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90_HB0166 35 ILCS 200/18-56 35 ILCS 200/18-60 35 ILCS 200/18-65 35 ILCS 200/18-70 35 ILCS 200/18-72 new 35 ILCS 200/18-85 35 ILCS 200/18-90 35 ILCS 200/18-105 Amends the Property Tax Code. Requires taxing districts with a majority of their equalized assessed value within a county of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants to disclose by publication and hold a public hearing on adopting an aggregate levy in amounts (i) more than 105% of the amount of property taxes extended upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding year or (ii) more than the amount of property taxes extended upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding year increased by the percentage increase in the C.P.I. during the calendar year preceding the levy year, whichever is less. Requires taxing districts with a majority of their equalized assessed value within a county of less than 3,000,000 to disclose by publication and hold a hearing on their intent to adopt an aggregate levy in amounts more than 105% of the amount of property taxes extended upon the aggregate levy of the preceding year. Requires the taxing district to determine "election costs" not less than 30 (now 20) days prior to the adoption of its levy. Provides hearing schedules for taxing districts with a majority of current equalized assessed value within a county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants on their intention to adopt an aggregate levy. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB9000772KDks LRB9000772KDks 1 AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing 2 Sections 18-56, 18-60, 18-65, 18-70, 18-85, 18-90, and 18-105 3 and adding Section 18-72. 4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 5 represented in the General Assembly: 6 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 7 Sections 18-56, 18-60, 18-65, 18-70, 18-85, 18-90, and 18-105 8 and adding Section 18-72 as follows: 9 (35 ILCS 200/18-56) 10 Sec. 18-56. The purposespurposeof this Act are: (i)is11 to require taxing districts having a majority of their 12 current equalized assessed value within a county with a 13 population of 3,000,000 or more to disclose by publication 14 their intention to adopt an aggregate levy in amounts more 15 than 105% of the amount of property taxes extended or 16 estimated to be extended, including any amount abated by the 17 taxing district prior to such extension, upon the final 18 aggregate levy of the preceding year or more than the amount 19 of property taxes extended or estimated to be extended, 20 including any amount abated by the taxing district prior to 21 such extension, upon the final aggregate levy of the 22 preceding year increased by the percentage increase in the 23 Consumer Price Index, as defined in Section 18-185 of the 24 Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, during the calendar 25 year preceding the levy year, whichever is less; and to hold 26 a public hearing on their intention to adopt an aggregate 27 levy; and (ii) to require taxing districts having a majority 28 of their current equalized assessed value within a county 29 with a population under 3,000,000 to disclose by publication 30 and to hold a public hearing on their intention to adopt an 31 aggregate levy in amounts more than 105% of the amount of -2- LRB9000772KDks 1 property taxes extended or estimated to be extended, 2 including any amount abated by the taxing district prior to 3 such extension, upon the final aggregate levy of the 4 preceding year. 5 (Source: P.A. 88-660, eff. 9-16-94.) 6 (35 ILCS 200/18-60) 7 Sec. 18-60. Estimate of taxes to be levied. Not less 8 than 3020days prior to the adoption of its aggregate levy, 9 hereafter referred to as "levy", the corporate authority of 10 each taxing district shall determine the amounts of money, 11 exclusive of any portion of that levy attributable to the 12 cost of conducting an election required by the general 13 election law, hereafter referred to as "election costs", 14 estimated to be necessary to be raised by taxation for that 15 year upon the taxable property in its district. 16 (Source: P.A. 82-102; 88-455.) 