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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
4-6001 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
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Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000.
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(a) In all
counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the | ||||
compensation of Coroners,
County Treasurers, County Clerks, | ||||
Recorders and Auditors shall be
determined under this Section. | ||||
The County Board in those counties shall
fix the amount of the | ||||
necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
expenses of | ||||
those officers. The compensation of those officers shall be
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separate from the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and | ||||
other
expenses, and such compensation (except for coroners in | ||||
those counties with
less than 2,000,000 population in which the | ||||
coroner's compensation is set
in accordance with Section | ||||
4-6002) shall be fixed within the following
limits:
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To each such officer in counties containing less than | ||||
14,000
inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum.
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To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more
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inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||||
$14,500 per
annum.
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To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more
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inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$15,000 per
annum.
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To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more
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inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$15,000 per
annum.
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To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or more
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inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$16,500 per
annum.
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To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or more
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inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$18,000 per
annum.
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To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or more
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inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$20,000
per annum.
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(b) Those officers beginning a term of office before | ||
December 1, 1990
shall be compensated at the rate of their base | ||
salary. "Base
salary" is the compensation paid for each of | ||
those offices,
respectively, before July 1, 1989.
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(c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or after | ||
December 1,
1990 shall be compensated as follows:
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(1) Beginning December 1, 1990,
base salary plus at | ||
least 3% of base salary.
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(2) Beginning December 1, 1991,
base salary plus at | ||
least 6% of base salary.
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(3) Beginning December 1, 1992,
base salary plus at | ||
least 9% of base salary.
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(4) Beginning December 1, 1993,
base salary plus at | ||
least 12% of base salary.
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(d) In addition to but separate and apart from the | ||
compensation
provided in this Section, the county clerk of each | ||
county, the recorder of
each county, and
the chief clerk of | ||
each county
board of election commissioners shall receive an | ||
award as follows:
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(1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
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(2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
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(3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
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The total amount required for such awards
each year shall be | ||
appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board
of | ||
Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum | ||
payments
to the several county clerks, recorders, and chief | ||
election clerks.
Beginning
December
1, 1990, this annual award, | ||
and any other award or stipend paid
out of
State funds to | ||
county officers, shall not affect any other compensation
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provided by law to be paid to county officers.
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(e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may reduce | ||
or otherwise
impair the compensation payable from county funds | ||
to a county officer if
the reduction or impairment is the | ||
result of the county officer receiving
an award or stipend | ||
payable from State funds.
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(f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery, | ||
fuel and other
expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by the | ||
county board, shall be
paid by the county.
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(g) The population of all counties for the purpose of | ||
fixing
compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon | ||
the last Federal
census immediately previous to the election of | ||
the officer in question
in each county.
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(h) With respect to an auditor who takes office on or after | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | ||
Assembly, the auditor shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 | ||
per year. The General Assembly shall appropriate the total | ||
amount required for the stipend each year to the Department of | ||
Revenue, and the Department of Revenue shall distribute the | ||
awards in an annual lump sum payment to each county auditor. | ||
The stipend shall be in addition to, but separate and apart | ||
from, the compensation provided in this Section. No county | ||
board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable | ||
from county funds to the auditor if the reduction or impairment | ||
is the result of the auditor receiving an award or stipend | ||
pursuant to this subsection.
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(Source: P.A. 90-713, eff. 12-1-98.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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