Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 5/17/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 832

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 832 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
 
4     "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 4-6001 and 4-6003 as follows:
 
6     (55 ILCS 5/4-6001)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
7     Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000.
8     (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the
9 compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County Clerks,
10 Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this Section.
11 The County Board in those counties shall fix the amount of the
12 necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses of
13 those officers. The compensation of those officers shall be
14 separate from the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and
15 other expenses, and such compensation (except for coroners in

 

 

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1 those counties with less than 2,000,000 population in which the
2 coroner's compensation is set in accordance with Section
3 4-6002) shall be fixed within the following limits:
4     To each such officer in counties containing less than
5 14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum.
6     To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more
7 inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
8 $14,500 per annum.
9     To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more
10 inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
11 $15,000 per annum.
12     To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more
13 inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
14 $15,000 per annum.
15     To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or more
16 inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less than
17 $16,500 per annum.
18     To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or more
19 inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less than
20 $18,000 per annum.
21     To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or more
22 inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less than
23 $20,000 per annum.
24     (b) Those officers beginning a term of office before
25 December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their base
26 salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each of

 

 

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1 those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
2     (c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or after
3 December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
4         (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
5     least 3% of base salary.
6         (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
7     least 6% of base salary.
8         (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
9     least 9% of base salary.
10         (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
11     least 12% of base salary.
12     (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the
13 compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of each
14 county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk of
15 each county board of election commissioners shall receive an
16 award as follows:
17         (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
18         (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
19         (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
20 The total amount required for such awards each year shall be
21 appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of
22 Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum
23 payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and chief
24 election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this annual award,
25 and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds to
26 county officers, shall not affect any other compensation

 

 

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1 provided by law to be paid to county officers.
2     (e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may reduce
3 or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds
4 to a county officer if the reduction or impairment is the
5 result of the county officer receiving an award or stipend
6 payable from State funds. Beginning July 1, 2007, no county
7 with a population under 2,000,000 may reduce the rate of
8 compensation of a county officer below the rate of compensation
9 that it was actually paying to the county officer on January 1,
10 2007 or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
11 General Assembly, whichever is greater.
12     (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery,
13 fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by the
14 county board, shall be paid by the county.
15     (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of
16 fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon
17 the last Federal census immediately previous to the election of
18 the officer in question in each county.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-713, eff. 12-1-98.)
 
20     (55 ILCS 5/4-6003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003)
21     Sec. 4-6003. Compensation of sheriffs for certain expenses
22 in counties of less than 2,000,000.
23     (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than
24 2,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of sheriffs,
25 with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel

 

 

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1 and other expenses. The county shall supply the sheriff with
2 all necessary uniforms, guns and ammunition. The compensation
3 of each such officer shall be fixed separately from his
4 necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses.
5 Beginning immediately, no county with a population under
6 2,000,000 may reduce the rate of compensation of its sheriff
7 below the rate of compensation that it was actually paying to
8 its sheriff on January 1, 2002 or the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, whichever is
10 greater. Beginning July 1, 2007, no county with a population
11 under 2,000,000 may reduce the rate of compensation of its
12 sheriff below the rate of compensation that it was actually
13 paying to its sheriff on January 1, 2007 or the effective date
14 of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, whichever
15 is greater.
16     (b) In addition to the requirement of subsection (a), the
17 rate of compensation payable to the sheriff by the county shall
18 not be less than the following:
19     To each such sheriff in counties containing less than
20 10,000 inhabitants, not less than $27,000 per annum.
21     To each such sheriff in counties containing 10,000 or more
22 inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, not less than
23 $31,000 per annum.
24     To each such sheriff in counties containing 20,000 or more
25 inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
26 $34,000 per annum.

 

 

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1     To each such sheriff in counties containing 30,000 or more
2 inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
3 $37,000 per annum.
4     To each such sheriff in counties containing 60,000 or more
5 inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
6 $40,000 per annum.
7     To each such sheriff in counties containing 100,000 or more
8 inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less than
9 $43,000 per annum.
10     The population of each county for the purpose of fixing
11 compensation as herein provided, shall be based upon the last
12 federal census immediately previous to the election of the
13 sheriff in question in such county.
14     (c) (Blank).
15     (d) In addition to the salary provided for in subsections
16 (a), (b), and (c), beginning December 1, 1998, each sheriff,
17 for his or her additional duties imposed by other statutes or
18 laws, shall receive an annual stipend to be paid by the State
19 in the amount of $6,500.
20     (e) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the
21 compensation payable from county funds to a sheriff if the
22 reduction or impairment is the result of the sheriff receiving
23 an award or stipend payable from State funds.
24 (Source: P.A. 92-616, eff. 7-8-02.)
 
25     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.".