File #: 23-0534    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 9/29/2023 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 10/17/2023 Final action: 11/14/2023
Title: 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 wa...
Indexes: (Inactive) ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
Attachments: 1. Public Act 102-0716, 2. 2023 Budget
Related files: 22-0442, 22-0539, 22-0019

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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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