ORDINANCE 958

 

ORDINANCE LEVYING REAL ESTATE TAXES FOR ALL CORPORATE PURPOSES FOR THE CITY OF FARMER CITY, ILLINOIS, BASED ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON MAY 1, 2015 AND ENDING ON APRIL 30, 2016

 

 

WHEREAS, the City of Farmer City has the responsibility before the last Tuesday of December of each year to adopt an ordinance levying taxes for all corporate purposes for the current fiscal year; and

 

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Farmer City has examined the corporate financial needs for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2015 and ending April 30, 2016 and determined the amounts needed to defray the expenses and liabilities of the City; and

 

WHEREAS, the taxes levied below, excluding amounts levied for debt service, did not exceed 105% of the amounts that were extended by the County Clerk for City purposes, excluding amounts for debt service, for the preceding year and, therefore, the notice required under the Truth and Taxation law was not required.

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois that:

 

FIRST:      The amounts hereinafter set forth, or so much as may be authorized by law, are levied for such purposes as: Corporate (General Purpose), Police Protection, Insurance and Tort Judgments, Public Parks, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Farmer City Public Library, Social Security, Audit, Emergency Services, Street Lighting, School Crossing Guard, Sewage System and Lease / Purchase for the fiscal year of the said City of Farmer City, Illinois, beginning the first day of May 2015 and ending on the 30th day of April 2016.

 

SECOND:      The amounts levied for each appropriated object and purpose for which real estate taxes can be levied are detailed in the City of Farmer City annual budget and approved through Resolution 2015-10 being the appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2015-16 and are summarized as follows:

 

TAX LEVY SUMMARY

CORPORATE PROPERTY TAX (65 ILCS 5/8-3-1)                       $ 55,594
POLICE PROTECTION TAX (65 ILCS 5/8-8-8)                             $ 16,678

INSURANCE AND TORT JUDGMENTS (745 ILCS 10/9-107)      $ 77,832

PUBLIC PARKS TAX (65 ILCS 5/11-98-1)                                     $ 16,678

ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND (40 ILCS 5/7-171)    $ 73,384

LIBRARY TAX (75 ILCS 5/3-1)                                                       $ 33,356

SOCIAL SECURITY TAX (65 ILCS 5/21-110)                                $ 44,475

MUNICIPAL AUDIT TAX (65 ILCS 5/8-8-8)                                    $ 13,342

EMERGENCY SERVICES & DISASTER OPERATIONS                $11,118

(65 ILCS 5/8-3-16)                                                                                $ 543

            LEASE / PURCHASE – EQUIPMENT (65 ILCS 5/11-76.1-2)$ 7,783

STREET LIGHTING TAX (65 ILCS 5/11-80-5)                                 $ 11,118

            SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD (65 ILCS 5/11-80-23)          $   4,447

            SEWAGE SYSTEM (65 ILCS 5/11-143-1)                             $22,237

WORKING CASH (65 ILCS 5/8-7-3                                                       $ 555

UNEMPLOYMENT INS                                                                      $29,247

 

TOTAL TAXES LEVIED                                                            $417,851.15

 

THIRD:      The City Clerk shall make and file with the County Clerk of DeWitt County duly certified copies of this ordinance.

 

FOURTH:      The amount levied by Section Two of this ordinance is required by said City of Farmer City as aforesaid and extended upon the appropriate tax books for the fiscal year of said City of Farmer City beginning May 1, 2014 and ending April 30, 2015.

 

FIFTH:      If any section, subdivision or sentence of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or to be unconstitutional, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance.

 

SIXTH:      This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption, as provided by law and publication in pamphlet form.

 

PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FARMER CITY, DEWITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS THIS 21st DAY OF DECEMBER, 2015.

 

AYES: ______            NAYS: ______            ABSTAIN: _______            ABSENT: ____

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mike Jenkins, Mayor

ATTESTED:

 

 

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Sandra I. Shaw, City Clerk