Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2018-7960

• Record #: O2018-7960
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 10/29/2018
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 10/31/2018
• Title: Amendment of tax levy for Special Service Area No. 20, South Western Avenue (Year 2019)
• Sponsors: Dept./Agency
• Topic: SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS - S.S.A. No. 20 (South Western Avenue)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/1/2018		City Council	Published in Special Pamphlet
10/31/2018	86667	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/29/2018		Committee on Finance	Direct Introduction

Department of Planning and Development CITY OF CHICAGO
October 16, 2018
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN, EDWARD M. BURKE AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith twelve Special Service Area ordinances.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,

David L. Reifman Commissioner
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, special service areas may be established pursuant to Article VII, Sections 6(1) and 7(6) of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and pursuant to the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law, 35 ILCS 200/27-5 et seq., as amended from time to time (the "Act") and pursuant to the Property Tax Code, 35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq., as amended from time to time; and
WHEREAS, on October 28, 1997, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance, as amended by an ordinance by the City Council on November 15, 2000, which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 20 and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 1997 through and including 2003 (the "Initial Levy Period"), not to exceed an annual rate of one and zero hundredths percent (1.00%) of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the area to provide certain special services in and for the area in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago (the "City") generally; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Levy Period expired; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2004, the City Council enacted an ordinance (the "Original Ordinance") which again established a special service area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 20 (the "Area") to provide certain special services in and for the Area in addition to services provided generally by the City (the "Original Special Services") and authorizing a levy of an annual tax for the period beginning in 2004 through and including 2013 (the "Second Period")...