T13-96 ( CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. T13-96
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX PROGRAM
ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1996
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council of
the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook
Counties, Illinois, on this
12th day of September, 1996 .
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
ss .
COUNTY OF KANE )
CERTIFICATE
I , Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed
and acting municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane
Counties, Illinois .
I further certify that on September 11, 1996, the
Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved
Ordinance No. T13-96, entitled "An Ordinance Providing for a
Senior Citizen Property Tax Program, " which provided by its
terms that it should be published in pamphlet form.
ft The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. T13-96, including
the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a
copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building,
commencing on September 12, 1996, and continuing for at least
ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also
available for public inspection upon request in the office of
the municipal clerk.
DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on September 12, 1996 .
Municipal Clerk
(SEAL)
Ordinance No. T13-96
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX PROGRAM
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That there is hereby established a $200 . 00
senior citizen property tax refund of the 1996 real property
taxes levied by and collected for the City of Elgin.
Section 2 . That to qualify for the $200 . 00 senior
citizen property tax refund the owner(s) of the subject
property must have qualified and obtained for the 1996 tax
year the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption in accordance
with 35 ILCS 200/15-170, as amended.
Section 3 . That senior citizens qualified to receive
the $200 . 00 tax refund shall be identified through county
property tax records for the 1996 tax year. The Director of
Finance is directed to work with the appropriate county
officials to determine the most expeditious method for
processing the property tax refund to the qualified senior
citizens .
emk Section 4 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 5 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and publication in the
manner provided by law.
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Kevin Kelly, Mayo
Presented: September 11, 1996
Passed: September 11, 1996
Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 1
Recorded: September 12 , 1996
Published: September 12, 1996
Attest:
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk