(40 ILCS 5/Art. 13 Pt. V heading)
Part V.
Contributions and Tax Levy
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(40 ILCS 5/13-501) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-501)
Sec. 13-501.
Contributions computed on actuarially funded basis.
The
obligations of the various annuities and benefits provided by this Article
shall be financed by contributions by employees, contributions by the Water
Reclamation District, income from investments and other income that may
accrue to the Fund during the course of its operations. The amount to be
contributed by the District for any calendar year shall be computed on an
actuarially funded basis and shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(1) For retirement and surviving spouse's annuities
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(2) For the current annual cash requirements covering
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The District contributions provided in this Section shall be allocated
for the purposes for which contributions have been made, and credited to
appropriate reserve accounts established by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 87-794.)
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(40 ILCS 5/13-502) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-502)
Sec. 13-502. Employee contributions; deductions from salary.
(a) Retirement annuity and child's annuity. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, there shall be deducted
from each payment of salary an amount equal to 7% of salary as the
employee's contribution for the retirement annuity, including
child's annuity, and 0.5% of salary as the employee's contribution for annual increases to the retirement annuity.
(a-1) For employees who first became a member or participant before January 1, 2011 under any reciprocal retirement system or pension fund established under this Code other than a retirement system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 18 of this Code:
(1) beginning with the first pay period paid on or
| | after January 1, 2013 and ending with the last pay period paid on or before December 31, 2013, employee contributions shall be 7.5% for the retirement annuity and 1.0% for annual increases for a total of 8.5%;
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| (2) beginning with the first pay period paid on or
| | after January 1, 2014 and ending with the last pay period paid on or before December 31, 2014, employee contributions shall be 8.0% for the retirement annuity and 1.5% for annual increases for a total of 9.5%;
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| (3) beginning with the first pay period paid on or
| | after January 1, 2015 and ending with the last pay period paid on or before the date when the funded ratio of the Fund is first determined to have reached the 90% funding goal, employee contributions shall be 8.5% for the retirement annuity and 1.5% for annual increases for a total of 10.0%; and
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| (4) beginning with the first pay period paid on or
| | after the date when the funded ratio of the Fund is first determined to have reached the 90% funding goal, and each pay period paid thereafter, employee contributions shall be 7.0% for the retirement annuity and 0.5% for annual increases for a total of 7.5%.
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| (b) Surviving spouse's annuity. There shall be deducted from each
payment of salary an amount equal to 1 1/2% of salary as the employee's
contribution for the surviving spouse's annuity and annual increases therefor. For employees that first became a member or a participant before January 1, 2011 under any reciprocal retirement system or pension fund established under this Code other than a retirement system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 18 of this Code, beginning with the first pay period paid on or after January 1, 2015 and ending with the last pay period paid on or before the date when the funded ratio of the Fund is first determined to have reached the 90% funding goal, there shall be deducted an additional 0.5% of salary for a total of 2.0% for the surviving spouse's annuity and annual increases.
(c) Pickup of employee contributions. The Employer may pick up employee
contributions required under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. If
contributions are picked up they shall be treated as Employer contributions
in determining tax treatment under the United States Internal Revenue Code,
and shall not be included as gross income of the employee until such time
as they are distributed. The Employer shall pay these employee
contributions from the same source of funds used in paying salary to the
employee. The Employer may pick up these contributions by a reduction in
the cash salary of the employee or by an offset against a future salary
increase or by a combination of a reduction in salary and offset against a
future salary increase. If employee contributions are picked up they shall be
treated for all purposes of this Article 13, including Sections 13-503 and
13-601, in the same manner and to the same extent as employee contributions
made prior to the date picked up.
(d) Subject to the requirements of federal law, the Employer shall
pick up optional contributions that the employee has elected to pay to the
Fund under Section 13-304.1, and the contributions so picked up
shall be treated as employer contributions for the purposes of determining
federal tax treatment. The Employer shall pick up the contributions by a
reduction in the cash salary of the employee and shall pay the contributions
from the same fund that is used to pay earnings to the employee. The Employer
shall, however, continue to withhold federal and State income taxes based upon
contributions made under Section 13-304.1 until the Internal Revenue Service or
the federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, these contributions shall not be included as
gross income of the employee until such time as they are distributed or made
available.
