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91_HB1498
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1 AN ACT concerning annual stipends for certain county
2 officers, amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
6 Section 3-40 as follows:
7 (35 ILCS 200/3-40)
8 Sec. 3-40. Compensation of supervisors of assessments.
9 (a) A supervisor of assessments shall receive annual
10 compensation in an amount fixed by the county board subject
11 to the following minimum amounts:
12 In counties with less than 14,000 inhabitants, not
13 less than $7,500;
14 In counties with 14,000 or more but less than 30,000
15 inhabitants, not less than $8,000;
16 In counties with 30,000 or more but less than 60,000
17 inhabitants, not less than $9,000;
18 In counties with 60,000 or more but less than
19 100,000 inhabitants, not less than $10,000;
20 In counties with 100,000 or more but less than
21 200,000 inhabitants, not less than $11,500;
22 In counties with 200,000 or more but less than
23 300,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,000;
24 In counties with 300,000 or more but less than
25 1,000,000 inhabitants, not less than $15,000.
26 For purposes of this subsection, the number of inhabitants
27 shall be determined by the latest Federal decennial or
28 special census of the county.
29 (b) Elected supervisors of assessments who began a term
30 of office before December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the
31 rate of their base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation
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1 paid for their position before July 1, 1989.
2 (c) Elected supervisors of assessments beginning a term
3 of office on or after December 1, 1990 shall, beginning
4 December 1, 1993, receive their base salary plus at least 12%
5 of base salary.
6 Any supervisor of assessments who has been presented a
7 Certified Assessing Evaluator Certificate by the
8 International Association of Assessing Officers shall receive
9 an additional compensation of $500 per year to be paid out of
10 funds appropriated to the Department.
11 The salary set by the county board shall be paid in equal
12 monthly installments out of the treasury of the county in
13 which he or she is appointed or elected. If the Department
14 has determined that the total assessed value of property in a
15 county, as equalized by the supervisor of assessments under
16 Section 9-210, is between 31 1/3% and 35 1/3% of the total
17 fair cash value of property in the county, the State of
18 Illinois shall reimburse the county monthly from the State
19 treasury 50% of the amount of salary the county paid to the
20 officer for the preceding month.
21 In addition to, but separate and apart from, the
22 compensation provided in this Section, the supervisor of
23 assessments of each county shall receive an annual stipend of
24 $6,500 to be paid by the State if his or her term begins on
25 or after December 1, 2000.
26 The county board shall provide necessary office space for
27 the officer and pay all necessary expenses of the office out
28 of the county treasury.
29 Each supervisor of assessments may, with the advice and
30 consent of the county board, appoint necessary deputies and
31 clerks, their compensation to be fixed by the county board
32 and paid by the county.
33 (Source: P.A. 86-482; 86-1475; 88-455.)
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1 Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
2 Sections 4-6001 and 4-6002 as follows:
3 (55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
4 Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than
5 2,000,000.
6 (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants,
7 the compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County
8 Clerks, Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this
9 Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the
10 amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and
11 other expenses of those officers. The compensation of those
12 officers shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire,
13 stationery, fuel and other expenses, and such compensation
14 (except for coroners in those counties with less than
15 2,000,000 population in which the coroner's compensation is
16 set in accordance with Section 4-6002) shall be fixed within
17 the following limits:
18 To each such officer in counties containing less than
19 14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum.
20 To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or
21 more inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less
22 than $14,500 per annum.
23 To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or
24 more inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less
25 than $15,000 per annum.
26 To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or
27 more inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less
28 than $15,000 per annum.
29 To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or
30 more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less
31 than $16,500 per annum.
32 To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or
33 more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less
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1 than $18,000 per annum.
2 To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or
3 more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not
4 less than $20,000 per annum.
5 (b) Those officers beginning a term of office before
6 December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their
7 base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each
8 of those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
9 (c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or
10 after December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
11 (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
12 least 3% of base salary.
13 (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
14 least 6% of base salary.
15 (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
16 least 9% of base salary.
17 (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
18 least 12% of base salary.
19 (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the
20 compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of
21 each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk
22 of each county board of election commissioners shall receive
23 an award as follows:
24 (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
25 (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
26 (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
27 The total amount required for such awards each year shall be
28 appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of
29 Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump
30 sum payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and
31 chief election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this
32 annual award, and any other award or stipend paid out of
33 State funds to county officers, shall not affect any other
34 compensation provided by law to be paid to county officers.
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1 (d-5) In addition to, but separate and apart from, the
2 compensation provided in this Section, the auditor of each
3 county shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 to be paid
4 by the State if his or her term begins on or after December
5 1, 2000.
6 (e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may
7 reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from
8 county funds to a county officer if the reduction or
9 impairment is the result of the county officer receiving an
10 award or stipend payable from State funds.
11 (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery,
12 fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by
13 the county board, shall be paid by the county.
14 (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of
15 fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon
16 the last Federal census immediately previous to the election
17 of the officer in question in each county.
18 (Source: P.A. 90-713, eff. 12-1-98.)
19 (55 ILCS 5/4-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6002)
20 Sec. 4-6002. Coroners in counties of less than 2,000,000.
21 (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than 2,000,000
22 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of Coroners within
23 the limitations fixed by this Division, and shall appropriate
24 for their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel, supplies,
25 and other expenses. The compensation of the Coroner shall be
26 fixed separately from his necessary clerk hire, stationery,
27 fuel and other expenses, and such compensation shall be fixed
28 within the following limits:
29 To each Coroner in counties containing less than 5,000
30 inhabitants, not less than $4,500 per annum.
31 To each Coroner in counties containing 5,000 or more
32 inhabitants but less than 14,000 inhabitants, not less than
33 $6,000 per annum.
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1 To each Coroner in counties containing 14,000 or more
2 inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
3 $9,000 per annum.
4 To each Coroner in counties containing 30,000 or more
5 inhabitants, but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
6 $14,000 per annum.
7 To each Coroner in counties containing 60,000 or more
8 inhabitants, but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
9 $15,000 per annum.
10 To each Coroner in counties containing 100,000 or more
11 inhabitants, but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less than
12 $16,500 per annum.
13 To each Coroner in counties containing 200,000 or more
14 inhabitants, but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less than
15 $18,000 per annum.
16 To each Coroner in counties containing 300,000 or more
17 inhabitants, but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
18 than $20,000 per annum.
19 The population of all counties for the purpose of fixing
20 compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon the
21 last Federal census immediately previous to the election of
22 the Coroner in question in each county. This Section does not
23 apply to a county which has abolished the elective office of
24 coroner.
25 (b) Those coroners beginning a term of office on or
26 after December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
27 (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
28 least 3% of base salary.
29 (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
30 least 6% of base salary.
31 (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
32 least 9% of base salary.
33 (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
34 least 12% of base salary.
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1 "Base salary", as used in this subsection (b), means the
2 salary in effect before July 1, 1989.
3 (c) In addition to, but separate and apart from, the
4 compensation provided in this Section, the coroner of each
5 county shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 to be paid
6 by the State if his or her term begins on or after December
7 1, 2000.
8 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028.)
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.