70 ILCS 1205/9-2b
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 1205/ - Park District Code.|Article 9 - Powers (Continued) Swimming Pools--Airport Grants--Airports

 (from Ch. 105, par. 9-2b)Sec. 9-2b.         Upon the petition signed by voters equal in number to not  less than 2% of the votes received by the park commissioners who received  the greatest number of votes at the last election of any park  district or upon the order of the board of any park district, the  question of the levy of an additional annual tax to provide revenue for  the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating  airports and landing fields for aircraft shall be submitted to the  voters of the park district at a regular election in the  district.The proposition for the levy of an additional annual tax in the park  district shall be substantially in the following form:    --------------------------------------------------------------For an additional annual tax levy for the .... Park District (naming  it) to the amount of .... per cent of the value of all taxable property  in the district for purposes of acquiring, constructing, maintaining,  and operating airports, and landing fields for aircraft.    --------------------------------------------------------------Against an additional annual tax levy for the .... Park District  (naming it) to the amount of .... per cent of the value of all taxable  property in the district for the purposes of acquiring, constructing,  maintaining, and operating airports, and landing fields for aircraft.    --------------------------------------------------------------Notice of the referendum shall be given and the referendum conducted in  the manner provided by the general election law. If a majority of the  votes cast upon such proposition are in favor of the additional tax levy  as stated in the proposition, the tax shall be levied and collected in  the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected. The tax shall  not exceed the rate of .075% of the value, as equalized or assessed by  the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in  such district.The tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to  be levied and collected in the district and shall not be included in any  limitation of rate contained in this code or any other law but shall be  excluded therefrom and be in addition thereto and in excess thereof. The  board of a park district whose power to levy taxes for the purposes of  acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating airports and landing  fields for aircraft on July 1, 1967, is set at a rate less than .05%  may, without referendum, increase that rate by not more than .03%  applicable after July 1, 1967, but the maximum rate may not be raised  above .05%. However after July 28, 1969, the board of any park district  having the power to levy a tax under this Section may, without  referendum, increase the rate of that tax to .075% when it considers  that increase necessary for the purpose of financing such maintenance,  improvement or replacement of its airport facilities and landing fields  as are required to conform to the standards of the Department of  Transportation or of any appropriate federal agency relating to a State or  federal airports plan or airways system.    (Source: P.A. 81-1550.)