(e) Each employee is deemed to consent and agree to the deductions from
compensation provided for in this Article.
(f) Subject to the requirements of federal law, the Employer shall pick up
contributions that a commissioner has elected to pay to the Fund under Section
13-314, and the contributions so picked up shall be treated as Employer
contributions for the purposes of determining federal tax treatment. The
Employer shall pick up the contributions by a reduction in the cash salary of
the commissioner and shall pay the contributions from the same fund as is
used to pay earnings to the commissioner. The Employer shall, however,
continue to withhold federal and State income taxes based upon contributions
made under Section 13-314 until the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or the
federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, these contributions shall not be included as gross
income of the employee until such time as they are distributed or made
available.
(Source: P.A. 97-894, eff. 8-3-12.)
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(40 ILCS 5/13-503) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-503)
Sec. 13-503. Tax levy. Until fiscal year 2013, the Water Reclamation District shall annually
levy a tax upon all the taxable real property within the District at a rate
which, when extended, will produce a sum that (i) when added to the amounts
deducted from the salaries of employees, interest income on investments, and
other income, will be sufficient to meet the requirements of the Fund on an
actuarially funded basis, but (ii) shall not exceed an amount equal to the
total amount of contributions by the employees to the Fund made in the
calendar year 2 years prior to the year for which the tax is levied,
multiplied by 2.19, except that the amount of employee contributions made on
or after January 1, 2003 towards the purchase of additional optional benefits
under Section 13-304.1 shall only be multiplied by 1.00.
Beginning in fiscal year 2013, the District shall annually
levy a tax upon all the taxable real property within the District at a rate
which, when extended, will produce a sum that (i) will be sufficient to meet the Fund's actuarially determined contribution requirement, but (ii) shall not exceed an amount equal to the total employee contributions 2 years prior multiplied by 4.19. The actuarially determined contribution requirement is equal to the employer's normal cost plus the annual amount needed to amortize the unfunded liability by the year 2050 as a level percent of payroll. The funding goal is to attain a funded ratio of at least 90% by the year 2050, with the funded ratio being the ratio of the actuarial value of assets to the total actuarial liability.
The tax shall be
levied and collected in the same manner as the general taxes of the District.
The tax shall be exclusive of and in addition to the amount of tax the
District is now or may hereafter be authorized to levy for general purposes
under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act or under any other
laws which may limit the amount of tax for general purposes. The county
clerk of any county, in reducing tax levies as may be authorized by law,
shall not consider any such tax as a part of the general tax levy for
District purposes, and shall not include the same in any limitation of the
percent of the assessed valuation upon which taxes are required to be extended.
Revenues derived from the tax shall be paid to the Fund for the benefit
of the Fund.
If the funds available for the purposes of this Article are insufficient
during any year to meet the requirements of this Article, the District may
issue tax anticipation warrants or notes, as provided by law, against the
current tax levy.
The Board shall submit annually to the Board of Commissioners of the
District an estimate of the amount required to be raised by taxation for
the purposes of the Fund. The Board of Commissioners shall review the
estimate and determine the tax to be levied for such purposes.
(Source: P.A. 97-894, eff. 8-3-12.)
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(40 ILCS 5/13-504) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-504)
Sec. 13-504.
Mortality tables and interest rates.
All reserves and
liabilities for annuities under this Article shall be computed according to
actuarial tables adopted by the Board.
At least once every 5 years a valuation shall be made by the actuary of
the liabilities and reserves of the Fund, including a general investigation
of the mortality, retirement, employment turnover, interest, and earnable
compensation experience of the Fund, and a report thereon shall be made to
the Board. The actuary shall recommend to the Board such actuarial tables
and rates of interest as are required in the operation of the Fund.
For computing retirement and surviving spouse's annuities, all employee
contributions in the form of salary deductions or otherwise, and all
concurrent contributions by the District shall be improved in an amount
equal to 3% per annum from the date contributions become due or have
accrued to the date an annuity is applied for and becomes payable.
(Source: P.A. 87-794.)
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