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Public Act 91-0299
HB0901 Enrolled LRB9102200MWpcA
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Municipal Code by changing
Sections 11-1-5.1 and 11-7-3.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing Sections 11-1-5.1 and 11-7-3 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-1-5.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-1-5.1)
Sec. 11-1-5.1. In any municipality which is authorized to
levy a tax under Section 11-1-3 of this Division 1, the tax
rate limit so authorized may be increased to not to exceed
.40%, or beginning in taxable year 2000, .60%, of the value
of all the taxable property in such municipality, provided
the proposition for such tax rate increase has been submitted
to the electors of that municipality and approved by a
majority of those voting on the question. The corporate
authorities may order the proposition submitted at any
election. The municipal clerk shall certify the question to
the proper election authority who shall submit the
proposition at an election in accordance with the general
election law.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
(65 ILCS 5/11-7-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-7-3)
Sec. 11-7-3. In any municipality which is authorized to
levy a tax under Section 11-7-1 of this Division 7, the tax
rate limit so authorized may be increased to not to exceed
.40%, or beginning in taxable year 2000, .60%, of the value
of all the taxable property in such municipality, provided
the proposition for such tax rate increase has been submitted
to the electors of that municipality and approved by a
majority of those voting on the question. The referendum
authorized by the terms of this section may be ordered by the
corporate authorities, the question to be certified by the
clerk and submitted at an election in accordance with the
general election law.
However, any municipality whose rate limitation for fire
protection purposes is .30% on July 1, 1967 may by ordinance
increase its rate limit in the future for such purposes to
.40% and any municipality which levied a tax for fire
protection purposes in 1960 and whose rate limitation for
such purposes is less than .30% on July 29, 1969 may by
ordinance increase its rate limit to .30%. A notice of the
passage of the ordinance establishing such rate limit at not
to exceed .40% or .30%, as the case may be, shall be
published once in a newspaper having a general circulation in
the municipality. The publication of the notice of the
ordinance shall include a notice of (1) the specific number
of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the
question of the increased rate limit be submitted to the
voters of the municipality; (2) the time within which the
petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective
referendum. The municipal clerk shall provide a petition
form to any individual requesting one.
The ordinance shall take effect 30 days after publication
of that notice unless within that time a petition, signed by
not less than a number of voters in the municipality equal to
10% or more of the registered voters of the municipality is
filed with the municipal clerk requesting the submission to a
referendum of the question of whether the municipality shall
have the authority to levy a tax for fire protection purposes
at not to exceed the rate limit specified in the ordinance.
Any such election shall be conducted in accordance with the
general election law.
(Source: P.A. 86-1253; 87-767.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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