining or | 16 | | consolidation of units of local government; and | 17 | | (5) recommendations for intergovernmental cooperation | 18 | | potential.". |
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