17 (35 ILCS 200/18-65) 18 Sec. 18-65. Until it has complied with the notice and 19 hearing provisions of this Act, no taxing district (i) having 20 a majority of its current equalized assessed value within a 21 county with less than 3,000,000 population shall levy an 22 amount of ad valorem tax which is more than 105% of the 23 amount, exclusive of election costs, which has been extended 24 or is estimated will be extended upon the final aggregate 25 levy of the preceding year, or (ii) having a majority of its 26 current equalized assessed value within a county with a 27 population of 3,000,000 or more shall levy an amount of ad 28 valorem tax that is greater than the amount, exclusive of 29 election costs, that has been extended or is estimated will 30 be extended upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding 31 year. 32 (Source: P.A. 86-957; 88-455.) -3- LRB9000772KDks 1 (35 ILCS 200/18-70) 2 Sec. 18-70. More than 5% increase; notice and hearing 3 required; taxing districts with majority of current equalized 4 assessed value within county of less than 3,000,000. If the 5 estimate of the corporate authority of a taxing district 6 having a majority of its current equalized assessed value 7 within a county having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants made 8 as provided in Section 18-60 is more than 105% of the amount 9 extended or estimated to be extended, plus any amount abated 10 by the corporate authority prior to extension, upon the final 11 aggregate levy of the preceding year, exclusive of election 12 costs, the corporate authority shall give public notice of 13 and hold a public hearing on its intent to adopt an aggregate 14 levy in an amount which is more than 105% of the amount 15 extended or estimated to be extended upon the final aggregate 16 levy extensions, plus any amount abated, exclusive of 17 election costs, for the preceding year. The hearing shall 18 not coincide with the hearing on the proposed budget of the 19 taxing district. 20 (Source: P.A. 86-957; 88-455.) 21 (35 ILCS 200/18-72 new) 22 Sec. 18.72. Taxing districts having a majority of 23 current equalized assessed value within a county having 24 3,000,000 or more inhabitants. The corporate authority of 25 each taxing district having a majority of its current 26 equalized assessed value within a county having 3,000,000 or 27 more inhabitants shall hold a public hearing on its intent to 28 adopt an aggregate levy. Hearings shall be held according to 29 the following schedule: 30 (1) First Sunday in December: Park districts. 31 (2) First Monday in December: School districts, 32 except high school districts. 33 (3) First Tuesday in December: High school -4- LRB9000772KDks 1 districts. 2 (4) First Wednesday in December: Township and road 3 districts. 4 (5) First Thursday in December: Municipalities. 5 (6) First Friday in December: Counties. 6 (7) First Saturday in December: All other taxing 7 districts. 8 Such hearing may not coincide with the hearing on the 9 proposed budget of the taxing district. 10 If the estimate of the corporate authority made as 11 provided in Section 18-60 is more than 105% of the amount 12 extended or estimated to be extended, including any amount 13 abated by the corporate authority prior to such extension, 14 upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding year or more 15 than the amount extended or estimated to be extended, 16 including any amount abated by the corporate authority prior 17 to such extension, upon the final aggregate levy of the 18 preceding year increased by the percentage increase in the 19 Consumer Price Index, as defined in Section 18-185 of the 20 Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, during the calendar 21 year preceding the levy year, whichever is less, exclusive of 22 election costs, the corporate authority shall give public 23 notice of its intent to adopt an aggregate levy. 24 (35 ILCS 200/18-85) 25 Sec. 18-85. Notice if adopted levy exceeds proposed 26 levy. In taxing districts having a majority of their current 27 equalized assessed value within a county of less than 28 3,000,000 inhabitants, if the final aggregate tax levy 29 resolution or ordinance adopted is more than 105% of the 30 amount, exclusive of election costs, which was extended or is 31 estimated to be extended, plus any amount abated by the 32 taxing district prior to extension, upon the final aggregate 33 levy of the preceding year and is in excess of the amount of -5- LRB9000772KDks 1 the proposed levy stated in the notice published under 2 Section 18-70, or is more than 105% of that amount and no 3 notice was required under Section 18-70, the corporate 4 authority shall give public notice of its action within 15 5 days of the adoption of the levy. 6 In taxing districts having a majority of current 7 equalized assessed value within a county having 3,000,000 or 8 more inhabitants, if the final aggregate tax levy resolution 9 or ordinance adopted is more than 105% of the amount, 10 exclusive of election costs, which was extended or is 11 estimated to be extended upon the final aggregate levy of the 12 preceding year or more than the amount, exclusive of election 13 costs, which was extended or estimate to be extended upon the 14 final aggregate levy of the preceding year increased by the 15 percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, as defined 16 in Section 18-185 of the Property Tax