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REVENUE
(35 ILCS 200/) Property Tax Code.

35 ILCS 200/27-70

    (35 ILCS 200/27-70)
    Sec. 27-70. Effect of disconnection. Any disconnected territory shall cease to be subject to any taxes levied under this Article and shall not be security for any future bonded indebtedness. When the amount of any special service area levied taxes is cancelled due to disconnection of territory, the court may, in the same disconnection proceeding, distribute this cancellation upon the other property in the area assessed, in such manner as the court finds just and equitable, not exceeding, however, the amount by which the property will benefit from the special service.
(Source: P.A. 83-1245; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/27-75

    (35 ILCS 200/27-75)
    Sec. 27-75. Extension of tax levy. If a property tax is levied, the tax shall be extended by the county clerk in the special service area in the manner provided by Articles 1 through 26 of this Code based on equalized assessed values as established under Articles 1 through 26. The municipality or county shall file a certified copy of the ordinance creating the special service area, including an accurate map thereof, a copy of the public hearing notice, and a description of the special services to be provided, with the county clerk. The corporate authorities of the municipality or county may levy taxes in the special service area prior to the date the levy must be filed with the county clerk, for the same year in which the ordinance and map are filed with the county clerk. In addition, the corporate authorities shall file a certified copy of each ordinance levying taxes in the special service area on or before the last Tuesday of December of each year and shall file a certified copy of any ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds and providing for a property tax levy in the area by December 31 of the year of the first levy.
    In lieu of or in addition to an ad valorem property tax, a special tax may be levied and extended within the special service area on any other basis that provides a rational relationship between the amount of the tax levied against each lot, block, tract and parcel of land in the special service area and the special service benefit rendered. In that case, a special tax roll shall be prepared containing: (a) a description of the special services to be provided, (b) an explanation of the method of spreading the special tax, (c) a list of lots, blocks, tracts and parcels of land in the special service area, and (d) the amount assessed against each. The special tax roll shall be included in the ordinance establishing the special service area or in an amendment of the ordinance, and shall be filed with the county clerk for use in extending the tax. The lien and foreclosure remedies provided in Article 9 of the Illinois Municipal Code shall apply upon non-payment of the special tax.
    As an alternative to an ad valorem tax based on the whole equalized assessed value of the property, the corporate authorities may provide for the ad valorem tax to be extended solely upon the equalized assessed value of the land in a special service area, without regard to improvements, if the equalized assessed value of the land in the special service area is at least 75% of the total of the whole equalized assessed value of property within the special service area at the time that it was established. If the corporate authorities choose to provide for this method of taxation on the land value only, then each notice given in connection with the special service area must include a statement in substantially the following form: "The taxes to be extended shall be upon the equalized assessed value of the land in the proposed special service area, without regard to improvements." Section 10-30 of this Code does not apply to any property that is part of a special service area created under this paragraph, namely, property for which the ad valorem taxes are extended solely upon the equalized assessed value of the land in the special service area, without regard to improvements.
(Source: P.A. 96-1396, eff. 7-29-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)

35 ILCS 200/27-80

    (35 ILCS 200/27-80)
    Sec. 27-80. Weather modification referendum. A special service area for weather modification shall not be established by a municipality or county until the question of establishing the special service area has first been submitted to the voters of the proposed area and approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question. The corporate authorities proposing a special service area shall certify the proposition for establishment of the area to the proper election officials who shall submit the proposition to the voters at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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    Shall a special service area for
weather modification be created by               YES
....., and be authorized to levy a tax       -----------------
not to exceed .....%  of the equalized           NO
and assessed value of farmland?
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    If a majority of votes cast on the proposition are in favor, the special service area is established. Notwithstanding any other provision, a special service area established for weather modification purposes shall not levy a tax in excess of .05% of the equalized assessed value of all taxable property assessed as farmland pursuant to Sections 10-110 through 10-140. Taxes levied by the municipality or county for a special service area for weather modification may be used only for purposes of weather modification, and may not be used for administrative purposes. Any taxes levied under this Section for weather modification purposes which are unpaid shall be treated as delinquent taxes under Article 21 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 83-1245; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/27-85

    (35 ILCS 200/27-85)
    Sec. 27-85. Dissolution of weather modification area. If 10% of the electors residing in a special service area for weather modification petition the corporate authorities for dissolution of the special service area, the proposition shall be certified to the proper election officials who shall submit the proposition to the voters at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
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    Shall the special service area       YES
for weather modification purposes  ---------------------------
created by ..... be dissolved?            NO
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    If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor, the special service area is dissolved. If a special service area is dissolved and any unexpended funds remain from previous levies, the funds shall be paid to owners of property located in the special service area. The payments shall be prorated among the owners on the basis of acreage.
(Source: P.A. 82-282; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/27-87

