100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5467

 

Introduced , by Rep. Reginald Phillips

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 200/3-5
35 ILCS 200/3-52 new

    Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties having an appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments, the county may change from appointing to electing its county assessor or county supervisor of assessments after a referendum of the voters. Provides for a referendum after adoption of an ordinance by the county board or county board of commissioners or upon the filing of a petition signed by 2% of the registered voters of the county. Provides that upon approval of a referendum: (i) the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall be elected at the general election next following the approval of the referendum and at the general election every 4 years thereafter; and (ii) the term of any appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall end when a successor is elected and qualified. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5Section 3-5 and by adding Section 3-52 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/3-5)
7    Sec. 3-5. Supervisor of assessments. In counties with less
8than 3,000,000 inhabitants and in which no county assessor has
9been elected under Section 3-45, there shall be a county
10supervisor of assessments, either appointed as provided in this
11Section, or elected.
12    In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and not
13having an elected county assessor or an elected supervisor of
14assessments, the office of supervisor of assessments shall be
15filled by appointment by the presiding officer of the county
16board with the advice and consent of the county board.
17    To be eligible for appointment or to be eligible to file
18nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any primary
19or general election for, or be elected to, the office of
20supervisor of assessments, or to enter upon the duties of the
21office, a person must possess one of the following
22qualifications as certified by the individual to the county
23clerk:

 

 

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1        (1) A Certified Illinois Assessing Official
2    certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment
3    Institute, plus the additional training required for
4    additional compensation under Section 4-10.
5        (2) A Certified Assessment Evaluator certificate from
6    the International Association of Assessing Officers.
7        (3) A Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI),
8    Residential Member (RM), Senior Real Estate Analyst
9    (SREA), Senior Real Property Analyst (SRPA) or Senior
10    Residential Analyst (SRA) certificate from the Appraisal
11    Institute or its predecessor organizations.
12        (4) If the person has served as a supervisor of
13    assessments for 12 years or more, a Certified Illinois
14    Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois Property
15    Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360 additional hours
16    of successfully completed courses approved by the
17    Department if at least 180 of the course hours required a
18    written examination.
19    In addition, a person must have had at least 2 years'
20experience in the field of property sales, assessments, finance
21or appraisals and must have passed an examination conducted by
22the Department to determine his or her competence to hold the
23office. The examination may be conducted by the Department at a
24convenient location in the county or region. Notice of the time
25and place shall be given by publication in a newspaper of
26general circulation in the counties, at least one week prior to

 

 

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1the exam. The Department shall certify to the county board a
2list of the names and scores of persons who pass the
3examination. The Department may provide by rule the maximum
4time that the name of a person who has passed the examination
5will be included on a list of persons eligible for appointment
6or election. The term of office shall be 4 years from the date
7of appointment and until a successor is appointed and
8qualified, or a successor is elected and qualified under
9Section 3-52 of this Code.
10(Source: P.A. 92-667, eff. 7-16-02.)
 
11    (35 ILCS 200/3-52 new)
12    Sec. 3-52. Election of appointed county assessors or county
13supervisor of assessments.
14    (a) In counties having an appointed county assessor or
15county supervisor of assessments, the county may change to
16electing its county assessor or county supervisor of
17assessments upon:
18        (1) adoption of an ordinance by the county board or
19    county board of commissioners requiring the county
20    assessor or county supervisor of assessments to be elected;
21    or
22        (2) the filing of a petition with the county board or
23    county board of commissioners, subject to the petition
24    requirements of Section 28-3 of the Election Code and
25    signed by 2% of the registered voters of the county,

 

 

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1    requiring the county assessor or county supervisor of
2    assessments to be elected.
3    (b) If an ordinance is adopted, or a petition filed,
4meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the county clerk
5shall certify the proposition to the appropriate election
6authorities, who shall submit a referendum, subject to the
7requirements of 16-7 of the Election Code, to be placed on the
8ballot at the next following general election in substantially
9the following form:
10        Shall the [county assessor or county supervisor of
11    assessments, as applicable] be elected rather than
12    appointed?
13The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". The referendum is
14approved when a majority of votes cast on the referendum
15approve the referendum.
16    (c) After the approval of a referendum under subsection
17(b):
18        (1) the county assessor or county supervisor of
19    assessments shall be elected at the general election next
20    following the approval of the referendum and at the general
21    election every 4 years thereafter and shall serve until a
22    successor is elected and qualified; and
23        (2) the term of any appointed county assessor or county
24    supervisor of assessments shall end when a successor is
25    elected and qualified.
26    If the term of an appointed county assessor or county

 

 

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1supervisor of assessments ends before his or her successor is
2elected and qualified, the presiding officer of the county
3board or county supervisor of assessments, with the advice and
4consent of the county board or county supervisor of
5assessments, shall appoint a trustee to serve as the county
6assessor or county supervisor of assessments under a successor
7is elected and qualified.
8    (d) If a vacancy in the office of the county supervisor or
9county supervisor of assessments occurs, whether by death,
10resignation, refusal to qualify, or for any other reason, the
11presiding officer of the county board or board of county
12commissioners, with the advice and consent of the county board
13or board of county commissioners, shall fill the vacancy by
14appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term of the
15county assessor or county supervisor of assessment.
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.