Full Text of SR0736 99th General Assembly
SR0736 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has more units of local government than | 3 | | any state in the country, numbered at over 7,000; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 5 | | units of local government will result in cost-saving for the | 6 | | taxpayers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds that consolidation of | 8 | | units of local government shall only occur with no reduction in | 9 | | the quality of service to taxpayers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lake County and the 31st Legislative District | 11 | | would benefit from a study assessing how specific units of | 12 | | local government may be consolidated or dissolved; therefore, | 13 | | be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Working Group on | 16 | | Local Government Consolidation is created to identify ways to | 17 | | eliminate barriers to consolidation and resolve certain | 18 | | discrepancies in the Illinois statutes governing local | 19 | | governments and special districts in Lake County and the 31st | 20 | | Legislative District; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall consist of the following | 2 | | members: | 3 | | (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President | 4 | | of the Senate, who shall serve as chair; | 5 | | (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate | 6 | | Minority Leader; | 7 | | (3) one member selected from recommendations provided | 8 | | by the Lake County Board appointed by the Governor; | 9 | | (4) one member selected from recommendations provided | 10 | | by the Lake County Forest Preserve District appointed by | 11 | | the Governor; | 12 | | (5) three members from local townships appointed by the | 13 | | Governor; | 14 | | (6) two members from local fire protection districts | 15 | | appointed by the Governor; | 16 | | (7) two members from local park districts appointed by | 17 | | the Governor; | 18 | | (8) one member selected by the College of Lake County | 19 | | appointed by the Governor; | 20 | | (9) two members from local elementary school districts | 21 | | selected by recommendations provided by the Superintendent | 22 | | of Schools appointed by the Governor; and | 23 | | (10) two members from local high school districts | 24 | | selected by recommendations provided by the Superintendent | 25 | | of Schools appointed by the Governor; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall meet periodically but no | 2 | | less than once every 3 months; the group shall meet in | 3 | | accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act; and | 4 | | be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Revenue shall | 6 | | provide administrative support and technical assistance to the | 7 | | Working Group; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, The Working Group shall accept testimony and | 9 | | evidence from third parties, including comments from the public | 10 | | at large, in crafting their report to the General Assembly; and | 11 | | be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That Working Group shall submit their report to | 13 | | the General Assembly no later than October 1, 2016; the report | 14 | | shall include findings including, but not limited to, the | 15 | | following issues as they occur in Lake County:
| 16 | | (1) an assessment of the number of units of local | 17 | | government and the costs associated with each unit, | 18 | | including salaries, expenses, and operating costs; | 19 | | (2) an assessment of the units of local government are | 20 | | engaged in intergovernmental cooperation efforts and what, | 21 | | if any, cost savings such partnerships have resulted in; | 22 | | (3) recommendations for the elimination of barriers to | 23 | | consolidation; |
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| 1 | | (4) recommendations for the streamlining or | 2 | | consolidation of units of local government; and | 3 | | (5) recommendations for intergovernmental cooperation | 4 | | potential.
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