Resolution 2011-01 I
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KENDALL )
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Resolution No. 2011 - C)
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AND REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION
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OF A PROPOSITION TO IMPOSE A NON -HOME RULE MUNICIPAL
RETAILERS' OCCUPATION TAX AND SERVICE OCCUPATION TAX
IN THE AMOUNT OF 1% TO THE VOTERS OF THE
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
AT THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 5, 2011
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council (the "Corporate Authorities ") of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City ") are aware of the necessity of providing
safe public infrastructure or providing tax relief or both to benefit the health and welfare of its
residents; and,
WHEREAS the Corporate Authorities hereby find and determine after serious
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consideration and discussion that it would be in the best interest of its residents to provide for
improvements to its public infrastructure or property tax relief, however, since there are not
sufficient revenues in the City's current budget or projected budgets and, therefore, it will be
necessary to impose non -home municipal retailer's and service occupation taxes for such
purposes; and,
WHEREAS, before the Corporate Authorities may impose the aforesaid taxes, a
proposition must be submitted to the voters of the City and be approved by a majority of the
voters of the City voting on such proposition at an election to be held in the City, and it is
deemed advisable, necessary and, in the best interests of the City, that a proposition to impose
the aforesaid taxes be submitted to the voters of the City at an election to be held and conducted
in accordance with the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/1 -1 et seq.).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. Project Borrowing /Tax Rate Increase. That it is necessary and in the best
interests of the City that the Corporate Authorities be authorized to impose a 1% Non -Home
Rule Municipal Retailer's Occupation Tax and a 1% Non -Home Rule Municipal Service
Occupation Tax for expenditure on public infrastructure or for property tax relief or both in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 8- 11 -1.3 and 8- 11 -1.4 of the Illinois Municipal Code
(65 ILCS 5/8- 11 -1.3 and 65 ILCS 5/8- 11 -1.4).
Section 2. Election. That the proposition hereinabove referred to be submitted to the
voters of the City in accordance with the Election Code at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, the 5 th day of April, 2011, between the hours provided by law for voting on such day
(the "Election ").
Section 3. Election Precincts. That the Election shall be held in the voting precincts and
at the polling places established by the County Board (the "County Board") of Kendall County,
Illinois (the "County "), for voters of the City at the Election.
Section 4. Notice. That the County Clerk of the Kendall County (the "County Clerk")
shall give notice of the Election in accordance with the general election law by publishing notice
thereof once in one or more local, community newspapers published in and having general
circulation in the City, and also once in a newspaper published and of general circulation in
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Kendall County, Illinois, the dates of such publications of such notices for the Election to
comply with the Election Code.
Section 5. Form of Notices. That the notices of the Election shall include the following:
"NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the
5"' day of April, 2011, the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the United
City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois:
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"Shall the United City of Yorkville impose a 1% Non -Home Rule Municipal
Retailers' Occupation Tax and a Non -Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation
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Tax (commonly referred to as a municipal sales tax) for expenditure on public
infrastructure or for property tax relief or both in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 8- 11 -1.3 and 8- 11 -1.4 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-
11 -1.3 and 65 ILCS 5/8- 11- 1.4) ?"
Dated this day of , 2011.
County Clerk, Kendall County, Illinois."
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Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
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A.D. 2011.
ROBYN SUTCLIFF GEORGE GILSON, JR.
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER L DIANE TEELING
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GARY GOLINSKI MARTY MUNNS
ROSE SPEARS 1n WALLY WERDERICH
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Mayor
Attest:
Cit le
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