70 ILCS 3610/5.1

Current through Public Act 103-1052

Section 70 ILCS 3610/5.1 - Vote to authorize tax

(a) The Board of Trustees of any district created after July 1, 1967 (except districts created under Section 3.1) has no authority to levy the tax provided for in subparagraph (10) of paragraph (f) of Section 5 unless the question of authorizing such tax is submitted to the voters of the district and approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting on the question.

The board of trustees of any such district may by resolution cause such question to be submitted to the voters of the district at a regular election as specified in such resolution. The question shall be certified, submitted and notice of the election shall be given in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the board of trustees of........ Mass Transit District be authorized to levy a YES tax on property within the district at a rate -------------- of not to exceed .25% on the assessed value NO of such property? -------------------------------------------------------------

(b) The Board of Trustees of any district which has the authority to levy the tax at a rate not to exceed .05% provided for in subparagraph (10) of paragraph (f) of Section 5 of this Act before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1974 does not have the authority to increase the tax levy to a rate not to exceed .25% unless the question of increasing the taxing authority is submitted to the voters of the district and approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting on the question.

The Board of Trustees of any such district may by resolution cause such question to be submitted to the voters of the district at a regular election as specified in such resolution. The question shall be certified, submitted and notice of the election shall be given in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:

------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the board of trustees of........ Mass Transit District be given the authority to YES increase their power to levy a tax on property within the district from a rate not to exceed ------------ .05% on the assessed value of such property to a rate not to exceed .25% on the assessed NO value of such property? -------------------------------------------------------------

The provisions of this subsection (b) shall not apply to the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District.

70 ILCS 3610/5.1

P.A. 81-1489.

Amended by P.A. 097-1116,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2013.