Illinois Statutes Chapter 70. Special Districts § 1205/9-2b. Additional tax; referendum

§ 9-2b. Upon the petition signed by voters equal in number to not less than 2% of the votes received by the park commissioners who received the greatest number of votes at the last election of any park district or upon the order of the board of any park district, the question of the levy of an additional annual tax to provide revenue for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating airports and landing fields for aircraft shall be submitted to the voters of the park district at a regular election in the district.

The proposition for the levy of an additional annual tax in the park district shall be substantially in the following form:

Notice of the referendum shall be given and the referendum conducted in the manner provided by the general election law. If a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition are in favor of the additional tax levy as stated in the proposition, the tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected. The tax shall not exceed the rate of .075% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in such district.

The tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in the district and shall not be included in any limitation of rate contained in this code or any other law but shall be excluded therefrom and be in addition thereto and in excess thereof. The board of a park district whose power to levy taxes for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating airports and landing fields for aircraft on July 1, 1967, is set at a rate less than .05% may, without referendum, increase that rate by not more than .03% applicable after July 1, 1967, but the maximum rate may not be raised above .05%. However after July 28, 1969, the board of any park district having the power to levy a tax under this Section may, without referendum, increase the rate of that tax to .075% when it considers that increase necessary for the purpose of financing such maintenance, improvement or replacement of its airport facilities and landing fields as are required to conform to the standards of the Department of Transportation or of any appropriate federal agency relating to a State or federal airports plan or airways system.