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91_HB3114eng HB3114 Engrossed LRB9110051MWgcA 1 AN ACT concerning annual stipends for county officers. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 5 Section 4-6002 as follows: 6 (55 ILCS 5/4-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6002) 7 Sec. 4-6002. Coroners in counties of less than 2,000,000. 8 (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than 2,000,000 9 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of Coroners within 10 the limitations fixed by this Division, and shall appropriate 11 for their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel, supplies, 12 and other expenses. The compensation of the Coroner shall be 13 fixed separately from his necessary clerk hire, stationery, 14 fuel and other expenses, and such compensation shall be fixed 15 within the following limits: 16 To each Coroner in counties containing less than 5,000 17 inhabitants, not less than $4,500 per annum. 18 To each Coroner in counties containing 5,000 or more 19 inhabitants but less than 14,000 inhabitants, not less than 20 $6,000 per annum. 21 To each Coroner in counties containing 14,000 or more 22 inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than 23 $9,000 per annum. 24 To each Coroner in counties containing 30,000 or more 25 inhabitants, but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than 26 $14,000 per annum. 27 To each Coroner in counties containing 60,000 or more 28 inhabitants, but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than 29 $15,000 per annum. 30 To each Coroner in counties containing 100,000 or more 31 inhabitants, but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less than HB3114 Engrossed -2- LRB9110051MWgcA 1 $16,500 per annum. 2 To each Coroner in counties containing 200,000 or more 3 inhabitants, but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less than 4 $18,000 per annum. 5 To each Coroner in counties containing 300,000 or more 6 inhabitants, but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less 7 than $20,000 per annum. 8 The population of all counties for the purpose of fixing 9 compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon the 10 last Federal census immediately previous to the election of 11 the Coroner in question in each county. This Section does not 12 apply to a county which has abolished the elective office of 13 coroner. 14 (b) Those coroners 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 "Base salary", as used in this subsection (b), means the 25 salary in effect before July 1, 1989. 26 (c) In addition to, but separate and apart from, the 27 compensation provided in this Section, the coroner of each 28 county shall receive an annual stipend of $6,500 to be paid 29 by the State if his or her term begins on or after December 30 1, 2000. 31 (Source: P.A. 86-962; 86-1028.) 32 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 33 becoming law.