OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITV 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 of the 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 12, 2012, the City Council ofthe 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 55 (the "Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in 2012 through and including 2021, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.85 percent ofthe equalized assessed value ofthe 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 546 ("Fund 546") in the amount of $31,250 are available for use in connection with the Area; and
WHEREAS, the Establishment Ordinance established the Area as that territory consisting approximately of the area fronting the north side of 111th Street starting from and including 3004 W. 111th Street to Drake Avenue; the south side of 111 th Street from Sacramento Avenue up to and including 3551 W. 111th Street; the east side of Trumbull Avenue startin...
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