S-1184 - 02/27/2007 - ELECTION - OrdinancesORDINANCE 2007 -EL- REF -S -1184
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AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A PUBLIC QUESTION TO THE VOTERS
OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, COOK AND DU PAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
AT THE APRIL 17, 2007 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION
PUBLISHED IN PAMPHLET FORM THIS 26t" DAY OF January-, 2007, BY ORDER OF THE
CORPORATE AUTHORITIES OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS
Linda K. Gonnella, CMC
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ORDINANCE - 2007 -EL- REF -S -1184
AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A PUBLIC QUESTION TO THE VOTERS
OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, COOK AND DU PAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
AT THE APRIL 17, 2007 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION
WHEREAS, Section 8- 11 -1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code authorizes the corporate authorities of
a municipality to call for the submission to the electors of the municipality a referendum posing the
question of whether the municipality shall impose a Non -Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax
within the municipality, and
WHEREAS, Section 8 -11 -1 3 authorizes a municipality to impose a Non -Home Rule Municipal
Retailers' Occupation Tax, if approved by referendum, but only in conjunction with a Non -Home Rule
Municipal Service Occupation Tax as defined in Section 8 -11 -1 4 in the Illinois Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 28 -5 of the Illinois Election Code authorizes the local election official to
certify a public question to be submitted to the voters of the political subdivision at that election which has
been initiated by action of the governing board of the political subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook wishes to submit a Public Question to the qualified electors
of the Village regarding the imposition of a Non -Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and a
Non -Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook have determined
that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the Village of Oak Brook to cause a Public Question to be
placed on the ballot at the Consolidated Election on April 17, 2007.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK, DU PAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows
Section 1 • The following referendum, in the form of a Public Question, shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of the Village of Oak Brook at the Consolidated Election to be held on
April 17, 2007
Shall the Village of Oak Brook increase the Non -Home Rule YES
Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax, in the amount of 1/4%
of the gross receipts of any sale of personal property, upon
any person engaged in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail in the Village of Oak Brook; and
shall the Village of Oak Brook increase the Non -Home Rule
Municipal Service Occupation Tax, in the amount of 1/4% of NO
the selling price of all tangible personal property
transferred by a serviceman, either in the form of tangible
personal property or in the form of real estate, as an
incident to a sale of service, upon all persons engaged, in
the Village of Oak Brook, in the business of making sales of
service to be used by the Village for expenditure on public
infrastructure?
Section 2 The question, as set forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the Village of Oak Brook in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the Illinois Election Code at the Consolidated Election to be held on April 17, 2007 ( "the
Election ")
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Sales Tax Referendum
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Section 3 That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to certify this question to the election
authorities in DuPage and Cook Counties, in the State of Illinois, in accordance with Section 28 -5
of the Election Code
Section 4 That the ballot to be used at the Election shall be in substantially the following
form, as required by Section 16 -7 of the Illinois Election Code, with such alterations, changes,
insertions and deletions as are required by Article 24A of the Illinois Election Code, if an
electronic, mechanical or electric voting system is used at the Election:
(FACE OF BALLOT)
Shall the Village of Oak Brook increase the Non -Home Rule YES
Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax, in the amount of 1/4%
of the gross receipts of any sale of personal property, upon
any person engaged in the business of selling tangible
personal property at retail in the Village of Oak Brook; and
shall the Village of Oak Brook increase the Non -Home Rule
Municipal Service Occupation Tax, in the amount of 1/4% of
the selling price of all tangible personal property NO
transferred by a serviceman, either in the form of tangible
personal property or in the form of real estate, as an
incident to a sale of service, upon all persons engaged, in
,the Village of Oak Brook, in the business of making sales of
service, to be used by the Village for expenditure on public
infrastructure?
Section 5. The question referred to and set forth herein shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the Village of Oak Brook in accordance with the general election law of the
State of Illinois at the Consolidated Election to be held on Tuesday, the 17th day of April, 2007
Section 6 All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict
Section 7- This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after passage and
approval pursuant to law.
APPROVED THIS 23rd day of January, 2007
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Kevin inlan
Villag President
PASSED THIS 23rd day of January, 2007
Ayes Trustees Aktipis, Craig, Kennedy, Manofsky, Sanford and Yusuf
Nays
None
Absent None
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Linda K. Gonnella, CMC
Village Clerk
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Sales Tax Referendum
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