Public Act 103-0607
 
HB5287 EnrolledLRB103 38167 AWJ 68300 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
Section 4-6001 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/4-6001)  (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
    Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000.
    (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants,
the compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County
Clerks, Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this
Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the
amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
expenses of those officers. The compensation of those officers
shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses, and such compensation (except for
coroners in those counties with less than 2,000,000 population
in which the coroner's compensation is set in accordance with
Section 4-6002) shall be fixed within the following limits:
    To each such officer in counties containing less than
14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum.
    To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more
inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
$14,500 per annum.
    To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
$15,000 per annum.
    To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more
inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
$15,000 per annum.
    To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less
than $16,500 per annum.
    To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less
than $18,000 per annum.
    To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or
more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
than $20,000 per annum.
    (b) Those officers beginning a term of office before
December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their base
salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each of
those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
    (c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or after
December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
        (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
    least 3% of base salary.
        (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
    least 6% of base salary.
        (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
    least 9% of base salary.
        (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
    least 12% of base salary.
    (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the
compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of
each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk
of each county board of election commissioners shall receive
an award as follows:
        (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
        (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
        (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
The total amount required for such awards each year shall be
appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of
Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum
payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and chief
election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this annual
award, and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds
to county officers, shall not affect any other compensation
provided by law to be paid to county officers.
    For State fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2024,
the State Board of Elections shall remit to each county the
amount required for the stipend under this subsection. That
money shall be deposited by the county treasurer into a fund
dedicated for that purpose. The county payroll clerk shall pay
the stipend as required by this subsection within 10 business
days after those funds are deposited into the county fund. The
stipend shall not be considered part of the recipient's base
compensation and must be remitted to the recipient in addition
to the recipient's annual salary or compensation. Beginning
July 1, 2024, the county shall be responsible for the State and
federal income tax reporting and withholding as well as the
employer contributions under the Illinois Pension Code on the
stipend under this subsection.
    (e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may reduce
or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds
to a county officer if the reduction or impairment is the
result of the county officer receiving an award or stipend
payable from State funds.
    (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery,
fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by the
county board, shall be paid by the county.
    (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of
fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon
the last Federal census immediately previous to the election
of the officer in question in each county.
    (h) With respect to an auditor who takes office on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
Assembly, the auditor shall receive an annual stipend of
$6,500 per year. The General Assembly shall appropriate the
total amount required for the stipend each year from the
Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Department of
Revenue, and the Department of Revenue shall distribute the
awards in an annual lump sum payment to each county auditor.
The stipend shall be in addition to, but separate and apart
from, the compensation provided in this Section. No county
board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable
from county funds to the auditor if the reduction or
impairment is the result of the auditor receiving an award or
stipend pursuant to this subsection.
    Except as provided under subsection (d), for For State
fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the
Department shall remit to each county the amount required for
the stipend under this Section. That money shall be deposited
by the county treasurer into a fund dedicated for that
purpose. The county payroll clerk shall pay the stipend to the
auditor within 10 business days after those funds are
deposited into the county fund. The stipend shall not be
considered part of the auditor's base compensation and must be
remitted to the auditor in addition to the auditor's annual
salary or compensation. Beginning July 1, 2023, the county
shall be responsible for the State and federal income tax
reporting and withholding as well as the employer
contributions under the Illinois Pension Code on the stipend
under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 103-318, eff. 7-28-23.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.