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AN ORDINANCE
Combining Certain
Funds and Levies
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has heretofore maintained
separate funds and has provided for the levying of separate taxes
for certain purposes as set forth under the statutes of the State
of Illinois, and
WHEREAS, by virtue of Section 6 of Article VII of the 1970
constitution, the City of Evanston became a home rule unit and
was thereby given authority to levy and collect taxes without
specific statutory requirements, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that pursuant to
the grant of home rule power under said 1970 constitution, it is
in the best interests of the City of Evanston to combine and con-
solidate certain separate funds and tax levies into the corporate
funds and tax levy in order to simplify and consolidate the fiscal
affairs of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois:
SECTION 1: That the following designated funds heretofore
maintained as separate funds, to wit;
(a) Police Protection Fund
(b) Fire Protection Fund
(c) Small Parks Fund
(d) Street and Bridge Fund
(e) Garbage Fund
be and they are hereby consolidated into the corporate fund and
the individual tax levies for each fund shall be combined and
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consolidated with the corporate fund tax levy.
That this consolidation and combination shall be effective
for 1974 appropriation and tax levy ordinances and for all
succeeding appropriation and tax levy ordinances unless or until
this ordinance is amended in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval
in the manner provided by law.
Introduced March 4 1974 .
Adopted. March 11 1974
• Approved Mar-,h 11= 1974
/s/ Edgar Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor
Attest:
/s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to form:_(/ Jack M. Siegel
Corporation Counsel