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 of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing an amendment to the 2015 budget and service provider agreement for Special Service Areas # 1 and # 27.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
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 17, 2003, the City Council of the City of Chicago (the "City Council") enacted an ordinance which established an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 27 (the "Original Area") and authorized the levy of an annual tax not to exceed an annual rate of 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein (the "Original Services Tax") to provide certain special services in and for the Original Area in addition to the services provided by and to the City of Chicago (the "City") generally; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2011 the City Council enacted an ordinance (the "Establishment Ordinance") which reestablished an area known and designated as City of Chicago Special Service Area Number 27 (the "Area") with reconstituted boundaries, terminated the authorization to levy the Original Services Tax, and authorized the levy of an annual tax, for the period beginning in tax year 2011 through and including tax year 2025, not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25 of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein (the "Services Tax") to provide certain...
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