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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3031 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001 55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading55 ILCS 5/4-8001.5 new 55 ILCS 5/4-8002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the salary (exclusive of any other compensation or benefits) of a clerk or recorder who is elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be less than 80% of the salary set for the State's Attorney for the county in which the county clerk or recorder is elected or appointed. Provides that the State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk or recorder, and the county shall furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Makes conforming changes, including removing outdated salary references. LRB103 27687 AWJ 54064 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3031 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001 55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading55 ILCS 5/4-8001.5 new 55 ILCS 5/4-8002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002 55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001 55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading 55 ILCS 5/4-8001.5 new 55 ILCS 5/4-8002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the salary (exclusive of any other compensation or benefits) of a clerk or recorder who is elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be less than 80% of the salary set for the State's Attorney for the county in which the county clerk or recorder is elected or appointed. Provides that the State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk or recorder, and the county shall furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Makes conforming changes, including removing outdated salary references. LRB103 27687 AWJ 54064 b LRB103 27687 AWJ 54064 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3031 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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88 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the salary (exclusive of any other compensation or benefits) of a clerk or recorder who is elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be less than 80% of the salary set for the State's Attorney for the county in which the county clerk or recorder is elected or appointed. Provides that the State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk or recorder, and the county shall furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Makes conforming changes, including removing outdated salary references.
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning local government.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
1818 5 Sections 4-6001 and 4-8002 and the heading of Division 4-8 and
1919 6 by adding Section 4-8001.5 as follows:
2020 7 (55 ILCS 5/4-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001)
2121 8 Sec. 4-6001. Officers in counties of less than 2,000,000.
2222 9 (a) In all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants,
2323 10 the compensation of Coroners, County Treasurers, County
2424 11 Clerks, Recorders and Auditors shall be determined under this
2525 12 Section. The County Board in those counties shall fix the
2626 13 amount of the necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other
2727 14 expenses of those officers. The compensation of those officers
2828 15 shall be separate from the necessary clerk hire, stationery,
2929 16 fuel and other expenses, and such compensation (except for
3030 17 coroners in those counties with less than 2,000,000 population
3131 18 in which the coroner's compensation is set in accordance with
3232 19 Section 4-6002 and except for county clerks or recorders that
3333 20 is set under subsection (d-5)) shall be fixed within the
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3535 22 To each such officer in counties containing less than
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4141 55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001 55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading55 ILCS 5/4-8001.5 new 55 ILCS 5/4-8002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002 55 ILCS 5/4-6001 from Ch. 34, par. 4-6001 55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading 55 ILCS 5/4-8001.5 new 55 ILCS 5/4-8002 from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002
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4343 55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading
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4646 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the salary (exclusive of any other compensation or benefits) of a clerk or recorder who is elected or appointed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be less than 80% of the salary set for the State's Attorney for the county in which the county clerk or recorder is elected or appointed. Provides that the State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary to be paid to a clerk or recorder, and the county shall furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Makes conforming changes, including removing outdated salary references.
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7777 1 To each such officer in counties containing 14,000 or more
7878 2 inhabitants, but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than
7979 3 $14,500 per annum.
8080 4 To each such officer in counties containing 30,000 or more
8181 5 inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than
8282 6 $15,000 per annum.
8383 7 To each such officer in counties containing 60,000 or more
8484 8 inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than
8585 9 $15,000 per annum.
8686 10 To each such officer in counties containing 100,000 or
8787 11 more inhabitants but less than 200,000 inhabitants, not less
8888 12 than $16,500 per annum.
8989 13 To each such officer in counties containing 200,000 or
9090 14 more inhabitants but less than 300,000 inhabitants, not less
9191 15 than $18,000 per annum.
9292 16 To each such officer in counties containing 300,000 or
9393 17 more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less
9494 18 than $20,000 per annum.
9595 19 (b) (Blank). Those officers beginning a term of office
9696 20 before December 1, 1990 shall be compensated at the rate of
9797 21 their base salary. "Base salary" is the compensation paid for
9898 22 each of those offices, respectively, before July 1, 1989.
9999 23 (c) Those officers whose compensation is fixed under
100100 24 subsection (a) beginning a term of office on or after December
101101 25 1, 1990 shall be compensated at base salary plus at least 12%
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113113 1 (1) Beginning December 1, 1990, base salary plus at
114114 2 least 3% of base salary.
115115 3 (2) Beginning December 1, 1991, base salary plus at
116116 4 least 6% of base salary.
117117 5 (3) Beginning December 1, 1992, base salary plus at
118118 6 least 9% of base salary.
119119 7 (4) Beginning December 1, 1993, base salary plus at
120120 8 least 12% of base salary.
121121 9 (d) In addition to but separate and apart from the
122122 10 compensation provided in this Section, the county clerk of
123123 11 each county, the recorder of each county, and the chief clerk
124124 12 of each county board of election commissioners shall receive
125125 13 an award of $6,500 per year. as follows:
126126 14 (1) $4,500 per year after January 1, 1998;
127127 15 (2) $5,500 per year after January 1, 1999; and
128128 16 (3) $6,500 per year after January 1, 2000.
