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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2023
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County:
Section 1. That this Ordinance is and the same is hereby termed the “Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2023.”
Section 2. That the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois has considered the subject of the Annual Tax Levy for the year 2023 and the several sums necessary to be levied to meet the needs and requirements of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for said year and has recommended that this ordinance for the levy of taxes be adopted.
Section 3. That the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, heretofore having approved and adopted the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the year commencing January 1, 2023 at its meeting held November 30, 2022, which ordinance was published by authority of said Board as provided by law and which portion of said Appropriation Ordinance pertaining to Fund and Departmental Appropriations (together with marginal columns captioned “Payable from the Tax Levy” and “Payable from sources other than the Tax Levy” where applicable) is set forth hereinafter.
Section 4. That the sum of One Hundred and Forty-Six Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight Thousand, Six Hundred and Seven Dollars and No Cents ($146,928,607), being the sum of Appropriations heretofore legally made which are to be paid from the collection of the Annual Tax Levy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois for the Levy Year 2023 A.D. for the corporate purposes, for the construction of improvements and development of the forests and lands, for payment for principal and interest on bonded debt, for payment for contributions to Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund, and for the payment of amounts to the Chicago Zoological Society and the Chicago Horticultural Society, all as adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County at its meeting held November 30, 2022 and published by the authority of said Board according to law, is hereby levied on all the taxable property within said Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois for the Levy Year 2023 being composed of the specific amounts for the various purposes herein before named.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
ANNUAL TAX LEVY ORDINANCE FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2023
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND SOURCES THEREOF ALL FUNDS
Fund Amount Payable Payable From
of From The Sources Other
Appropriation Tax Levy Than The
Tax Levy
Corporate 75,206,728 69,529,376 5,677,352
Self-Insurance 8,530,000 0 8,530,000
Const. & 30,675,431 31,556,431 (881,000)
Development
Bond & Interest 16,144,411 12,582,674 3,561,737
Employee Annuity 4,030,143 3,627,129 403,014
& Benefit
Real Estate 12,300,000 0 12,300,000
Acquisition
Capital 5,500,000 0 5,500,000
Improvement
Resident 223,000 0 223,000
Watchmen
Chicago 18,322,818 18,284,927 37,891
Zoological
Chicago 11,286,093 11,348,070 (61,977)
Horticultural
Total $182,218,624 $146,928,607 $35,290,017
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.
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