ORDINANCE 24 – 03

ORDINANCE LEVYING AND ASSESSING TAX FOR GENOA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF DEKALB, STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING THE 1st DAY OF JULY, 2024 AND ENDING THE 30th DAY OF JUNE, 2025

            WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Genoa Public Library District, in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, did on the 19th day of August, 2024 pass the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance (Ordinance No. 24-02) for said Library District for the fiscal year commencing on July l, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025; and

            WHEREAS, said Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance was duly published as provided by law after its passage;

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GENOA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF DEKALB, STATE OF ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:

            Section l:  That the total sum of THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($314,225.00) composed as follows:  The sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($289,725.00), being the amount deemed required for the necessary corporate purposes of Genoa Public Library District, DeKalb County, Illinois; the sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), being required for the payment of employer contributions of Genoa Public Library District to the Social Security Fund; the sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), being required for the payment of employer contributions of Genoa Public Library District to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; the sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00), being required for the payment of the professional opinion of an accountant and other auditing expenses from an Audit Fund; the sum of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) for the purpose of payments of premiums due for the purchase of liability insurance, property damage (fire) insurance, risk management and loss control, and legal fees for defending or otherwise protecting itself against liability from a Liability Fund; the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), being required for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment from a Maintenance Fund, be and the same is hereby levied and assessed upon and against all taxable property within this Library District according to the full fair value as established and ascertained for State and County purposes for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025 and the Board of Trustees of the Genoa Public Library District having on the 19th day of August, 2024 duly passed and adopted the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the fiscal year beginning July l, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025 and said Ordinance having been duly published in a newspaper of general circulation within this Public Library District, this Board finds that the specific purposes and the specific amounts provided for in said Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, a copy of which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, are required to be levied for the necessary purposes of the Genoa Public Library District.

            Section 2:  The Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Genoa Public Library District is hereby directed to file a duly certified copy of this Ordinance with the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, on or before the last Tuesday of December 2024; and said County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to extend the said tax so levied by this Ordinance, according to law, against all taxable property within the Genoa Public Library District.  The Secretary of Genoa Public Library District shall also file on or before the last Tuesday of December 2024, duly certified copies of the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance and this Ordinance with the Genoa Public Library where they shall be available for public inspection as provided by law.

            Section 3:  This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.

            Passed by the Board of Trustees of the Genoa Public Library District and approved by the President thereof this 21st day of October, 2024.

                    BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GENOA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

                    By:  Donna Bradshaw

                    Its President

ATTEST:

Jennifer Lechelt

Secretary

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STATE OF ILLINOIS          )

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COUNTY OF DEKALB    )

CERTIFICATE OF LEVY

            I, Jennifer Lechelt, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed, qualified and now acting Secretary of the Genoa Public Library District in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois; that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the Tax Levy Ordinance No. 24-03 as passed by the Board of Trustees of said Library District at our meeting held on the 21st day of October, 2024; and that said Ordinance was duly passed by yea and nay vote thereon with at least a majority of all the Board of Trustees having voted yea on the adoption and passage thereof.

            I further certify that annexed hereto as a part of said Tax Levy Ordinance No. 24-03 is a correct copy of the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance No. 24-02 as passed by the Board of Trustees of said Library District at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of August, 2024; that said Ordinance was duly passed by yea and nay vote thereon with at least a majority of all the Board of Trustees having voted yea on the adoption and passage thereof; and that thereafter said Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance was printed and published in a public secular newspaper with general circulation in said Library District.

            I further certify that the Genoa Public Library District requires the sum of $314,225.00 as is more fully shown in said Tax Levy Ordinance No. 24-03 and the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance to be levied on the taxable property in said District for the year 2024.

            I further certify that said Ordinances have not been amended or repealed but remain in full force and effect at this time.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed my name in my official capacity as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Genoa Public Library District, at Genoa, Illinois, this 21st day of October, 2024.

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Jennifer Lechelt

Secretary, Genoa Public Library District

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TRUTH IN TAXATION

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

    I, the   undersigned, hereby certify that I am the presiding officer of the GENOA   PUBLIC   LIBRARY   DISTRICT and as such presiding officer, I certify that the levy ordinance, a copy of which is attached, was adopted pursuant to, and in all respects in compliance with the provisions Sections 18-60 through 18-85 of the "Truth in Taxation" law.

CHECK ONE OF THE CHOICES BELOW 

_____    1)  The taxing district published a notice in the newspaper and conducted a hearing, meeting the requirements of the Truth in Taxation Law.

__X__    2)  The taxing district's aggregate levy did not exceed a 5% increase over the prior year's extension.  Therefore, notice and a hearing were not necessary.

_____    3)  The proposed aggregate levy did not exceed a 5% increase over the year's extension.  Therefore, a hearing was not held.  The adopted aggregate tax levy exceeded 5% of the prior year's extension and a notice was published within 15 days of its adoption in accordance with the Truth in Taxation Law.

_____     4)  The adopted levy exceeded the amount stated in the published notice.  A second notice was published within 15 days of the adoption in accordance with the Truth in Taxation Law.

Certificate applies to the 2024 levy.

Date:  October 21, 2024

Presiding Officer:  Donna Bradshaw