Illinois Statutes Chapter 110. Higher Education § 805/3-20.5. Determination of amount to be raised by tax for educational purposes and for operations and maintenance of facilities purposes; certificate of tax levy

§ 3-20.5. The board of each community college district shall ascertain, as near as practicable, annually, how much money must be raised by special tax for educational purposes and for operations and maintenance of facilities purposes for the next ensuing year. Such amounts shall be certified and returned to the county clerk on or before the last Tuesday in December, annually. The certificate shall be signed by the chairman and secretary, and may be in the following form:

CERTIFICATE OF TAX LEVY

We hereby certify that we require the sum of .... dollars to be levied as a special tax for educational purposes, and the sum of .... dollars to be levied as a special tax for operations and maintenance of facilities purposes, on the equalized assessed value of the taxable property of our district, for the year (insert year).

Signed on (insert date).

A .... B ...., Chairman

C .... D ...., Secretary

Community College Dist. No. ...., .... County (or Counties)

An amended certificate may be filed by the community college board within 10 days of receipt of official notification from the county clerk of the multiplier that will be applied to assessed value of the taxable property of the district, provided such multiplier will alter the amount of revenue received by the district from either local or State sources.

A failure by the board to file the certificate with the county clerk in the time required shall not vitiate the assessment.