Extension Limitation 17 Law, during the calendar year preceding the levy year, 18 whichever is less, and is in excess of the amount of the 19 proposed levy stated in the notice published under Section 20 18-72, or is more than 105% of such amount or such amount 21 increased by the increase in the Consumer Price Index, as 22 defined in Section 18-185 of the Property Tax Extension 23 Limitation Law, during the calendar year preceding the levy 24 year, whichever is less, and no notice was required under 25 Section 18-72, the corporate authority shall give public 26 notice of such action within 15 days of the adoption of the 27 levy. The notice shall be in the following form: 28 Notice of Adopted Property Tax Increase for ... (commonly 29 known name of taxing district). 30 I. The corporate and special purpose property taxes 31 extended or abated for ... (preceding year) ... were ... 32 (dollar amount of the final aggregate levy as extended). 33 The adopted corporate and special purpose property taxes 34 to be levied for ... (current year) ... are ... (dollar -6- LRB9000772KDks 1 amount of the proposed aggregate levy). This represents a 2 ... (percentage) ... increase over the previous year. 3 II. The property taxes extended for debt service and 4 public building commission leases for ... (preceding year) 5 ... were ... (dollar amount). 6 The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt 7 service and public building commission leases for ... 8 (current year) ... are ... (dollar amount). This represents 9 a ... (percentage increase or decrease) ... over the previous 10 year. 11 III. The total property taxes extended or abated for ... 12 (preceding year) ... were ... (dollar amount). 13 The estimated total property taxes to be levied for ... 14 (current year) ... are ... (dollar amount). This represents 15 a ... (percentage increase or decrease) ... over the previous 16 year. 17 (Source: P.A. 86-957; 88-455.) 18 (35 ILCS 200/18-90) 19 Sec. 18-90. Limitation on extension of county clerk. 20 The tax levy resolution or ordinance approved in the manner 21 provided for in this Article shall be filed with the county 22 clerk in the manner and at the time otherwise provided by 23 law. No amount more than 105% of the amount, exclusive of 24 election costs, which has been extended or is estimated to be 25 extended, plus any amount abated by the taxing district prior 26 to extension, upon the final aggregate levy of the preceding 27 year of those taxing districts having a majority of their 28 current equalized assessed value within a county having less 29 than 3,000,000 inhabitants and no amount more than the 30 amount, exclusive of election costs, which has been extended 31 or is estimated to be extended upon the final aggregate levy 32 of the preceding year of those taxing districts having a 33 majority of their current equalized assessed value within a -7- LRB9000772KDks 1 county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants shall be extended 2 unless the tax levy ordinance or resolution is accompanied by 3 a certification by the presiding officer of the corporate 4 authority certifying compliance with or inapplicability of 5 the provisions of Sections 18-60 through 18-85. An amount 6 extended under Section 18-107 in 1994 for a multi-township 7 assessment district that did not file a certification of 8 compliance with the Truth in Taxation Law may not exceed 105% 9 of the amount, exclusive of election costs, that was extended 10 in 1993, plus a proportional amount abated before extension, 11 upon the levy or portion of a levy that is allocable to 12 assessment purposes in each township that is a member of that 13 multi-township assessment district. 14 (Source: P.A. 88-455; 88-660, eff. 9-16-94.) 15 (35 ILCS 200/18-105) 16 Sec. 18-105. Extension exceeding authorized rate. No 17 county clerk shall extend a tax levy imposed by any taxing 18 district, other than a home rule unit, based on a rate that 19 exceeds the rate authorized by statute or referendum for that 20 taxing district. If a taxing district is in violation of 21 Section 18-90, no county clerk shall extend the final 22 aggregate levy, as defined in Section 18-55, in an amount (i) 23 more than 105% of the final aggregate levy extended for the 24 preceding year in those taxing districts having a majority of 25 current equalized assessed value within a county having less 26 than 3,000,000 inhabitants or (ii) more than the final 27 aggregate levy extended for the preceding year in those 28 taxing districts having a majority of current equalized 29 assessed value within a county having 3,000,000 or more 30 inhabitants. 31 (Source: P.A. 86-233; 86-953; 86-957; 86-1475; 87-17; 87-477; 32 87-895; 88-455.) -8- LRB9000772KDks 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 2 becoming law.