Bill Text: IL HB5467 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties having an appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments, the county may change from appointing to electing its county assessor or county supervisor of assessments after a referendum of the voters. Provides for a referendum after adoption of an ordinance by the county board or county board of commissioners or upon the filing of a petition signed by 2% of the registered voters of the county. Provides that upon approval of a referendum: (i) the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall be elected at the general election next following the approval of the referendum and at the general election every 4 years thereafter; and (ii) the term of any appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall end when a successor is elected and qualified. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5467 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5467-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5467 Introduced , by Rep. Reginald Phillips SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 200/3-5
35 ILCS 200/3-52 new
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that in counties having an appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments, the county may change from appointing to electing its county assessor or county supervisor of assessments after a referendum of the voters. Provides for a referendum after adoption of an ordinance by the county board or county board of commissioners or upon the filing of a petition signed by 2% of the registered voters of the county. Provides that upon approval of a referendum: (i) the county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall be elected at the general election next following the approval of the referendum and at the general election every 4 years thereafter; and (ii) the term of any appointed county assessor or county supervisor of assessments shall end when a successor is elected and qualified. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
Section 3-5 and by adding Section 3-52 as follows:
(35 ILCS 200/3-5)
Sec. 3-5. Supervisor of assessments. In counties with less
than 3,000,000 inhabitants and in which no county assessor has
been elected under Section 3-45, there shall be a county
supervisor of assessments, either appointed as provided in this
Section, or elected.
In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and not
having an elected county assessor or an elected supervisor of
assessments, the office of supervisor of assessments shall be
filled by appointment by the presiding officer of the county
board with the advice and consent of the county board.
To be eligible for appointment or to be eligible to file
nomination papers or participate as a candidate in any primary
or general election for, or be elected to, the office of
supervisor of assessments, or to enter upon the duties of the
office, a person must possess one of the following
qualifications as certified by the individual to the county
clerk:

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(1) A Certified Illinois Assessing Official
certificate from the Illinois Property Assessment
Institute, plus the additional training required for
additional compensation under Section 4-10.
(2) A Certified Assessment Evaluator certificate from
the International Association of Assessing Officers.
(3) A Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI),
Residential Member (RM), Senior Real Estate Analyst
(SREA), Senior Real Property Analyst (SRPA) or Senior
Residential Analyst (SRA) certificate from the Appraisal
Institute or its predecessor organizations.
(4) If the person has served as a supervisor of
assessments for 12 years or more, a Certified Illinois
Assessing Official certificate from the Illinois Property
Assessment Institute with a minimum of 360 additional hours
of successfully completed courses approved by the
Department if at least 180 of the course hours required a
written examination.
In addition, a person must have had at least 2 years'
experience in the field of property sales, assessments, finance
or appraisals and must have passed an examination conducted by
the Department to determine his or her competence to hold the
office. The examination may be conducted by the Department at a
convenient location in the county or region. Notice of the time
and place shall be given by publication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the counties, at least one week prior to

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the exam. The Department shall certify to the county board a
list of the names and scores of persons who pass the
examination. The Department may provide by rule the maximum
time that the name of a person who has passed the examination
will be included on a list of persons eligible for appointment
or election. The term of office shall be 4 years from the date
of appointment and until a successor is appointed and
qualified, or a successor is elected and qualified under
Section 3-52 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 92-667, eff. 7-16-02.)
(35 ILCS 200/3-52 new)
Sec. 3-52. Election of appointed county assessors or county
supervisor of assessments.
(a) In counties having an appointed county assessor or
county supervisor of assessments, the county may change to
electing its county assessor or county supervisor of
assessments upon:
(1) adoption of an ordinance by the county board or
county board of commissioners requiring the county
assessor or county supervisor of assessments to be elected;
or
(2) the filing of a petition with the county board or
county board of commissioners, subject to the petition
requirements of Section 28-3 of the Election Code and
signed by 2% of the registered voters of the county,

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requiring the county assessor or county supervisor of
assessments to be elected.
(b) If an ordinance is adopted, or a petition filed,
meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the county clerk
shall certify the proposition to the appropriate election
authorities, who shall submit a referendum, subject to the
requirements of 16-7 of the Election Code, to be placed on the
ballot at the next following general election in substantially
the following form:
Shall the [county assessor or county supervisor of
assessments, as applicable] be elected rather than
appointed?
The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". The referendum is
approved when a majority of votes cast on the referendum
approve the referendum.
(c) After the approval of a referendum under subsection
(b):
(1) the county assessor or county supervisor of
assessments shall be elected at the general election next
following the approval of the referendum and at the general
election every 4 years thereafter and shall serve until a
successor is elected and qualified; and
(2) the term of any appointed county assessor or county
supervisor of assessments shall end when a successor is
elected and qualified.
If the term of an appointed county assessor or county

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supervisor of assessments ends before his or her successor is
elected and qualified, the presiding officer of the county
board or county supervisor of assessments, with the advice and
consent of the county board or county supervisor of
assessments, shall appoint a trustee to serve as the county
assessor or county supervisor of assessments under a successor
is elected and qualified.
(d) If a vacancy in the office of the county supervisor or
county supervisor of assessments occurs, whether by death,
resignation, refusal to qualify, or for any other reason, the
presiding officer of the county board or board of county
commissioners, with the advice and consent of the county board
or board of county commissioners, shall fill the vacancy by
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term of the
county assessor or county supervisor of assessment.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.