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RESOLUTION R- 516 SSE ALSO:
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MENSION OF THE
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WHEREAS, Dupage County municipalities must provide an increasing array
of services, including those mandated by state law, to the fastest growing
region in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, local governments in Illinois must rely on the property tax for
a larger share of their operating revenues (35%) than do their counterparts
in other states (28% nationwide); and
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WHEREAS, tremendous inequalities exist between the non-property tax
revenue sources available to home rule municipalities and non-home rule „
municipalities since non-hone rule municipal revenue sources are limited to
those identified in state statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has continued to mandate
personnel costs, pension benefits, health and safety improvements, and
property tax exemptions without regard to local funding needs; and
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WHEREAS, 65% of the property tax bill in Dupage County is used to fund
the schools, including community colleges, while Illinois' share of state
funding for schools is among the lowest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the majority of DuPage County municipalities, which account for
less than 10% of the total property tax bill, have used their income tax
surcharge revenue responsibly by funding capital projects or decreasing other
tax rates or levies; and
WHEREAS, the income tax is generally believed to be fairer, easier to
administer, and more in keeping with the ability to pay than the property
tax; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has devoted a portion of the temporary
income tax surcharge to Illinois municipalities in an effort to augment
municipal services while providing property tax relief; and
WHEREAS, the income tax surcharge, including that portion devoted to
municipalities, will expire June 30, 1991; and
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WHEREAS, any effort to restructure the Illinois property tax system will
require a comprehensive examination of its effect on the ability of over
6,000 units of local government to provide needed local services, including
those ow dated by the State;
NOD! THER'.FORE, HE IT RESOLVED by the Village president and Hoar d of !
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook that if the General Assembly considers
th e sur C rar g e issue before the regular lar spring rim g
session, that the income tax
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Resolution R- 516
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Illinois property tax system be developed by a statewide task force
comprised of local officials (municipal and otherwise), state revenue
experts, and business and taxpayer representatives; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such a task force be charged with examining
the property tax assessment system, the need for alternative revenue sources
for local governments, and the role of unfunded state mandates in increasing
local government costs.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of January , 1992 by the
President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook
Counties, Illinois according to a roll call vote as follows:
Ayes: Trustees Bartecki, Bushy, Daher, Payovich, Rush, Winters and
President Cer�ie
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None . .
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