101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0354
 
Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Morrison, Margo McDermed, Michael P. McAuliffe, Anthony DeLuca, Jonathan Carroll, et al.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



35 ILCS 200/5-15

     Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that upon establishing the compensation of board of review employees fixed by the county board, the county shall, at all times, ensure that each of the commissioners on the board of review receives equitable resources and staffing. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 5-15 as follows:
 



6    (35 ILCS 200/5-15)



7    Sec. 5-15. Board employees. In counties with 3,000,000 or 
8more inhabitants,
the board of appeals (until the first Monday 
9in December 1998
and the board of review beginning on
the first 
10Monday in December 1998 and thereafter)
shall appoint a Chief 
11Clerk, a Secretary, and a deputy in
charge of complaints. The 
12Board may also employ deputies and other staff
as may be 
13necessary to assist the Board in the proper discharge of its

14duties. The Chief Clerk, the Secretary and the deputies
shall 
15have authority to administer oaths and examine under oath those

16persons who appear for a hearing.  The Board may assign any 
17matter to
a deputy for preliminary hearing.  With respect to 
18applications for exemption
reviewed under Section 16-130, the 
19Secretary shall prepare
and forward to the Department a full 
20and complete statement of all the
facts together with documents 
21in each case and shall also forward a statement
of the facts to 
22the county assessor.
Except as provided in Section 9-85, in all 
23other instances the board shall
certify its action and orders 
 
 
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1to the county assessor and the county
assessor shall carry out 
2the orders under the
direction of the board.  Employees of the 
3board of appeals (until the
first Monday in December 1998 and 
4the board of review beginning on
the first Monday in December 
51998 and thereafter) shall
receive compensation fixed by the 
6county board upon the recommendation of the
board, payable from 
7the county treasury. Upon establishing the compensation of 
8board of review employees fixed by the county board, the county 
9shall, at all times, ensure that each of the commissioners on 
10the board of review receives equitable resources and staffing. 

11(Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-126, eff. 7-11-95; 89-671, eff. 
128-14-96.)

 
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.