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90_HB3626enr 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. LRB9010701MWksA HB3626 Enrolled LRB9010701MWksA 1 AN ACT to amend the Counties Code by changing Sections 2 3-10007, 4-6001, 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 3-10007, 4-6001, 4-6003, and 4-8002 as follows: 7 (55 ILCS 5/3-10007) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-10007) 8 Sec. 3-10007. Annual stipend. In addition to all other 9 compensation provided by law, every elected county treasurer, 10 for additional duties mandated by State law, shall receive an 11 annual stipend of (i) $5,000 if his or her term begins before 12 December 1, 1998, (ii) $5,500 after December 1, 1998 and 13 $6,500 after December 1, 1999 if his or her term begins on or 14 after December 1, 1998 but before December 1, 2000, and (iii) 15 $6,500 if his or her term begins December 1, 2000 or 16 thereafter, to be annually appropriated from the General 17 Revenue Fund by the General Assembly to the Department of 18 Revenue which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum 19 payments to every elected county treasurer. This annual 20 stipend shall not affect any other compensation provided by 21 law to be paid to elected county treasurers. No county board 22 may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from 23 county funds to an elected county treasurer if such reduction 24 or impairment is the result of his receiving an annual 25 stipend under this Section. 26 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028; 86-1446.) 27 (55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001) 28 Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000. 29 (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, the 30 compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County Clerks, HB3626 Enrolled -2- LRB9010701MWksA 1 Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this 2 Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the 3 amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and 4 other expenses of those officers. The compensation of those 5 officers shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire, 6 stationery, fuel and other expenses, and such compensation 7 (except for coroners in those counties with less than 8 2,000,000 population in which the coroner's compensation is 9 set in accordance with Section 4-6002) shall be fixed within 10 the following limits: 11 To each such officer in counties containing less than 12 14,000 inhabitants, not less than $13,500 per annum. 13 To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or 14 more inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less 15 than $14,500 per annum. 16 To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or 17 more inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less 18 than $15,000 per annum. 19 To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or 20 more inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less 21 than $15,000 per annum. 22 To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or 23 more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less 24 than $16,500 per annum. 25 To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or 26 more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less 27 than $18,000 per annum. 28 To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or 29 more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not 30 less than $20,000 per annum. 31 (b) Those officers beginning a term of office before 32 December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of their 33 base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for each 34 of those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989. HB3626 Enrolled -3- LRB9010701MWksA 1 (c) Those officers beginning a term of office on or 2 after December 1, 1990 shall be compensated as follows: 3 (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at 4 least 3% of base salary. 5 (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at 6 least 6% of base salary. 7 (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at 8 least 9% of base salary. 9 (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at 10 least 12% of base salary. 11 (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the 12 compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of 13 each county, the recorder of each county,that does not have14a county board of election commissionersand the chief clerk 15 of each county board of election commissioners shall receive 16 an awardof $3,500 per annum for the additional duties17required of such officer by the consolidation of elections18law.as follows: 19 (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998; 20 (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and 21 (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000. 22 The total amount required for such awards each year shall be 23 appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of 24 Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump 25 sum payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and 26 chief election clerks. Beginning December 1, 1990, this 27 annual award, and any other award or stipend paid out of 28 State funds to county officers, shall not affect any other 29 compensation provided by law to be paid to county officers. 30 (e) Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may 31 reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from 32 county funds to a county officer if the reduction or 33 impairment is the result of the county officer receiving an 34 award or stipend payable from State funds. HB3626 Enrolled -4- LRB9010701MWksA 1 (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery, 2 fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by 3 the county board, shall be paid by the county. 4 (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of 5 fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon 6 the last Federal census immediately previous to the election 7 of the officer in question in each county. 8 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028.) 9 (55 ILCS 5/4-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6003) 10 Sec. 4-6003. Compensation of sheriffs for certain 11 expenses in counties of less than 2,000,000. 12 (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than 13 2,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of 14 sheriffs, with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, 15 stationery, fuel and other expenses. The county shall supply 16 the sheriff with all necessary uniforms, guns and ammunition. 17 The compensation of each such officer shall be fixed 18 separately from his necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel 19 and other expenses, and such compensation shall be fixed 20 within the following limits: 21 To each such sheriff in counties containing less than 22 10,000 inhabitants, not less than $27,000 per annum. 23 To each such sheriff in counties containing 10,000 or 24 more inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, not less 25 than $31,000 per annum. 26 To each such sheriff in counties containing 20,000 or 27 more inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less 28 than $34,000 per annum. 29 To each such sheriff in counties containing 30,000 or 30 more inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less 31 than $37,000 per annum. 32 To each such sheriff in counties containing 60,000 or 33 more inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less HB3626 Enrolled -5- LRB9010701MWksA 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 251990, each sheriffwho operates a county jailfor their 26 additional duties imposed by other statutes or laws shall 27 receive anthe followingannual 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 but31fewer than 200; or32$2,000 if the county jail has 200 or more beds but33fewer than 300; or34$3,000 if the county jail has 300 or more beds. HB3626 Enrolled -6- LRB9010701MWksA 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 stipendof $5,000,to be paid by 12 the State in the amount of $6,500, based on the sheriff's13operation of county jail facilities having a total of more14than 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.