    (35 ILCS 200/27-87)
    Sec. 27-87. Special service areas to protect the health and safety of workers, tenants, and visitors in buildings. A municipality may propose a special service area as provided in this Law for the purpose of providing improvements to any one or more buildings if the improvements are required by municipal ordinance in order to protect the health and safety of workers, tenants, and visitors in the buildings; provided that if the owners of 100% of the number of lots, tracts, and parcels of the real estate that are to be subject to the tax file a petition with the clerk of the municipality agreeing with the establishment of a special service area, then the corporate authorities of the municipality may proceed with the establishment of the special service area. If a petition is not filed or contains an insufficient number of signatures, the corporate authorities of the municipality may not proceed further, and the same establishment of a special service area shall not again be initiated for a period of one year.
(Source: P.A. 94-689, eff. 1-1-06.)

35 ILCS 200/27-90

    (35 ILCS 200/27-90)
    Sec. 27-90. Special service area for privately owned or maintained roads. If at least 30% of the street or road mileage within the corporate limits of a municipality is comprised of streets and roadways not owned or controlled by the municipality or any other unit of government, and if the streets and roadways (including related drainage facilities and appurtenances) provide access for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles, the municipality may propose a special service area as provided in this Law for the purpose of repairing, reconstructing, or maintaining those streets and roadways; provided that if the owners of 51% or more in number of the lots, tracts, and parcels of real estate that are to be subject to the tax file a petition with the clerk of the municipality agreeing with the establishment of a special service area, then the corporate authorities of the municipality shall proceed with the establishment of a special service area. If a petition is not filed or contains an insufficient number of signatures, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall proceed no further and the same establishment of a special service area shall not again be initiated for a period of one year.
(Source: P.A. 90-299, eff. 8-1-97.)

35 ILCS 200/27-93

    (35 ILCS 200/27-93)
    Sec. 27-93. Refunds; special service area fund. If the corporate authorities determine that excess revenues exist in a special service area fund at the end of the life of the special service area and if the option to abate a portion of the final tax levy for the special service area is no longer available, then the excess funds must be refunded to the taxpayers of record for all parcels within the special service area, as of the date the refund is declared, on a pro rata basis based upon each parcel's proportionate share of the total equalized assessed valuation of all parcels within the special service area. In processing the refund, the county or municipality may deduct not more than 5% of the amount declared to be refunded to cover its costs and expenses relative to declaring and making the refund.
(Source: P.A. 92-226, eff. 1-1-02.)

35 ILCS 200/27-95

    (35 ILCS 200/27-95)
    Sec. 27-95. Special service area for privately owned or maintained roads in unincorporated areas.
    (a) If an unincorporated area of a county under township organization in subdivisions initially platted before January 1, 1995 contains at least one mile of streets or roadways situated entirely within a township and not owned by the county or any other unit of government, and if the streets and roadways, including related drainage facilities and appurtenances, provide access for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles, the highway commissioner, upon consultation with the county engineer or county superintendent of highways, may propose a special service area as provided in this Section for the purpose of repairing, reconstructing, or maintaining those streets and roadways, and the corporate authorities of the county within which the streets and roadways are located may levy or impose additional taxes upon property within the area for the provision of special services and for the payment of debt incurred in order to provide those special services; provided that if the owners of 51% or more in the number of the lots, tracts, and parcels of real estate that are to be subject to the tax file a petition with the county clerk agreeing with the establishment of a special service area, then the corporate authorities of the county shall proceed with the establishment of the special service area. If a petition is not filed or contains an insufficient number of signatures, the County Board shall proceed no further and the same establishment of a special service area shall not again be initiated for a period of one year.
    (b) The county engineer or county superintendent of highways may expend county highway funds in providing consultation to a highway commissioner concerning the establishment of a special service area or its administration by the road district.
    (c) The corporate authorities of the county may issue bonds as provided in this Code to fund the provision of special services within the boundaries of the special service area.
    (d) The highway commissioner shall make or let contracts, employ labor, and purchase materials and machinery necessary for repairing, reconstructing, or maintaining streets and roadways within a special service area established as provided in this Section. The cost of these obligations shall be reimbursed by the county with special service area tax revenues or bond proceeds, subject to supervision by the county engineer or county superintendent of highways as provided in the Illinois Highway Code.
    (e) The highway commissioner may propose an increase in the tax rate whenever available funding is or may become insufficient to meet the cost of providing special services under this Section, provided notice is given and new public hearings are held in accordance with Sections 27-30 and 27-35. If a petition by at least 51% of the electors and 51% of the owners of record is filed in accordance with Section 27-55 objecting to a proposed increase in the tax rate, the tax rate shall not be increased, and the road district shall have no further obligation beyond available funding to provide any services for repairing, reconstructing, or maintaining streets and roadways within the special service area. Upon satisfaction of all bonded indebtedness and other obligations incurred in providing the special services, the special service area shall be dissolved.
(Source: P.A. 93-193, eff. 7-14-03.)

