T20-07 Ordinance No. T20-07
AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING FOR A REFUND TO SENI R CITIZENS OF
MOBILE HOME LOCAL SERVIC S TAXES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TI-kE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That there is hereby established a refund to senior citizens of the mobile home
local services tax of 2006 mobile home local services taxes levied and collected on mobile homes
registered in the city of Elgin. The amount of such refund shaill equal the 2006 mobile home local
services taxes paid by qualified senior citizens up to a maximum refund amount of$35.00.
Section 2. That to qualify for such senior citizen property tax refund the owner(s)of the
subject mobile home must have qualified and obtained for the 2006 tax year the Senior Citizens
Reduction of the Mobile Home Local Services Tax in accordoce with 35 ILCS 515/7,as amended.
Section 3. That senior citizens qualified to receive the mobile home local services tax
refund shall be identified through county tax records for the 2006 tax year. The Fiscal Services
Group Director is directed to work with the appropriate coitinty officials to determine the most
expeditious method for processing the property tax refund tlo the qualified senior citizens. The
refund shall be mailed to the address provided on the applicatiOn for reduction of mobile home local
services taxes for the tax year in question except where a different address has been provided to the
Fiscal Services Group Director in writing by the senior citizen qualifying for such senior citizens
mobile home local services tax refund.
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this ordinance be and are hereby repealed.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 fordand effect from and after its passage
and publication in the manner provided by law.
s/E1 Schock
Ed Schock, Mayor
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Presented: June 13, 2007
Passed: June 13, 2007
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 7 Nays: 0
Recorded: June 14, 2007
Published: June 15, 2007
Attest:
s/Jennifer Quinton
Jennifer Quinton, Acting City Clerk
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Cit of E I I n Agenda Item No.
May 18, 2007 011.7.
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TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council i
FROM: Olufemi Folarin, City Manager Srable
James R. Nowicki, Fiscal Servides Director City( ovcr,,1enf
SUBJECT: Senior Citizen Property Tax Rebate Program
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and members of the City Council with
an update on the Senior Citizen Property Tax and Senior Citizen Mobile Home rebate programs,
and to request direction on proceeding with the rebate program for 2007.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Senior Citizen Tax Rebate Program for
2007.
BACKGROUND
The ordinance providing for a Senior Citizen Property Tax Program was originally approved
September 11, 1996. The costs associated with the rebate program for the previous two years
were as follows:
Senior Citizen Property Tax Rebates
COUNTY # OF REBATES DATE ISSUED AMOUNT
Kane
2006 2,163 @ $200 July 2006 $432,600
2005 2,124 @ $200 July 2005 $424,800
Cook
2006 720 @ $200 November 2006 $144,000
2005 718 @ $200 November 2005 $143,600
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Senior Citizen Mobile Home Rebates
COUNTY #OF REBATES DATE ISSUED AMOUNT
Kane
2006 381 @ $35 August 2016 $13,335
2005 419 @ $35 August 2015 $14,665
Cook
2006 36 @ $35 November P 00 $1,260
2005 35 @ $35 November P 00 $1,225
Miscellaneous
Supplies: envelopes, paper, toner, parcel index, postage, computer lists, and advertising
(rounded)
2006 $2,055
2005 $5,755
Staff costs: program administration, computer programming, c eck printing, check reconciliation
(rounded)
2006 $3,882
2005 $4,900
Total Senior Citizen Program costs
2006 $597,132
2005 $594,945
Due to enhancements in the way data is collected from the e and Cook Counties, mailing of
the checks in-house and other innovations, the miscellaneous o st for 2006 were reduced.
It is expected that the rebates in 2007 (for tax year 2006) will b- similar to or slightly higher than
those paid out in the previous years due to the addition of the :dgewater subdivision, a Del Web
Community.
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In order to move forward with the 2007 Senior Citizen Rebate program, approval from the City
Council is requested.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
Kane County Supervisor of Assessments and Cook County Assessor's Office.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
The 2007 budget includes $825,000 for the Senior Citizen Rebate program in the Riverboat
Fund, account number 275-0000-791.79-01, Grants/Senior Citien Homeowners, project number
202010, Senior Citizen Rebates. There are sufficient funds available to pay for this program.
\listri LEGAL IMPACT
None
ALTERNATIVES
1. The Council may choose to approve the Senior Citizen Rebate Program for 2007.
2. The Chouncil may choose not to approve the Senior Citizen Rebate Program for 2007.
Respectfully submitted for Council consideration.
JRN/mlm