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RESOLUTION OPPOSING REDUCTION OF STATE COLLECTED
REVENUES DUE MUNICIPALITIES
WHEREAS, all Illinois municipalities provide direct frontline services to their citizens; and
WHEREAS, these services have an immediate and fundamental reality to those citizens who
depend on local police and fire protection, water and sewer service, snow removal, roads and traffic
safety; and
WHEREAS, local citizens pay income taxes to the State for both the State budget and local
municipal budgets and the revenue is collected by the State; and
WHEREAS, since the inception of the State income tax in 1969, municipalities have received,
relied upon and provided services with those revenues to their local taxpaying citizens; and
WHEREAS, the fiscal reality is that municipalities have already experienced less income tax
revenues from the State; and
WHEREAS, the recent income tax increase provided new revenues all of which went to the State
budget and NONE OF THE INCREASE WAS RECEIVED BY CITIES , thereby costing over $2.7 billion in
future lost revenues; and
WHEREAS, the State, through its Legislature and Governor, is contemplating further reductions
to municipal revenues with a loss of $630,000 in income tax revenue which would result in the reduction
of current City services such as police protection, road and street maintenance, snowplowing, and parks
programs and activities.
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of McHenry strongly opposes further reduction
in state collected revenues and demands that the General Assembly and Governor of Illinois take NO
FURTHER ACTION TO FINANCIALLY RUIN MUNICIPALITIES.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Governor and local
state legislature representatives.
Passed and approved this 23'd day of May, 2011.
Voting Aye: Santi, Glab, Schaefer, Blake, Wimmer, Peterson, Condon.
Voting Nay: None.
Not Voting: None.
Abstaining: None.
Absent: None.
Signed:
Mayor
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