35 ILCS 200/27-100

    (35 ILCS 200/27-100)
    Sec. 27-100. Special service area commissions.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no member of a special service area commission may be an executive officer, owner, or member of the board of directors of the service provider agency selected for a services contract for that special service area.
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no business owned by a member of a special service area commission may, for valuable consideration, provide goods or services as a subcontractor of a service provider agency pursuant to a services contract for the special service area that is the subject of that special service area commission. No business owned by an employee or elected official of a municipality may, for valuable consideration, provide goods or services as a subcontractor of a service provider agency pursuant to a services contract for any special service area located within that municipality.
    (c) At least one membership position for a special service area commission in a special service area which contains one or more homestead properties, as defined in Section 15-175, shall be reserved as a first priority membership position for any owner of homestead property located within such special service area.
(Source: P.A. 99-930, eff. 1-20-17.)

35 ILCS 200/27-105

    (35 ILCS 200/27-105)
    Sec. 27-105. Lines of credit. Special service area commissions may not establish a loan or line of credit in connection with the special service area. Service provider agencies in those municipalities may establish a loan or line of credit in connection with the special service area; however, financing under this Section may not be secured by future tax revenue generated by the special service area.
(Source: P.A. 99-930, eff. 1-20-17.)

35 ILCS 200/27-110

    (35 ILCS 200/27-110)
    Sec. 27-110. Special service area moneys used in the next fiscal year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if there is excess money remaining in a special service area fund at the end of a fiscal year, then the corporate authorities may authorize the use of that excess money to provide special services within the special service area in the next fiscal year, provided that the total amount used for purposes other than capital expenditures may not exceed 25% of the previous fiscal year's budget for the special service area.
(Source: P.A. 99-930, eff. 1-20-17.)

35 ILCS 200/27-115

    (35 ILCS 200/27-115)
    Sec. 27-115. Special service area audits. Each special service area commission shall cause an audit of the funds and accounts of the special service area to be submitted to the corporate authorities of the municipality at least annually. The audit shall be made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
(Source: P.A. 99-930, eff. 1-20-17.)

35 ILCS 200/27-120

    (35 ILCS 200/27-120)
    Sec. 27-120. Exclusion of erroneously included property. If a property is determined by the corporate authorities of the municipality to be erroneously included in a special service area, the corporate authorities of the municipality may disconnect that property from the special service area solely by municipal action without regard to Section 27-60 or Section 27-65 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-930, eff. 1-20-17.)

35 ILCS 200/27-125

    (35 ILCS 200/27-125)
    Sec. 27-125. Administrative fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an annual administrative fee may be charged for the administration of a special service area. Such annual administrative fee may be derived from the annual tax levy for each special service area. Any amount recommended by a special service area commission and approved as an administrative expense which may be paid to the service provider agency pursuant to the budget included in a services contract shall not exceed 30% of the annual tax levy for the special service area that is the subject of such services contract and is separate from any municipal administrative fee.
(Source: P.A. 99-930, eff. 1-20-17.)

35 ILCS 200/Art. 28

 
    (35 ILCS 200/Art. 28 heading)
Article 28. Special Assessment Apportionment Law

35 ILCS 200/28-1

    (35 ILCS 200/28-1)
    Sec. 28-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Special Assessment Apportionment Law.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/28-5

    (35 ILCS 200/28-5)
    Sec. 28-5. Apportionment upon subdivision. If a special assessment that is payable in installments has been made by any corporate authority, for supplying water, or other corporate purpose, and if all or some of the owner or owners of any parcel of land so assessed desire to subdivide the parcel, and to apportion the assessment and the several installments so that each parcel of the proposed subdivision will bear its just and equitable proportion, it may be done as provided in this Article.
(Source: P.A. 83-345; 88-455.)

35 ILCS 200/28-10

    (35 ILCS 200/28-10)
    Sec. 28-10. Apportionment petition. The owner or owners of the parcel of land shall present to the corporate authority a petition, setting forth:
        (a) The descriptive character of the assessment and
    
the date of the confirmation of the assessment.
        (b) The names of the owners.
        (c) A description of the land proposed to be
    
subdivided, together with the amount of each installment thereon, and the year or years for which the installments are due.
        (d) A plat showing the proposed subdivision.
        (e) The proposed apportionment of the amount of each
    
installment on each lot or parcel according to the proposed subdivision.
    The petition shall be acknowledged in the manner provided for the acknowledgment of deeds.
(Source: P.A. 83-345; 88-455.)