Full Text of SJR0028 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28 | 2 | | (As Amended by Senate Amendment No. 2)
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has more units of local government than | 4 | | any state in the country, numbered at over 7,000; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 6 | | units of local government will result in cost-saving for the | 7 | | taxpayers; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 9 | | units of local government shall only occur with no reduction in | 10 | | the quality of service to taxpayers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Lake County and the 31st Legislative District | 12 | | would benefit from a study assessing how specific units of | 13 | | local government may be consolidated or dissolved; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 17 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Working Group on Local Government | 18 | | Consolidation is created to identify ways to eliminate barriers | 19 | | to consolidation and resolve certain discrepancies in the | 20 | | Illinois statutes governing local governments and special | 21 | | districts in Lake County and the 31st Legislative District; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall consist of the following | 3 | | members: | 4 | | (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President | 5 | | of the Senate, who shall serve as chair; | 6 | | (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate | 7 | | Minority Leader; | 8 | | (3) one member of the House of Representatives | 9 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House; | 10 | | (4) one member of the House of Representatives | 11 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; | 12 | | (5) one member selected from recommendations provided | 13 | | by the Lake County Board appointed by the Governor; | 14 | | (6) one member selected from recommendations provided | 15 | | by the Lake County Forest Preserve District appointed by | 16 | | the Governor; | 17 | | (7) three members from local townships appointed by the | 18 | | Governor; | 19 | | (8) two members from local fire protection districts | 20 | | appointed by the Governor; | 21 | | (9) two members from local park districts appointed by | 22 | | the Governor; | 23 | | (10) one member selected by the College of Lake County | 24 | | appointed by the Governor; | 25 | | (11) two members from local elementary school |
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| 1 | | districts selected by recommendations provided by the | 2 | | Superintendent of Schools appointed by the Governor; and | 3 | | (12) two members from local high school districts | 4 | | selected by recommendations provided by the Superintendent | 5 | | of Schools appointed by the Governor; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall meet periodically but no | 7 | | less than once every 3 months; the group shall meet in | 8 | | accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act; and | 9 | | be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Revenue shall | 11 | | provide administrative support and technical assistance to the | 12 | | Working Group; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall accept testimony and | 14 | | evidence from third parties, including comments from the public | 15 | | at large, in crafting their report to the General Assembly; and | 16 | | be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Working Group shall submit their report | 18 | | to the General Assembly no later than October 1, 2016; the | 19 | | report shall include findings including, but not limited to, | 20 | | the following issues as they occur in Lake County:
| 21 | | (1) an assessment of the number of units of local | 22 | | government and the costs associated with each unit, |
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| 1 | | including salaries, expenses, and operating costs; | 2 | | (2) an assessment of the units of local government that | 3 | | are engaged in intergovernmental cooperation efforts and | 4 | | what, if any, cost savings such partnerships have resulted | 5 | | in; | 6 | | (3) recommendations for the elimination of barriers to | 7 | | consolidation; | 8 | | (4) recommendations for the streamlining or | 9 | | consolidation of units of local government; and | 10 | | (5) recommendations for intergovernmental cooperation | 11 | | potential.
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