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| Public Act 103-0607 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 4-6001 as follows: | ||||
(55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001) | ||||
Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000. | ||||
(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 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: | ||||
To each such officer in counties containing less than | ||||
14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum. | ||||
To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more | ||||
inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||||
$14,500 per annum. | ||||
To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more | ||
inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$15,000 per annum. | ||
To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more | ||
inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than | ||
$15,000 per annum. | ||
To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or | ||
more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less | ||
than $16,500 per annum. | ||
To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or | ||
more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less | ||
than $18,000 per annum. | ||
To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or | ||
more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less | ||
than $20,000 per annum. | ||
(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. | ||
(c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or after | ||
December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows: | ||
(1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at | ||
least 3% of base salary. | ||
(2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at | ||
least 6% of base salary. | ||
(3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at | ||
least 9% of base salary. | ||
(4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at | ||
least 12% of base salary. | ||
(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: | ||
(1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998; | ||
(2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and | ||
(3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000. | ||
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 | ||
provided by law to be paid to county officers. | ||
For State fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2024, | ||
the State Board of Elections shall remit to each county the | ||
amount required for the stipend under this subsection. That | ||
money shall be deposited by the county treasurer into a fund | ||
dedicated for that purpose. The county payroll clerk shall pay | ||
the stipend as required by this subsection within 10 business | ||
days after those funds are deposited into the county fund. The | ||
stipend shall not be considered part of the recipient's base | ||
compensation and must be remitted to the recipient in addition | ||
to the recipient's annual salary or compensation. Beginning | ||
July 1, 2024, the county shall be responsible for the State and | ||
federal income tax reporting and withholding as well as the | ||
employer contributions under the Illinois Pension Code on the | ||
stipend under this subsection. | ||
(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. | ||
(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. | ||
(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. | ||
(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 from the | ||
Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund 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. | ||
Except as provided under subsection (d), for For State | ||
fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the | ||
Department shall remit to each county the amount required for | ||
the stipend under this Section. That money shall be deposited | ||
by the county treasurer into a fund dedicated for that | ||
purpose. The county payroll clerk shall pay the stipend to the | ||
auditor within 10 business days after those funds are | ||
deposited into the county fund. The stipend shall not be | ||
considered part of the auditor's base compensation and must be | ||
remitted to the auditor in addition to the auditor's annual | ||
salary or compensation. Beginning July 1, 2023, the county | ||
shall be responsible for the State and federal income tax | ||
reporting and withholding as well as the employer | ||
contributions under the Illinois Pension Code on the stipend | ||
under this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 103-318, eff. 7-28-23.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||