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I -R-60
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Illinois Revised Statutes provide that
• general property tax bills are to be issued in accordance with
a schedule that establishes May 1 and September 1 of each year
as penalty dates for the two installments; and
WHEREAS, the various agencies and officials of Cook
County responsible for assessing, billing, and collecting the
tax have not adhered to this schedule in recent years; and
INHEREAS, statements of County officials reported in
the press indicate that 1959 tax bills will be issued some
months behind schedule, that these tax bills will be payable
in one installment, and that the penalty date will be September
1, 1960, or even later; and
WHEREAS, this delay would result in the City of
Evanston having to wait an additional three months or more be-
fore any tax moneys would be received, and in additional in-
terest costs on tax anticipation warrants amounting to as much
as $10,000 or more; and
tNHEREAS, both the taxpayers of this City and the
City of Evanston's tax collection record suffer when tax bills
cannot be paid in two installments;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Evanston, Illinois, that the Board of Cook County
Commissioners be and is hereby respectfully urged to take all
practicable steps to cause tax bills for the year 1959 and sub-
sequent years to be prepared, issued, and payable on the earli-
est possible dates and to be payable in two separate installments
in the manner provided by law; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution
• properly certified by the City Clerk,be forwarded to the Board
of Cook County Commissioners.
/s/ Bennie G. Rubin
Mayor Pro-Tem
Adopted January 18, 1960