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91_HB3919 LRB9110704MWgc 1 AN ACT to amend the Property Tax Code by changing Section 2 2-30. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing 6 Section 2-30 as follows: 7 (35 ILCS 200/2-30) 8 Sec. 2-30. Budget Making. At least 60 days prior to the 9 beginning of each fiscal year, the assessor for each 10 multi-township assessment district or township shall prepare 11 and present on forms provided or approved by the Department 12 an office budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The 13 multi-township or township board of trustees shall adopt a 14 budget and appropriation ordinance in accordance with the 15 Illinois Municipal Budget Law. 16 The multi-township board must, at least 30 days before 17 the public hearing required by Section 3 of the Illinois 18 Municipal Budget Law, prepare or cause to be prepared a 19 tentative budget and appropriation ordinance and file the 20 ordinance with the township clerks of the townships 21 comprising the multi-township assessment district. The 22 township clerks must make the tentative budget and 23 appropriation ordinance available for public inspection for 24 at least 30 days before final action on the ordinance. The 25 required public hearing must be held on or before the last 26 day of the first quarter of the fiscal year before the board. 27 Notice of the hearing must be given by publication in a 28 newspaper published in the multi-township assessment district 29 at least 30 days before the time of the hearing. If there is 30 no newspaper published in the multi-township assessment 31 district, notice of the public hearing may be given by -2- LRB9110704MWgc 1 posting notices in 5 of the most public places in each 2 township comprising the multi-township assessment district. 3 It is the duty of the township clerks to arrange for the 4 public hearing. The board at the public hearing may adopt all 5 or part of the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance, 6 as the board deems necessary. 7 The multi-township or township board of trustees shall 8 determine the amount required and permitted by law to finance 9 the operations of the office of the multi-township or 10 township assessor. The board of trustees shall certify that 11 amount in a levy to the county clerk in the manner provided 12 in Section 2-20. The county clerk shall extend the tax 13 levies, as provided in this Code, against all taxable 14 property within the jurisdiction. 15 (Source: P.A. 82-554; 88-455.) 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 17 becoming law.