(405 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 306)
Sec. 6. Whenever the governing body of any governmental unit has
not provided the community mental health facilities and services
provided in Section 2 and levied the tax provided in Section 4 and a
petition signed by electors of the governmental unit equal in number to
at least 10% of the total votes cast for the office which received the greatest
total number of votes at the last preceding general governmental unit election
is presented to the clerk of the governmental unit requesting the establishment
and maintenance of such community mental health facilities and services,
including facilities and services for the person with a developmental
disability or a substance use disorder, for residents
thereof and the levy of such an annual tax therefor, the governing body
of the governmental unit, subject to the provisions of Section 7, shall
establish and maintain such community mental health facilities and
services and shall levy such an annual tax of not to exceed .15% upon
all of the taxable property in such governmental unit at the value
thereof, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. Such tax
shall be levied and collected in the same manner as
other governmental unit taxes, but shall not be included in any
limitation otherwise prescribed as to the rate or amount of governmental
unit taxes, but shall be in addition thereto and in excess thereof.
When collected, such tax shall be paid into a special fund to be
designated as the "Community Mental Health Fund" which shall, upon
authorization by the appropriate governmental unit, be administered by
the community mental health board and used only for the purposes
specified in this Act. Nothing contained herein shall in any way
preclude the use of other funds available for such purposes under any
existing Federal, State or local statute. Interest earned from moneys
deposited in this Fund shall only be used for purposes which are
authorized by this Act.
In any city, village, incorporated town, or township which levies a
tax for the purpose of providing community mental health facilities and
services and part or all of such city, village, incorporated town, or
township is in a county or township, as the case may be, which levies a
tax to provide community mental health facilities and services under the
provisions of this Act, such county or township, as the case may be,
shall pay to such city, village, incorporated town, or township, as the
case may be, the entire amount collected from taxes under this Section
on property subject to a tax which any city, village, incorporated town,
or township thereof levies to provide community mental health facilities
and services.
Whenever any city, village, incorporated town, or township receives
any payments from a county or township as provided above, such city,
village, incorporated town, or township shall reduce and abate from the
tax levied by the authority of this Section a rate which would produce
an amount equal to the amount received from such county or township.
(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)
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