HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 05-15 03/16/2015 Urging the Governor and General Assembly to Protect Full Funding of Local Government Distributive Fund Revenues RESOLUTION NO. 05-15
URGING THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PROTECT FULL FUNDING OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIVE FUND REVENUES
WHEREAS, municipalities are front-line providers of government services to citizens and these services
include police and fire protection, parks, infrastructure, water, sewer and utility services, and snow
removal; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has a long-standing tradition of collecting tax revenues on behalf of
municipal governments and municipalities have relied on shared income tax revenue to provide services
to taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, municipalities have fewer options to raise significant revenue and rely on the full amount of
revenue that the State collects on their behalf in order to fund the essential quality-of-life services
expected and relied upon by community residents; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly increased the State income tax without providing any of the new
revenues to municipalities and this loss of revenue has left the municipal share at levels collected during
the Great Recession; and
WHEREAS, the Governor proposed a 50 percent reduction in the local share of the income tax during his
FY2016 Budget Address, reducing local revenues by over$600 million; and
WHEREAS, the loss of this state-shared income tax revenue would result in elimination of countless jobs,
local tax increases, program and service cuts, and could increase debt burdens that would be felt by all
citizens; and
WHEREAS,the Village of Mount Prospect would lose over$3.1 million.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACTING PURSUANT TO ITS HOME
RULE POWERS:
SECTION ONE: That the Village of Mount Prospect urges the Governor and the General Assembly to
protect full funding of the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) and other revenue sources.
SECTION TWO: That the Village of Mount Prospect will actively work to protect the LGDF and other
revenue sources that allow local governments to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of their
residents.
SECTION THREE: That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Northwest Municipal Conference,
to the Illinois Municipal League and to the Office of the Governor.
SECTION FOUR: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Hoefert, Korn, Matuszsk, Polit, Rogers, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 16th day of March, 2015.
Arlene A. Juracek
Mayor
M.
LK a Angell
Village Clerk