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2005 Illinois 65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code. Division 143 - City Sewerage Fund Tax
(65 ILCS 5/11‑143‑1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑143‑1)
Sec. 11‑143‑1.
The corporate authorities of any municipality which now has, or
hereafter may have, established a system of sewerage for the municipality,
annually may levy and collect a tax not to exceed .01666% of the value,
as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,
of the taxable real and personal property in the municipality, for the extension
and laying of sewers in the municipality and for the maintenance of those
sewers. However, the board of public works of the municipality, if any, or the
head of the municipality's sewer department, shall first certify to the
corporate authorities the amount that will be necessary for those purposes. The tax
shall be known as the sewerage fund tax and shall be levied and
collected in the same manner as are the other general taxes of the municipality.
A two‑thirds majority of all the corporate authorities may levy and collect
annually, a tax not to exceed .10% of
the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of the
taxable real and personal property in the
municipality, for the specified purposes. Nothing in this Section increases the
aggregate amount of tax, as limited in Section 8‑3‑1, that may be levied
in any one year.
(Source: P.A. 81‑1550.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11‑143‑2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11‑143‑2)
Sec. 11‑143‑2.
Upon approval by referendum as hereinafter provided,
the city council of any city having a population of less than 100,000
inhabitants which operates a sewage disposal plant may levy and collect
an annual tax of not to exceed .075% of the assessed valuation of the
taxable property in the city for the purpose of operating and
maintaining such sewage disposal plant. However, the board of public
works of the city, if any, or the head of the city's sewer department,
shall first certify to the city council the amount that will be
necessary for such purpose. This tax shall be levied and collected in
like manner as the general taxes for city purposes and shall not be
included within any limitation of rate prescribed by Section 8‑3‑1 but
shall be excluded therefrom and shall be in addition thereto and in
excess thereof.
This Section shall not be in force in any municipality until the
question of its adoption is certified by the clerk and submitted to
the electors of the
municipality at an election in accordance with the general election law
and approved by a majority of those voting thereon.
The question shall be in substantially the
following form:
Shall Section 11‑143‑1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, YES providing for an additional tax for the operation and
maintenance of a sewage NO disposal plant, be adopted?
If a majority of the electors of the municipality voting on the
question vote in favor of adopting this section, it shall become
operative in that municipality.
(Source: P.A. 81‑1489 .)
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