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91_SB1377eng SB1377 Engrossed LRB9110779SMdv 1 AN ACT to amend the Fire Protection District Act by 2 changing Section 14.05. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Fire Protection District Act is amended 6 by changing Section 14.05 as follows: 7 (70 ILCS 705/14.05) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 34.05) 8 Sec. 14.05. At the hearing the court shall first 9 determine whether the districts are adjoining, as described 10 in Section 14.01, and whether the petition is signed by 50 or 11 more of the legal voters resident within the limits of each 12 of the districts proposed to be consolidated. If the 13 districts are not adjoining or if the petition is not so 14 signed the petition shall be dismissed. 15 If the districts are adjoining and the petition is so 16 signed, the court shall then order the question of 17 consolidation and the rate of taxes for the consolidated 18 district submitted to the legal voters in each district at an 19 election, and shall certify the question and its order to the 20 proper election officials who shall submit the question at an 21 election in accordance with the general election law. The 22 proposition shall be in substantially the following form: 23 ------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Shall (name of district in which 25 election is being held), be 26 consolidated with (name of other 27 district or districts) to organize YES 28 (name of consolidated district) 29 and shall the maximum allowable 30 tax rate for (name of consolidated ------------------------ 31 district) be set at (rate of tax, SB1377 Engrossed -2- LRB9110779SMdv 1 stated as a percentage) of the 2 value of all taxable property within NO 3 (name of consolidated district) 4 as equalized or assessed by the 5 Department of Revenue? 6 ------------------------------------------------------------- 7 The court shall cause a written statement of the results of 8 such election to be filed of record in the court. If, in each 9 district, a majority of the voters voting on the question 10 shall favor consolidation and the stated rate of taxes for 11 the consolidated district, the court shall order the 12 consolidation of the districts into the consolidated 13 district. 14 (Source: P.A. 83-1488.)