(35 ILCS 200/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Supervisor of assessments. In counties with less than 3,000,000
inhabitants and in which no county assessor has been elected under Section
3-45, there shall be a county supervisor of assessments, either appointed as
provided in this Section, or elected.
In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and not having an elected
county assessor or an elected supervisor of assessments, the office of
supervisor of assessments shall be filled by appointment by the presiding
officer of the county board with the advice and consent of the county board.
To be eligible for appointment or to be eligible to file nomination
papers or participate as a candidate in any primary or general election
for, or be elected to, the office of supervisor of assessments, or to enter
upon the duties of the office, a person must possess one of the following
qualifications as certified by the Department to the county clerk:
(1) A currently active Certified Illinois Assessing |
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(2) A currently active AAS, CAE, or MAS designation
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(3) A currently active MAI, SREA, SRPA, SRA, or RM
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| designation from the Appraisal Institute.
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In addition, a person must have had at least 2 years' experience in the field
of property sales, assessments, finance or appraisals and must have passed an
examination conducted by the Department to determine his or her competence to
hold the office. The examination may be conducted by the Department at a
convenient location in the county or region. Notice of the time and place
shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
counties, at least one week prior to the exam. The Department shall certify to
the county board a list of the names and scores of persons who pass the
examination. The Department may provide by rule the maximum time that the name
of a person who has passed the examination will be included on a list of
persons eligible for appointment or election. The term of office shall be 4
years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed and
qualified, or a successor is elected and qualified under Section 3-52.
(Source: P.A. 101-150, eff. 7-26-19; 101-467, eff. 8-23-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(35 ILCS 200/3-40)
Sec. 3-40. Compensation of supervisors of assessments.
(a) A supervisor of assessments shall receive annual compensation in an
amount fixed by the county board subject to the following minimum amounts:
In counties with less than 14,000 inhabitants, not |
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In counties with 14,000 or more but less than 30,000
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In counties with 30,000 or more but less than 60,000
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| inhabitants, not less than $9,000;
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In counties with 60,000 or more but less than 100,000
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| inhabitants, not less than $10,000;
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In counties with 100,000 or more but less than
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| 200,000 inhabitants, not less than $11,500;
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In counties with 200,000 or more but less than
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| 300,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,000;
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In counties with 300,000 or more but less than
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| 1,000,000 inhabitants, not less than $15,000.
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For purposes of this subsection, the number of inhabitants shall be
determined by the latest Federal decennial or special census of the county.
(b) Elected supervisors of assessments who began 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 their position before July
1, 1989.
(c) Elected supervisors of assessments beginning a term of office
on or after December 1, 1990 shall, beginning December 1, 1993, receive their
base salary plus at least 12% of base salary.
Any supervisor of assessments who has been presented a Certified Assessing
Evaluator Certificate by the International Association of Assessing Officers
shall receive an additional compensation of $500 per year to be paid out of
funds appropriated to the Department from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund.
The salary set by the county board shall be paid in equal monthly
installments out of the treasury of the county in which he or she is appointed
or elected. If the Department has determined that the total assessed value of
property in a county, as equalized by the supervisor of assessments under
Section 9-210, is between 31 1/3% and 35 1/3% of the total fair cash value of
property in the county, subject to appropriation, the Department shall reimburse the county
monthly from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund 50% of the amount of salary the county paid to
the officer for the preceding month.
The county board shall provide necessary office space for the officer and pay
all necessary expenses of the office out of the county treasury.
Each supervisor of assessments may, with the advice and consent of the county
board, appoint necessary deputies and clerks, their compensation to be fixed by
the county board and paid by the county.
(Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
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(35 ILCS 200/3-45)
Sec. 3-45.
Election of county assessor; counties of less than 3,000,000.
In counties having an elected board of review under Section 6-35, a county
assessor shall be elected. To be
eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any
primary or general election for, or be elected to, the office of county
assessor, or to enter upon the duties of the office, a person must possess one
of the following qualifications as certified by the individual to the county
clerk:
(1) a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer |
| certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment Institute; or
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(2) a Certified Assessment Evaluator designation from
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| the International Association of Assessing Officers.
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In addition, a person must have
at least 2 years experience in the field of property sales, assessments,
finance, or appraisals.
The county clerk must determine if candidates for assessor have
qualified under this Code prior to certification of their nominating
petitions. The election of the county assessor shall be at the same time and in
the same manner as other county officials are elected under the general
election law. The county assessor shall hold office for a 4 year term and until
a successor is elected and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in
the same manner as are vacancies in other county elective offices.
(Source: P.A. 92-235, eff. 8-2-01.)
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(35 ILCS 200/3-52) Sec. 3-52. Election or appointment of county assessors or county supervisors of assessments. (a) In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county may change the manner in which it selects its county assessor or county supervisor of assessments upon: (1) adoption of an ordinance by the county board or |
| county board of commissioners requiring the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments to be elected or appointed, as applicable; or
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(2) the filing of a petition with the county board or
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| the county board of commissioners, subject to the petition requirements of Section 28-3 of the Election Code and signed by 2% of the registered voters of the county, requiring the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments to be elected or appointed, as applicable.
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(b) If an ordinance is adopted or a petition is filed meeting the requirements of subsection (a), then the county clerk shall certify the proposition to the appropriate election authorities, who shall submit a referendum, subject to the requirements of Section 16-7 of the Election Code, to be placed on the ballot at the next following general election in substantially the following form:
Shall the (county assessor or county supervisor of
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The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". The referendum is approved when a majority of the votes cast on the referendum approve the referendum.
(c) After the approval of a referendum under subsection (b):
(1) if voters approve the referendum to make the
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| county assessor or county supervisor of assessments position elected rather than appointed, then the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall be elected at the general election next following the approval of the referendum and at the general election every 4 years thereafter; the elected county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified; the term of any appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments serving at the time of the approval of the referendum shall end when a successor is elected and qualified; and
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(2) if the voters approve a referendum to make the
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| county assessor or county supervisor of assessments position appointed rather than elected, then, at the conclusion of the term of the elected county assessor or county supervisor of assessments serving at the time of the approval of the referendum, the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall be appointed by the county board or county board of commissioners to a 4-year term and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
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(Source: P.A. 101-150, eff. 7-26-19.)
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