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97-O-24
AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 8-12-2-2 “License Procedures”
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston currently issues licenses to twelve
facilities which provide long-term care for the elderly, infirm, or chronically ill and which
are operated pursuant to the Illinois “County Home Act," 55ILCS 5/5-21001 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, these twelve facilities have the capacity for over 1,600 beds
(residents) which, in comparison to nearby municipalities, ranks highest except for
Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the City charges an annual Long-Term Care Facility License
Fee of $600 per year, including $60 per licensed bed; and
WHEREAS, license fees for long-term care facilities bring in a revenue of
over $100,000 per year but the fees have not been raised for over a decade; and
WHEREAS, a fifty percent (50%) increase to the annual facility fee ($900)
and per licensed bed fee ($90) would generate increased revenue; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council deems it is in the best interest of the
City of Evanston to increase permitting and fee rates for licensing and operation of long-
term care facilities, as those facilities are defined in 8-12-1-6 of the City Code.
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
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SECTION 1: Section 8-12-2-2 “License Procedures” of the City Code of
2024 is hereby amended to include a fifty percent (50%) permit fee increase effective
January 1, 2025, as follows:
8-12-2-2. - LICENSE PROCEDURES.
(B) All applications shall be accompanied by the following:
. . .
11. An annual license fee of nine hundred dollars ($900.00) six hundred dollars
($600.00), plus ninety dollars ($90.00) sixty dollars ($60.00) per licensed bed, to be
refunded should the application be denied.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any provision of this Ordinance 97-O-24 or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be
given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid application of this
Ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided
by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance 97-O-24 shall be in full force and effect on
January 1, 2025, after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by
law.
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Introduced:_________________, 2024
Adopted:___________________, 2024
Approved:
__________________________, 2024
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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Alexandra Ruggie,
Corporation Counsel
December 09
December 09 December 09
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