OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
September 24, 2015
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing 2016 budgets and service provider agreements for various Special Service Areas.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
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 (the "Code"); and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2014, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 28-2014 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2014 through and including 2028, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.750 % of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein (the "Services Tax") to provide certain special services in and for the Area in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago generally (the "Special Services"); and
WHEREAS, certain funds in Fund 947 ("Fund 947") in the amount of $4,529 are available for use in connection with the Area; and
WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of the properties at and near the intersection of Irving Park Road and Milwaukee, extending west along Irving Park Road to Lavergne Avenue, with the inclusion of two commercial properties afthe northwest and southwest corners of Irving Park Road and Lavergne Aven...
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