Division 5-2. Excess Taxes  



 
    (55 ILCS 5/Div. 5-2 heading)
Division 5-2. Excess Taxes

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2001)
    Sec. 5-2001. Raising tax in addition to statutory limit. Whenever the county board deems it necessary to assess taxes the aggregate of which exceeds the taxes which are authorized to be levied without a vote of the people as provided in Section 5-1024, the county board may, by an order entered of record, set forth substantially the amount of such excess required, the purpose for which the same will be required, and, if for a limited time, the number of years such excess will be required to be levied, and if for the payment of interest or principal, or both, upon bonds shall, in a general way designate the bonds and specify the number of years such excess will be required to be levied, and provide for the submission of the question of assessing the additional rate required to a vote of the people of the county at the next election for county officers held in such county after the adoption of the resolution. The board shall certify the resolution and the proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit the proposition at such general election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be substantially in the following form: "For additional tax in excess of statutory limit of ....% of valuation", and "Against additional tax in excess of the statutory limit of ....% of valuation". If a majority of the votes cast upon the question are for the additional tax, then the county board shall have the power to cause such additional tax to be levied and collected in accordance with the terms of such resolution, and the money so collected shall be kept as a separate fund and disbursed only for the purpose for which the same was raised.
    Provided, any surplus that may remain after the payment of all demands against said fund, may be used for other purposes.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2002)
    Sec. 5-2002. Raising tax in addition to constitutional limit. Whenever the county board shall deem it necessary to assess taxes the aggregate of which shall exceed the constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation of the property of the county, the county board may, by an order entered of record, set forth substantially the amount of such excess required, the purpose for which the same shall be required, and, if for a limited time, the number of years such excess shall be required to be levied, and if for the payment of principal or interest, or both, upon bonds, shall, in a general way, designate the bonds, and provide for the submission of the question of assessing the additional rate in excess of the constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation of the property of the county to a vote of the people at any election held in such county. The board shall certify the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law.
    In addition to the requirements of the general election law, it shall be the duty of the county clerk in his election notice to give notice to the voters of the county that the additional tax is in excess of the constitutional limitation of 75¢ per $100 valuation, setting forth substantially the amount of such excess to be required, the number of years such expense shall be required to be levied, and the purpose for which the tax is to be levied, with such particularity that the tax payer may know what expenditure the tax is intended to cover. The proposition shall be "For additional tax in excess of constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation," and "Against additional tax in excess of constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation." If the vote on the proposition receives a majority of all voters voting at the election at which such proposition is submitted, the county board shall have the power to cause additional tax to be levied and collected in accordance with the terms of such resolution, and the moneys so collected shall be kept as a separate fund and disbursed only for the purpose for which the same was raised.
    Provided, any surplus that may remain after the payment of all demands against said fund, may be used for other purposes.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2003)
    Sec. 5-2003. Duration of excess levy; submission to vote of question of discontinuing additional tax. In the event an excess tax has been voted as provided by Section 5-2001 and the order of the county board shall not have limited the time such excess will be required to be levied, the county board may thereafter levy such excess tax until such authority is revoked in manner hereinafter provided. However, no tax so voted for the payment of interest or principal or both of any bonds shall be discontinued by virtue of any of the provisions of this Division. The authority to levy such excess tax (except taxes to pay bonds) may be discontinued in the following manner: The County board may, by an order entered of record, and shall, by an order entered of record whenever five hundred legal voters of the County present petition to it asking that said excess tax be discontinued, provide for the submission of the question of discontinuing the additional tax at the next general election held in such county after the adoption of the resolution. The board shall certify the resolution and the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question at such election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: "For discontinuing additional tax in excess of statutory limit of.... cents per $100 valuation" and "Against discontinuing additional tax in excess of statutory limit of.... cents per $100 valuation." The votes shall be canvassed and returned the same as those for county officers, and if a majority of the votes cast upon the question are for the discontinuing of the additional tax, then such additional tax shall not be levied thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2004)
