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90_HB3626

      55 ILCS 5/4-6003          from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003
      55 ILCS 5/4-8002          from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002
          Amends the Counties Code.  Provides that in  addition  to
      their  salaries,  sheriffs shall receive an annual stipend of
      $6,500 for their additional duties imposed by other  statutes
      or laws.  Deletes the provisions concerning an annual stipend
      for  sheriffs  who operate a county jail.  Effective December
      1, 1998.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Counties Code  by  changing  Sections
 2    4-6003 and 4-8002.
 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    Sections 4-6003 and 4-8002 as follows:
 7        (55 ILCS 5/4-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003)
 8        Sec.   4-6003.   Compensation  of  sheriffs  for  certain
 9    expenses in counties of less than 2,000,000.
10        (a)  The County Board,  in  all  counties  of  less  than
11    2,000,000   inhabitants,   shall   fix  the  compensation  of
12    sheriffs, with the amount  of  their  necessary  clerk  hire,
13    stationery, fuel and other expenses.  The county shall supply
14    the sheriff with all necessary uniforms, guns and ammunition.
15    The   compensation  of  each  such  officer  shall  be  fixed
16    separately from his necessary clerk  hire,  stationery,  fuel
17    and  other  expenses,  and  such  compensation shall be fixed
18    within the following limits:
19        To each such sheriff in  counties  containing  less  than
20    10,000 inhabitants, not less than $27,000 per annum.
21        To  each  such  sheriff  in counties containing 10,000 or
22    more inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants,  not  less
23    than $31,000 per annum.
24        To  each  such  sheriff  in counties containing 20,000 or
25    more inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants,  not  less
26    than $34,000 per annum.
27        To  each  such  sheriff  in counties containing 30,000 or
28    more inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants,  not  less
29    than $37,000 per annum.
30        To  each  such  sheriff  in counties containing 60,000 or
31    more inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not  less
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 1    than $40,000 per annum.
 2        To  each  such  sheriff in counties containing 100,000 or
 3    more inhabitants but less  than  2,000,000  inhabitants,  not
 4    less than $43,000 per annum.
 5        The  population  of each county for the purpose of fixing
 6    compensation as herein provided, shall be based upon the last
 7    Federal census immediately previous to the  election  of  the
 8    sheriff in question in such county.
 9        (b)  Those  sheriffs  beginning  a  term of office before
10    December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the  rate  of  their
11    base salary.  "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each
12    of those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
13        (c)  Those  sheriffs  beginning  a  term  of office on or
14    after December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows:
15             (1)  Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
16        least 3% of base salary.
17             (2)  Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
18        least 6% of base salary.
19             (3)  Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
20        least 9% of base salary.
21             (4)  Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
22        least 12% of base salary.
23        (d)  In  addition  to  the   salary   provided   for   in
24    subsections  (a),  (b),  and  (c), beginning December 1, 1998
25    1990, each sheriff who  operates  a  county  jail  for  their
26    additional  duties  imposed  by  other statutes or laws shall
27    receive an the following annual stipend to  be  paid  by  the
28    State in the amount of $6,500:
29             $2,000; plus:
30             $1,000 if the county jail has more than 100 beds but
31        fewer than 200; or
32             $2,000  if  the county jail has 200 or more beds but
33        fewer than 300; or
34             $3,000 if the county jail has 300 or more beds.
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 1        (e)  No county board may reduce or otherwise  impair  the
 2    compensation  payable  from  county funds to a sheriff if the
 3    reduction  or  impairment  is  the  result  of  the   sheriff
 4    receiving an award or stipend payable from State funds.
 5    (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028; 86-1442.)
 6        (55 ILCS 5/4-8002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002)
 7        Sec. 4-8002.  Compensation of sheriff for jail operation.
 8    In   addition  to  any  salary  otherwise  provided  by  law,
 9    beginning December 1, 1998, the sheriff of  Cook  County  for
10    his  or  her  additional  duties imposed by other statutes or
11    laws shall receive an annual stipend of $5,000, to be paid by
12    the State in the amount of $6,500,  based  on  the  sheriff's
13    operation  of  county  jail facilities having a total of more
14    than  300  beds.   The  county  board  shall  not  reduce  or
15    otherwise impair the compensation payable from  county  funds
16    to  the  sheriff if the reduction or impairment is the result
17    of the sheriff receiving a stipend payable from State funds.
18    (Source: P.A. 87-1216.)
19        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
20    December 1, 1998.

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