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Minutes - 01/21/1980 - Committee of the WholeHENIO TO: President & Board of Tirustees CamAttee-of-the-INbole SUBJEM Meet im., 110ndaY., January 21, 1980 7:30 P.M Samuel E. Dean Board Roan idike Trail Master Plan Update jjofrj;�Freeze Legislat4on cov mmunication.;- C540 Ofeo'e"-ting Schedules r"N 00 oa�. �,. . a NOTE: Executive Sessidn at the Concln n of Committee-of-the-Whole n �x Comna, Meeting - Closed session VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK 0.,,,",u, . DATE: � � . VILLAGE OF 1 BROOK 1200 OAK s # •. • t OAK BKOOK. • 654 -2220 January 11, 1980 MEWD TO: President and Board of Trustees SUBJECT: Pedestrian Bicycle Trail Master Flan Update r Based on the discussion which was held at the Committee -of- the -Whole meeting of Rovember2b, 1979, Trustee Reynolds and g reviewed and revised the comprehen- sive pedestrian bicycle trail map projected construction schedule consistent with the goals and objectives which were established by the Village Board at that Committee-of-the-Whole meeting. Attached please find a map indicating the schedule of constructions, year by year, and a simmary of the project cost and schedule. The total annual cost ranges from a low of $57,750.00 to a high of 473,920.00. We believe that the scheduling of the improvements are consistent with the objectives established by the Board in terms of the expansion of the systems from the center out. Trustee Reynolds has asked that this matter be placed on the Committee-of-the- Whole agenda for the meeting of January 21, 1980, so that the Village Board may review in detail, the programming to be implemented in construction of the ap- proved system. Re ectfull submitted, eth G. - gnani Vil ge Manager XGCf ca% Attch. r v I C r. I y I � r`; O a` Q i II I, I'! i I rl I I s� a, � I i i I i I 1 � I r � i Cn 0vp1 I °o1 C�—� z a i ' ■. S �' I t _ r ■ter �■■ �� ,,,, , _ Boom r, i� �e�ii■ r�ii mom■ 3 LIM 5 rrr ■■r alsono r ■■�_ ■■ 1 ■■ OJEM all r�� ■� ■r ■ ■i�! �a ■� �rl �i 1 � w z a January 21, 1930 The Honorable James R. ri"L n Governor State Capitol Springfield, Illinois Dear Governor Thompson: With the concurrence of the Board. of Trustees of the Village of teak Brook, I am writing to express our opposition to what appears to be an overly - hasty attempt to enact legislation Kiting increases in tax levies by local government. We are, in cornmon with the overwhelming proportion of the population, qr interested in reducing taxes and promoting efficiency in governmental operation. In fact, we have recently abated a substantial portion of our 1979 levy. However, in our opinion it is virtually impossible to attempt ato establish governmental a single realistic formula applicable to each of the many 1 units in this State, each of which faces its own situation. Each local governmental unit is di; ectly responsible to its electorate and, we are certain, is aware of the desire to maintain tax levels at the lowest practicable level. We believe that by and large local government is responsive, and is an institution staffed by dedicated public officials. We find it somewhat interesting that the proposed legislation is not directed at the State and its taxing and spending policies, and we are somewhat offended by the implication that local government officials are so fiscally irresponsible as to merit the proposed singling out for a formula - based restriction. In our case, we have never extended a general tax, and as we understand the bill we would probably forever be barred from doing s o. of particular concern is the undue haste with which you and your adrAnistration appear to be promoting this proposal. Full - committee D I� s • C • The Honorable Fames R. Thompson Springfield, Illinois January 21, 1980 Page 2 hearings in accord with the nornnal legislative functioning should precede enactment of any major legislation, in order that those interested may be ]Beard by their representatives and the matter fully considered. We are in accord with the unanimous action of the DaPage Mayors and Managers Conference mi expressing opposition to this matter, but we feel it appropriate also to empress the unaammous opposition of our Board of Trustees, and we are taking the liberty of sending a copy of this letter to each of the legislators representing citizens of DuPage County in order that they may be apprised of our sleep concern. We hope that you will consider our opinion. Sincerely, Wen.ce F. Gerne Village President ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ;rte MOW s' 'Legislation Affecting Mal"liciPulities k,.C?CAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TAB FREEZ� ACTION NEEDED Legislative Bulletin No. 80 -1 January 14, 1980 SS/1k The Illinois General Assembly is crosidering and is near possible passage of legislation for e t cat would freeze local