(65 ILCS 5/11-5-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5-7)
Sec. 11-5-7.
The corporate authorities of each municipality may license and
regulate and establish standards for the operation of ambulances. The
corporate authorities of each municipality may either contract for the
operation of or operate ambulances as a municipal service and may make
reasonable charges therefor and, in addition, may levy a tax for such
purpose not to exceed .015% of the value, as equalized or assessed by
the Department of Revenue, of all the taxable property
in the municipality if the question of such tax has been submitted to
the electors of the municipality and approved by a majority of those
voting on the question. The corporate authorities of any municipality
which has approved by referendum a tax of not to exceed .015% of the
value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all the
taxable property in the municipality, may cause to
be submitted to
the electors of the municipality the question of increasing the said tax
to not to exceed .25% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, of all the taxable property in
the municipality. The corporate authorities of any municipality which
has not approved by referendum a tax of not to exceed .015% of the
value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all the
taxable property in the municipality, may cause to
be submitted to
the electors of the municipality the question of adopting a tax at a
rate not to exceed .25% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in the
municipality. Such question shall be certified by the clerk and submitted
by the proper election authority at an election in accordance with the general
election law. The tax
authorized in this Section shall be in addition to and in
excess of the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes by
Section 8-3-1 of this Code.
This amendatory Act of 1971 does not apply to any municipality which
is a home rule unit.
This amendatory Act of 1972 does not apply to any municipality which
is a home rule unit.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)
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