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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
§ 5-25003. Election on establishment of county health department and annual levy of additional tax. Whenever a petition signed by voters representing not less than 10% of the votes cast at the last preceding general election of any county is presented to the county clerk requesting the establishment and maintenance of a county health department and the levy therefor, in excess of the statutory limit, of an additional annual tax of not to exceed .1% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property of the county, the county clerk shall certify the proposition for submission at an election in accordance with the general election law, and the proposition shall be so submitted. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall ․․․․․․․ county levy an an- |
YES |
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nual tax of not to exceed .1% for |
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the purpose of providing communi- |
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ty health facilities and services?
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NO |
If a majority of all votes cast upon the proposition is in favor thereof, the county board shall immediately proceed to establish a health department. In any county in which a county health department was established by a referendum prior to January 1, 1970, the county board may, by resolution and without subsequent referendum, levy a tax at a rate not to exceed the rate set forth in Section 5-25010. However, any levy in excess of .05% shall be approved by at least a three-fifths vote of the county board. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates, insofar as they are applicable to counties of less than 1,000,000 population, may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. 1
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 55. Counties § 5/5-25003. Election on establishment of county health department and annual levy of additional tax - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-55-counties/il-st-sect-55-5-5-25003/
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