government o takes including those levie. in 1380. The Governor has called a Special Session to consider the freeze. R Two bills, SS 1292 in the House or H8 2563 in the Senate, are available aed the Governor,, vehicles for any �agx° Lekislative leadership tax agreed tax freeze package. � after negotiations, read a tentative agreement on � the s of a property ;rod freeze. This so called compromise was considered January 2 h.th No legislation was passede A Democratic caucuses on Saturday evenings of the terms of this com"i t s distributed in the caucuses is reproduced in summary - thss Bulletin. - - e General Assembly will reconvene on Una 22nd and again consider tax freeze. It eecnent will be the. basis for debate. It may be assumed that the compromise tentative air is! also possible that other 'terms may be c�4dered. The League staff has not seen an actual bill. time for city and village officials to meet with The postpch'ren�ent to January 22nd allows y their legislators and discus and explain their taxing and spending policies and actions. g Four immediate action is critical. The Lea u� sition is that Focal vernrnent officials are r naive their ax freeze t in a andavh a i.nn lenrieiated rational taxies and ndssr Pro tarns. tikes Itl�nois is not n 'i`I�e tax base of cities vary and are not uniform. statewide freeze is nuL �u ■�� --- -_ Your action or inaction during the next few days Will �s a forme - ac oan se. discuss with your legislators the aanpact of any freeze proposed Co ntact other officials in yon' municipality and secure their participation in contacting your legislators. SUMMARY OF COMPROMISE "PROPERTY TAX LIMITATION ACT OF 198011 1. For 1980 extensions, limit i.*i the force of a "arowth factor" is set at the al income for the three calendar t increase in Illinois person years a. average percen prior to the levy year; or b. 806 of the average percent increase in Illinois personal income for the three calendar years prior to the levy year, l'j new constuction. And so on, in subsequent years. (OVER) PQS'T OFFICE BOX 3887 SPRINGFIELD. ILLINOIS 62748 Ar For example. a. 19789 19779 1976 average PI growth x 1979 extension = 1980 extension limit b. 1978, 1977, 1976 average PI growth. x 80% + new construction x 1979 extensions _ 1980 extension limit New construction, statewide, averages 2--3% per year. Over the last several years, personal income growth has average about 9 %. 2. The county clerk is not allowed to extend an amount in excess of the limit. The limit applies to total extensions for all funds of a district. 3. Home rule units are specifically included. k. If no extension was made for a taxing district in the base year, the base is the extension in the last year an extension was made.. I Exceptions to the limit include: a. higher extensions or rate limits set by referendum after December 31, 1978 b. taxes to retire principal or interest issued or authorized as of the effective date of the act e. first year levies of a tax district created by referendums after December 31, 1978, or by statute after December 31, 1979 (this takes care of new units, and particularly the new Chicago School Authority) d. taxes pursuant to the Public Building Commission Pict e. taxes to pay judgements or settlements in legal or administrative actions (the latter covers workman's compensation claims) f. taxes to pay for elections g. taxes to pay principal and interest on notes issued in anticipation of real property taxes or personal property replacement taxes h. taxes to pay principal and interest of bonds of home rule units i. taxes levied in 1980 and thereafter to pay contributions to pension funds j. taxes subject to a backdoor referendum < k. taxes pursuant to a statute enacted after the effective date of the act which authorizes a tax, increase in a tax rate or increase In a tax extension 6. adjustments are provided for annexation, disconnection and merger or consolidation of districts. 7. The Department of Revenue, by July 1, or as soon as possible, certifies the growth factor; it :.lso makes rules and regulations. 8. 'The last Tuesday in December is the dead`ine for filing tax levies. 9. The act shall not be construed to impair contractual obligations of any taxing district outstanding on the effective date of the act. 10. Permissive authority to abate tax levies Is granted for all taxing districts. (This gives all units another chance to ante levies inflated due to underestimating corporate personal property replacement revenue --or levies that are too high for any other reason.) 11. Counties which compute tax bills by hand are relieved from complying with a recently passed act which otherwise requires additional, detailed, information on the tax bill. (Some small counties otherwise would be forced to buy computer assistance � to Issue tax bills.) 