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90_HB2811 55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county clerk of each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners (now the county clerk of each county that does not have a county board of election commissioners and the chief clerk of each county board of election commissioners) shall receive an award of $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998, $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999, and $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000 (now of $3,500 per annum for the additional duties required of such officers by the consolidation of elections law). Effective immediately. LRB9008109MWpc LRB9008109MWpc 1 AN ACT to amend the Counties Code by changing Section 2 4-6001. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 6 Section 4-6001 as follows: 7 (55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001) 8 Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000. 9 (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the 10 compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County Clerks, 11 Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this 12 Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the 13 amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and 14 other expenses of those officers. The compensation of those 15 officers shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire, 16 stationery, fuel and other expenses, and such compensation 17 (except for coroners in those counties with less than 18 2,000,000 population in which the coroner's compensation is 19 set in accordance with Section 4-6002) shall be fixed within 20 the following limits: 21 To each such officer in counties containing less than 22 14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum. 23 To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or 24 more inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less 25 than $14,500 per annum. 26 To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or 27 more inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less 28 than $15,000 per annum. 29 To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or 30 more inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less 31 than $15,000 per annum. -2- LRB9008109MWpc 1 To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or 2 more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less 3 than $16,500 per annum. 4 To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or 5 more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less 6 than $18,000 per annum. 7 To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or 8 more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not 9 less than $20,000 per annum. 10 (b) Those officers beginning a term of office before 11 December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their 12 base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each 13 of those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989. 14 (c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or 15 after December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows: 16 (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at 17 least 3% of base salary. 18 (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at 19 least 6% of base salary. 20 (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at 21 least 9% of base salary. 22 (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at 23 least 12% of base salary. 24 (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the 25 compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of 26 each county, the recorder of each county,that does not have27a county board of election commissionersand the chief clerk 28 of each county board of election commissioners shall receive 29 an awardof $3,500 per annum for the additional duties30required of such officer by the consolidation of elections31law.as follows: 32 (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998; 33 (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and 34 (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000. -3- LRB9008109MWpc 1 The total amount required for such awards each year shall be 2 appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of 3 Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump 4 sum payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and 5 chief election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this 6 annual award, and any other award or stipend paid out of 7 State funds to county officers, shall not affect any other 8 compensation provided by law to be paid to county officers. 9 (e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may 10 reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from 11 county funds to a county officer if the reduction or 12 impairment is the result of the county officer receiving an 13 award or stipend payable from State funds. 14 (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery, 15 fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by 16 the county board, shall be paid by the county. 17 (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of 18 fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon 19 the last Federal census immediately previous to the election 20 of the officer in question in each county. 21 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028.) 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 23 becoming law.