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91_HB3371 LRB9110698EGfg 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing 2 Section 5-168. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 6 changing Section 5-168 as follows: 7 (40 ILCS 5/5-168) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-168) 8 Sec. 5-168. Financing. 9 (a) Except as expressly provided in this Section, the 10 city shall levy a tax annually upon all taxable property 11 therein for the purpose of providing revenue for the fund. 12 The tax shall be at a rate that will produce a sum which, 13 when added to the amounts deducted from the policemen's 14 salaries and the amounts deposited in accordance with 15 subsection (g), is sufficient for the purposes of the fund. 16 For the years 1968 and 1969, the city council shall levy 17 a tax annually at a rate on the dollar of the assessed 18 valuation of all taxable property that will produce, when 19 extended, not to exceed $9,700,000. Beginning with the year 20 1970 and each year thereafter the city council shall levy a 21 tax annually at a rate on the dollar of the assessed 22 valuation of all taxable property that will produce when 23 extended an amount not to exceed the total amount of 24 contributions by the policemen to the Fund made in the 25 calendar year 2 years before the year for which the 26 applicable annual tax is levied, multiplied by 1.40 for the 27 tax levy year 1970; by 1.50 for the year 1971; by 1.65 for 28 1972; by 1.85 for 1973; by 1.90 for 1974; by 1.97 for 1975 29 through 1981; by 2.00 for 1982 through 2000; and by 2.26 for 30 2001 and each year thereafter. 31 (b) The tax shall be levied and collected in like manner -2- LRB9110698EGfg 1 with the general taxes of the city, and is in addition to all 2 other taxes which the city is now or may hereafter be 3 authorized to levy upon all taxable property therein, and is 4 exclusive of and in addition to the amount of tax the city is 5 now or may hereafter be authorized to levy for general 6 purposes under any law which may limit the amount of tax 7 which the city may levy for general purposes. The county 8 clerk of the county in which the city is located, in reducing 9 tax levies under Section 8-3-1 of the Illinois Municipal 10 Code, shall not consider the tax herein authorized as a part 11 of the general tax levy for city purposes, and shall not 12 include the tax in any limitation of the percent of the 13 assessed valuation upon which taxes are required to be 14 extended for the city. 15 (c) On or before January 10 of each year, the board 16 shall notify the city council of the requirement that the tax 17 herein authorized be levied by the city council for that 18 current year. The board shall compute the amounts necessary 19 for the purposes of this fund to be credited to the reserves 20 established and maintained within the fund; shall make an 21 annual determination of the amount of the required city 22 contributions; and shall certify the results thereof to the 23 city council. 24 As soon as any revenue derived from the tax is collected 25 it shall be paid to the city treasurer of the city and shall 26 be held by him for the benefit of the fund in accordance with 27 this Article. 28 (d) If the funds available are insufficient during any 29 year to meet the requirements of this Article, the city may 30 issue tax anticipation warrants against the tax levy for the 31 current fiscal year. 32 (e) The various sums, including interest, to be 33 contributed by the city, shall be taken from the revenue 34 derived from such tax or otherwise as expressly provided in -3- LRB9110698EGfg 1 this Section. Any moneys of the city derived from any source 2 other than the tax herein authorized shall not be used for 3 any purpose of the fund nor the cost of administration 4 thereof, unless applied to make the deposit expressly 5 authorized in this Section or the additional city 6 contributions required under subsection (h). 7 (f) If it is not possible or practicable for the city to 8 make its contributions at the time that salary deductions are 9 made, the city shall make such contributions as soon as 10 possible thereafter, with interest thereon to the time it is 11 made. 12 (g) In lieu of levying all or a portion of the tax 13 required under this Section in any year, the city may deposit 14 with the city treasurer no later than March 1 of that year 15 for the benefit of the fund, to be held in accordance with 16 this Article, an amount that, together with the taxes levied 17 under this Section for that year, is not less than the amount 18 of the city contributions for that year as certified by the 19 board to the city council. The deposit may be derived from 20 any source legally available for that purpose, including, but 21 not limited to, the proceeds of city borrowings. The making 22 of a deposit shall satisfy fully the requirements of this 23 Section for that year to the extent of the amounts so 24 deposited. Amounts deposited under this subsection may be 25 used by the fund for any of the purposes for which the 26 proceeds of the tax levied under this Section may be used, 27 including the payment of any amount that is otherwise 28 required by this Article to be paid from the proceeds of that 29 tax. 30 (h) In addition to the contributions required under the 31 other provisions of this Article, by November 1 of the 32 following specified years, the city shall deposit with the 33 city treasurer for the benefit of the fund, to be held and 34 used in accordance with this Article, the following specified -4- LRB9110698EGfg 1 amounts: $6,300,000 in 1999; $5,880,000 in 2000; $5,460,000 2 in 2001; $5,040,000 in 2002; $4,620,000 in 2003; $4,200,000 3 in 2004; $3,780,000 in 2005; $3,360,000 in 2006; $2,940,000 4 in 2007; $2,520,000 in 2008; $2,100,000 in 2009; $1,680,000 5 in 2010; $1,260,000 in 2011; $840,000 in 2012; and $420,000 6 in 2013. 7 The additional city contributions required under this 8 subsection are intended to decrease the unfunded liability of 9 the fund and shall not decrease the amount of the city 10 contributions required under the other provisions of this 11 Article. The additional city contributions made under this 12 subsection may be used by the fund for any of its lawful 13 purposes. 14 (Source: P.A. 89-12, eff. 4-20-95; 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.) 15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 16 becoming law.