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AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF KANE BY REFERENDUM ON THE [DATE], [ELECTION TYPE] ELECTION BALLOT THE QUESTION OF IMPOSING A [XX]% SPECIAL COUNTY RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax for Public Safety, Public Facilities, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Transportation Law (55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5), a county board of any county may impose a tax ("Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax") upon all persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property, other than personal property titled or registered with an agency of this State's government, at retail in the county on the gross receipts from the sales made in the course of business to provide revenue to be used exclusively for public safety, public facility, mental health, substance abuse, or transportation purposes in that county (except as otherwise provided in 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5), if a proposition for the tax has been submitted to the electors of that county and approved by a majority of those voting on the question; and
WHEREAS, a Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5, if approved by the majority of the electors of the county, may only be imposed in one-quarter percent increments; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board has determined that there is an urgent need to secure additional funding sources to support public safety purposes in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, a Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax may be imposed for "public safety purposes" to pay for "crime prevention, detention, fire-fighting, police, medical, ambulance, or other emergency services," pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Kane County residents and businesses that the Kane County Board submits to the electors of the County of Kane a public question on the ballot for the next regul...
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