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34-R-14
A RESOLUTION
The City of Evanston's Support For a
State Income Tax Extension
WHEREAS, In 2011, the Illinois General Assembly and Governor Patrick
Quinn took the bold measure to approve a temporary increase to the personal and
corporate income tax as part of an effort to close the State's budget gap and stabilize
the State's economy; and
WHEREAS, The new tax money was used to balance the State's annual
budget and pay the backlog of unpaid bills to organizations that provide services to the
State who had not been reimbursed for several months; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, the temporary tax income tax increase is set to
expire. The expiration of the tax increase will reduce State revenues from the income
tax by $4.7 billion by 2016; and
WHEREAS, Cuts this year would total just over $450 million affecting
schools, socials services, and municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Without the continuation of current tax revenues, there will be
devastating funding cuts to a wide range of public services. Public services affected
include cuts to low-income and youth programs, health departments, general aid to
schools, other critical social services and funding to municipalities through, the Local
Government Distributive Fund; and
WHEREAS, Illinois has one of the highest property tax burdens on
homeowners in the nation —more than 20 percent above the national average. Letting
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the temporary tax increase expire could cause communities to raise property taxes and
increase this burden even further; and
WHEREAS, In Governor Patrick Quinn's March budget address he
outlined his five-year fiscal blueprint which calls on the on the State to maintain the
income tax increase to secure Illinois' long-term financial future.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The Evanston City Council supports maintaining the
temporary income tax increase and urges the Illinois General Assembly to pass
measures to prevent the expiration of the income tax increase in 2015.
SECTION 2: That the foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2: This Resolution 34-R-14 shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
J
Eli a eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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RodKey Green M
, City erk
Adopted: I k a , 2014