100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4580
 
Introduced , by Rep. Steven Reick
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
70 ILCS 2005/11.5 new

     Amends the Rescue Squad Districts Act. Provides that a rescue squad district may, by ordinance, submit a referendum to the voters for a special annual tax for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment. Provides the special annual tax rate may not exceed 0.10% of the value of all taxable property within the district. Includes the language to be used in the referendum. Provides that after approval of the referendum by the voters of the district, the board of trustees of the rescue squad district shall, by resolution, set or amend the rate of the special tax to be levied by the district at a rate not to exceed 0.10% of the value of all taxable property in the district as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
 
 
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Rescue Squad Districts Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 11.5 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 2005/11.5 new)
7    Sec. 11.5. Special annual tax.
8    (a) In addition to any other tax authorized by law, a 
9rescue squad district may, subject to the requirements of
this 
10Section, by ordinance and referendum, levy a special annual tax 
11at a rate not exceeding
0.10% of the value, as equalized or 
12assessed by the Department of Revenue,
on all taxable property 
13within the district, for the purpose of obtaining
funds to pay 
14for the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment. The 
15board of trustees shall determine and certify the amount to be 
16levied and shall return the same to the county clerk. The 
17limitation upon the tax rate may be increased or decreased 
18under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of 
19Illinois.

20    In case the district is located in more than one county, 
21the board of
trustees shall determine and certify the amount to 
22be levied upon the
taxable property lying in each county and 
23return the same to the
respective county clerks of the counties 
 
 
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1in which the amount is to be
levied. In order to determine the 
2amount to be levied upon the taxable
property of that part of 
3the district lying in each county, the board
shall ascertain 
4from the county clerk of the respective counties in
which the 
5district lies the last ascertained equalized value of the

6taxable property of the district lying in their respective 
7counties,
then shall ascertain the rate per cent required and 
8shall, accordingly,
apportion the whole amount to be raised 
9between the several parts of the
district so lying in the 
10different counties. The tax provided for in
this Section shall 
11be levied at the same time and in the same manner as
nearly as 
12practicable as taxes are now levied for municipal
purposes 
13under the laws of this State. 
14    The tax under this Section, when collected, shall be paid 
15over to the
treasurer of the board of trustees, who is 
16authorized to receive and
receipt for the same. 
17    (b) Whenever a rescue squad district desires
to levy a 
18special tax under this Section, it shall certify the question

19to the proper election officials, who shall submit that 
20question at an election
to the voters of the district in 
21accordance with the general election law.
The result of the 
22referendum shall be entered upon the records of the
district.  
23If a majority of the votes on the referendum are in favor of

24the referendum, the rescue squad district may then levy a 
25special tax
under this Section at a rate not to exceed 0.10% of 
26the value
of all taxable property within the district as 
 
 
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1equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue. The 
2referendum shall be in substantially the following form:

3-------------------------------------------------------------

4    Shall the ....... Rescue Squad

5District levy a special tax at a rate

6not to exceed 0.10% of the value of           YES

7all taxable property within the

8district as equalized or assessed    -------------------------------------------------------------

9by the Department of Revenue for

10the purpose of providing funds                NO

11to pay for the costs of emergency

12and rescue crews and equipment?

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14    (c) After approval of the referendum by the voters of the 
15district, the board of trustees of the rescue squad district 
16shall, by resolution, set or amend the rate of the special tax 
17to be levied by the district at a rate not to exceed 0.10% of 
18the value of all taxable property within the district as 
19equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. 
  
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.