129129 17 The total amount required for such awards each year shall be
130130 18 appropriated by the General Assembly to the State Board of
131131 19 Elections which shall distribute the awards in annual lump sum
132132 20 payments to the several county clerks, recorders, and chief
133133 21 election clerks. This Beginning December 1, 1990, this annual
134134 22 award, and any other award or stipend paid out of State funds
135135 23 to county officers, shall not affect any other compensation
136136 24 provided by law to be paid to county officers.
137137 25 (d-5) The salary of a clerk or recorder who is elected or
138138 26 appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
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149149 1 the 103rd General Assembly shall not be less than 80% of the
150150 2 salary set for the State's Attorney under Section 4-2001 for
151151 3 the county in which the county clerk or recorder is elected or
152152 4 appointed.
153153 5 The State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual salary
154154 6 to be paid to a clerk or recorder. The amounts furnished by the
155155 7 State shall be payable monthly by the Department of Revenue
156156 8 out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund or the
157157 9 General Revenue Fund to the county in which the county clerk or
158158 10 recorder is elected or appointed. The county shall furnish 33
159159 11 1/3% of the total annual salary.
160160 12 As used in this subsection, "salary" is exclusive of any
161161 13 other compensation or benefits.
162162 14 (e) No Beginning December 1, 1990, no county board may
163163 15 reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from
164164 16 county funds to a county officer if the reduction or
165165 17 impairment is the result of the county officer receiving an
166166 18 award or stipend payable from State funds.
167167 19 (f) The compensation, necessary clerk hire, stationery,
168168 20 fuel and other expenses of the county auditor, as fixed by the
169169 21 county board, shall be paid by the county.
170170 22 (g) The population of all counties for the purpose of
171171 23 fixing compensation, as herein provided, shall be based upon
172172 24 the last Federal census immediately previous to the election
173173 25 of the officer in question in each county.
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185185 1 after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
186186 2 General Assembly, the auditor shall receive an annual stipend
187187 3 of $6,500 per year. The General Assembly shall appropriate the
188188 4 total amount required for the stipend each year from the
189189 5 Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to the Department of
190190 6 Revenue, and the Department of Revenue shall distribute the
191191 7 awards in an annual lump sum payment to each county auditor.
192192 8 The stipend shall be in addition to, but separate and apart
193193 9 from, the compensation provided in this Section. No county
194194 10 board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable
195195 11 from county funds to the auditor if the reduction or
196196 12 impairment is the result of the auditor receiving an award or
197197 13 stipend pursuant to this subsection.
198198 14 (Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
199199 15 (55 ILCS 5/Div. 4-8 heading)
200200 16 Division 4-8. Officers' Salaries in Counties of 2,000,000 or
201201 17 More Inhabitants Cook County
202202 18 (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
203203 19 (55 ILCS 5/4-8001.5 new)
204204 20 Sec. 4-8001.5. County clerk and recorder salaries in
205205 21 counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants.
206206 22 (a) As used in this Section, "salary" is exclusive of any
207207 23 other compensation or benefits.
208208 24 (b) The salary of a clerk or recorder who is elected or
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219219 1 appointed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
220220 2 the 103rd General Assembly shall not be less than 80% of the
221221 3 salary set for the State's Attorney under Section 4-2001 for
222222 4 the county in which the county clerk or recorder is elected or
223223 5 appointed.
224224 6 (c) The State shall furnish 66 2/3% of the total annual
225225 7 salary to be paid to a clerk or recorder. The amounts furnished
226226 8 by the State shall be payable monthly by the Department of
227227 9 Revenue out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund or
228228 10 the General Revenue Fund to the county in which the county
229229 11 clerk or recorder is elected or appointed. The county shall
230230 12 furnish 33 1/3% of the total annual salary.
231231 13 (d) A home rule county may not regulate salaries in a
232232 14 manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a
233233 15 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
234234 16 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
235235 17 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
236236 18 (55 ILCS 5/4-8002) (from Ch. 34, par. 4-8002)
237237 19 Sec. 4-8002. Additional compensation of the Cook County
238238 20 sheriff and recorder.
239239 21 (a) In addition to any salary otherwise provided by law,
240240 22 beginning December 1, 1998, subject to appropriation, the
241241 23 sheriff of Cook County for the sheriff's his or her additional
242242 24 duties imposed by other statutes or laws shall receive an
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254254 1 Revenue out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund in
255255 2 the amount of $6,500. The county board shall not reduce or
256256 3 otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds to
257257 4 the sheriff if the reduction or impairment is the result of the
258258 5 sheriff receiving a stipend payable from State funds.
259259 6 (b) In addition to any salary otherwise provided by law,
260260 7 beginning December 1, 2000, subject to appropriation, the
261261 8 recorder of deeds of Cook County for the recorder's his or her
262262 9 additional duties imposed by law shall receive an annual
263263 10 stipend to be paid by the State in an amount equal to the
264264 11 stipend paid to each recorder in other counties under
265265 12 subsection (d) of Section 4-6001 of this Code. The county
266266 13 board may not reduce or otherwise impair the compensation
267267 14 payable from county funds to the recorder of deeds if the
268268 15 reduction or impairment is the result of the recorder of deeds
269269 16 receiving a stipend payable from State funds.
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