12. The act takes effect becoming a law. �i t t S t ► t ' ILLINOIS mljNlrIPAL LEAGUE FO HUX 3387 SPRIN FTE P TL 62708 1a017422AO15167 01/15/80 ICS IPJASGIA SGF CGCB olig2 MGM SPPINGFIELD IL 79 01 -15 1230P CST KENNETH G CARMIGNANI s VILLAGE MGR 1200 OAK BROOK RD OAK BROOK IL PQ NINSDALE IL 60521 4 IMPERATIVE YOU CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS PRIOR TO JANUARY 22 CONCERNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TAX FREEZE LEGISL.ATIONg { EXPLAIN TAX LEVY AND POSITION ON PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT ABATEMENT o LEAGUE POSITION REMAINS THAT PROPERTY TAX FREEZE IS UNWARRANTED AND UNWORKABLEs LEAGUE LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN 80 -1 RECENTLY MAILED INCLUDES SUOMARY OF A COMPROMISE PROPOSAL THAT MAY SERVE AS BASIS FOR LEGISLATIVE DEBATE* IT IS STILL TAX FREEZES LEGISLATURE TO RECONVENE IN SPRINGFIELDt JAWARY 229 CONTACT LEAGUE OFFICE IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS* STEVEN SARGENT t ILLINOIS 4UNICIRAL LEAGUE t 17:28 EST MGMCOMP MGM c C t n P YI TO REPLY BY MAILGRAM, SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR WESTERN UNION'S TOLL - FREE PHONE NUMBERS v r r i i i E' D r ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lee A. DaffieLt, State Repmentarrive, 40tb Dishier _ January 17, 1980 Honorable George Howell President °x'5.11age of OaX BrooN 1200 Oak Brook Road 4Ak Brook, Illinois 60521 Dear George; I have enclosed for your review the proposed Amendment to House Sill 2563 comaonly referred to as the Tax Limitation Amendment. Along with this, l have enclosed a summary of the compromise which sets forty the latest information avail- able to me. This Amendment is a working draft - -and is subject to further amendment since technical language is still under revision` The major provisions of the tax limit,, however, are essentially complete. This information is being made available so you can review it before it is considered by the General Assembly on or about January 22, 1980. Should you have any questions concerning the legislation, please contact me or my staff. Since It ours,, Lee A. Daniels LAD: s Enclosures MINORITY SPOKK'SMAM * JUDICIARY I HOME OIrIVICE9 100 WEST PARK A!/EMY< r KLMMUMM. IL.L.111110M 00116 • TELIL MOD892 (Zia) 820 -2700 CAPITOL OFFICE: STRATTON eUILOIp#G s ROOM 2"S 0 SPRINGFI rL.O. IL.LIMOIS 02700 0 TBLQP #OMxj )317) Tat -0107 1. 2. 3. 4. January 13, 1980 a Si DWARY O-F COMPROMISE "PROPERTY TAX LIMILTATIOZI ACT OF 1980" For 1980 extensions, a limit in-the form of a "growth .factor" is set at: the average percentage increase in Illinois personal income for the three calendar years prior to the levy year. 0 For 1981 tax extensions and thereafter, a district is limited by the higher of the above or 80% of the average percent increase in Illinois personal income for the three cal- endar years prior to the levy year, pLus the additional percentage growth represented by new construction. ® New constructiong statewide, averages 2-3% per year. 0 The 1980 growth factor is 9.3%. voters of a taxing district may raise, lower or abolish the ltation by referendum. If the limit is abolished by referendum, it may be reinstated by referendum. JTome rule units are specificaliy included, except the extensions 'of the City of Chicago in 1980 and extensions of Cook County for Cook County Hospital in 1981. If a district lowers its extension level in any years the highest preceding year's extensions are used as the base. Exceptions to the lil"it include: - a) higher extension or rate limits set by referendum after December 31, 1978 b) taxes to ketire principal or interest of bonds issued or authorized as of the effective date or' the act c) first year levies of a district created by referendum after December 31, 1978, or by statute after December 31, 1979 (t-his takes care of new units, and particularly the new School Finance Authority) f • r E 6. d) taxes levied pursuant to the Public Building Commission Act e) taxes levied to pay judgments or settlements in legal or administrative actions f) ta-:es levied to pay for elections g) taxes levied to pay principal and interest on notes issued in anticipation of real property tax`s.or personal property replacement taxes h) taxes levied to pay pri.icipal and interest of bonds of home rule units i) taxes extended in 1981 and thereafter to pay contributionn to pension funds (1980 pension contributions are not exempt) j) taxes levied subject to a backdoor referendum, and backdoor . referendum petition Note: Exclusions (h) and (i) will eventually serve to exempt 10--20% of local real property ex- tensions from the limitation. Other exclusions are technical with no significant effect, or are necessary to protect bond and note covenants. Adjustments are provided for annexation, disconnection and merger or consolidation of districts. 