    Sec. 5-2004. Revocation of authority to levy excess tax; submission to vote. In the event an excess tax has been voted as provided by Section 5-2002 and the order of the county board shall not have limited the time such excess will be required to be levied, the county board may thereafter levy such excess tax until such authority is revoked in manner hereinafter provided. However, no tax so voted for the payment of interest or principal or both of any bonds shall be discontinued by virtue of any of the provisions of this Division. The authority to levy such excess tax (except taxes to pay bonds) may be discontinued in the following manner: The county board may, by an order entered of record, and shall, by an order entered of record whenever 500 legal voters of the County present a petition to it asking that said excess tax be discontinued, provide for the submission of the question of discontinuing the additional tax at any regular election held in such county, after the adoption of the resolution. The board shall certify the resolution and the question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the question at a referendum in accordance with the general election law. The question shall be in substantially the following form: "For discontinuing additional tax in excess of constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation" and "Against discontinuing additional tax in excess of constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation." If the vote on the proposition receives a majority of all voters voting on the referendum such additional tax shall not be levied thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2005)
    Sec. 5-2005. Inclusion of question of issuing bonds and raising tax. If it shall be deemed necessary to submit to a vote of the people at the same election, the question of issuing bonds and the raising of such additional tax, either in excess of the statutory or constitutional limit, the same may be included in one referendum, and in that case the question shall be in substantially the following form: "For bonds and additional tax in excess of statutory limit" or "For bonds and additional tax in excess of constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation," and "Against bonds and additional tax in excess of statutory limit" or "Against bonds and additional tax in excess of constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation."
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2006)
    Sec. 5-2006. Tax for veterans assistance commission. The county board of each county having a population of less than 3 million in which there is a Veterans Assistance Commission as provided in Section 9 of the Military Veterans Assistance Act may levy a tax of not to exceed .03% of the assessed value annually on all taxable property of the county, for the purpose of providing assistance to military veterans and their families pursuant to such Act. Whenever not less than 10% of the electors of the county petition the county board to levy the tax at not to exceed .04% of the assessed value, the county board shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit the proposition at the next general election in accordance with the general election law. If a majority of the electors vote in favor of the proposition, the county board may, annually, levy the tax as authorized. The proceeds of any tax so levied shall be used exclusively for the assistance purposes authorized thereunder, and a portion thereof may be expended for the salaries or expenses of any officers or employees of the Veterans Assistance Commission or for any other expenses incident to the administration of such assistance.
    The tax shall be in addition to all other taxes which the county is authorized to levy on the aggregate valuation of the property within the county and shall not be included in any tax limitation of the rate upon which taxes are required to be extended, but shall be excluded therefrom and in addition thereto. The tax shall be levied and collected in like manner as the general taxes of the county, and, when collected, shall be paid into a special fund in the county treasury and used only as herein authorized.
    The limitations on tax rates herein provided may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
    If a county has levied the tax herein authorized or otherwise meets the conditions set out in Section 12-21.13 of "the Illinois Public Aid Code", to qualify for State funds to supplement local funds for public purposes under Articles VI and VII of that Code and otherwise meets the conditions set out in Article XII of that Code for receipt of State aid, the Illinois Department of Human Services shall allocate and pay to the county such additional sums as it determines to be necessary to meet the needs of assistance to military veterans and their families in the county and expenses incident to the administration of such assistance.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

    (55 ILCS 5/5-2007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-2007)
    Sec. 5-2007. Election; form of proposition; validation. Where, in any county prior to March 13, 1961, a majority of the legal voters voting on the proposition to issue county bonds and voting to levy an additional annual tax for the payment thereof in excess of the statutory limit of 12 1/2¢ per $100 valuation of taxable property and in excess of all taxes levied by said county for general county purposes without a referendum and in addition to and in excess of all other taxes authorized or permitted to be levied by said county within the constitutional limit of 75¢ per $100 valuation of taxable property in said county, have voted for bonds and additional tax in excess of statutory limit of 12 1/2¢ per $100 valuation at a referendum and held for such purpose, and notice of such election contained a statement of the proposition to be voted upon, and the proposition was substantially in the form as set out by statute, such referendum is hereby validated in all respects, notwithstanding that the proposition stated the statutory limit of 12 1/2¢ per $100 valuation instead of such statutory limit as reduced by the applicable provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)