7. The Department of Revenue, by July 1, or as soon as possible, certifies the growth factor; it also makes rules and regulations. 8. The last Tuesday in December is the deadline for all taxing districts to file tax levies. 9. The act shall not be construed to impair contractual obligations of any taxing district outstanding on the effective date of the act. AC). Permissive authority to abate tax levies is granted for all taxing districts. (This gives all units another chance to abate levies inflated due to underestimating corporate personal property replacement revenue ----or levies that are too high for any other reason.) 11. Counties which compute tax bills by hand are relieved from complying with a. recently passed act which other-' wise requires additional detailed information on the tax bill. (Some small counties otherwise would be forced to buy computer assistance to issue tax bills.) 12. The act takes effect upon becoming a law. M MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES ADDISON AURORA BARTL.ETT BENSENVILLE BLOOMINGDALE BOLINGBROOK BURR RIDGE CAROL STREAM CLARENDON HILLS DARIEN DOWNERS GROVE ELMHURST GLENDALE HEIGHTS GLEN ELLYN HANOVER PARK HINSDALE ITASCA LISLE LOMBARD RVILLE BROOK OAKBROOK TERRACE ROSELLE VILLA PARK WARRENVILLE WAYN E WEST CHICAGO WIESTMONT WILLOWBROOK WINFIELD WOOD DALE WOODRIDGE E MAYORS AND MANAGERS CONFERENCE, INC. an association of municipalities representing over 500,000 people 1200 Oak Brook Road Oak Brook, Illinois 60521 Phonwimit s 312/654 --0040 January 17, 1980 Ron. James R. Thompson State Capitol. Building Springfield, Illinois 62706 Dear Governor Thompson: As President of the DuPage mayors and Managers Conference, an association of 32 municipalities from DuPage County, representing a population of over 600,000 000 citizens, 1 am writing to convey the sentiment of our members regarding your recently proposed property tax freeze legislation (SS -1292 qr H5 -2563) . 'there is general resentment and disgust at the over-generalized derogatory, and dogmatic remarks you have made relative to your peers at the local. level. Furthermore, it was the feeling of the members that the Governor might better direct his efforts at reducing State expenditures and the State revenue surplus a situation which is not shared locally. A lesson in civics which the Governor must have forgotten but would easily be refreshed by a review of any public opinion poll., would tell the Governor that the level of government which is most responsible and responsive to the individual and to the general public, which is more accountable, and which is best able to directly, efficiently and effectively aftii.nis.ter services to the citizens, is the local level. The mayors and managers of DuPage County are indeed proud of our records in fiscal prudence and in the delivery of services. We feel that the level of government which is both best qualified and versed in the needs of the citizens is the local level of government. The determination of revenue needs must be retained at the local level.. 1 P ✓ Cont inued - page '.'wo January 17, 1980 Han. James R. Thompson Springfield, Illinois 62706 Therefore, can january 16, 1980, the membership of the Dupage Mayors and Managers Conference (with 26 municipalities present) voted unanimously to oppose the property tax freeze legislation, to urge members to contact legislators voicing our objections to such legislation, and to authorize me, or stov n E. Aavang, the Conference Executive Director, on behalf of the Conference in opposition to the proposed legislation. If this bill should pass, we rtopsG�avelassumedsthehat Governor vernor and State l.egisla mayoral. si,t„ions^�of over 1,200 municipalities through - out the State of Illinois. copy to: . jack E. Bmwws, 41st. District, Illinois Senate Hbn. John E. Friedland, 2nd District, Illinois Senate Mn. Robert W. mtehler, 39th District, Illinois senate Han. Jas Fate- Fbilip, 40th, District, Illinois senate Han. Mark Q. Rlxaads, 6th Distract, Illinois Senate 6th District, House of Representatives Han. Hon. Bail J. Ham, Lee A. Daniels. 40th District, Fuse of Representatives Bon. Covdyloch "Giddy" Dom, 41st District, House of Riepresentatives Han. Doris Karpiel, 2nd District, House of Representatives Hon. Gene L. Buffman, 40th: District, House of Representatives Hon. George R. Du3son, 41st District, house Of Representatives Hon. Richard A. P&xgaliaD, 2nd District, House of Representatives ulaz,. Mme, Representatives 39th District, � of p Hon. Hon. Lam William A. Reammd, 40th District, douse of Representatives Fes. j. Clem scar, ider, 41st District, House of Representatives House of Representatives Hon. Hon. Allan L. ScMeberlein, 39th District, Roger C. stanley, ?and District, House of Representatives Hon. William D. Walsh, 6th District, House of R Presentatives AM, Hon. Ann Willer, 6th District, House of Representatives