Levies

 

Projected Valuation for 2003-2004:  $630,305,000.00

 

Levies for the Years 2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2003-2004:

 

Fund

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

County General

1,625,400.00

1,682,100.00

1,735,000.00

Mary Davis Home

76,000.00

76,000.00

75,000.00

Veteran’s Assistance

70,000.00

100,000.00

100,000.00

Knox County Highway Fund

602,000.00

650,000.00

680,000.00

Knox County Bridge Fund

301,000.00

325,000.00

340,000.00

Knox County Matching Tax Fund

301,000.00

325,000.00

340,000.00

Ill. Municipal Retirement Fund

270,000.00

170,000.00

550,000.00

Social Security

850,000.00

600,000.00

750,000.00

Tort Immunity

200,000.00

200,000.00

200,000.00

Self Insurance Bonds
(General Liability & Workers’ Compensation Series 1996 Obligation Bonds)

 

 

320,492.50

 

 

1,046,430.00

 

 

0.00

Mary Davis Home Bonds
(Series 2001 Obligation Bonds)

 

327,025.00

 

280,150.00

 

295,000.00

Knox County Health Fund

401,660.00

428,600.00

433,000.00

Extension Service

190,870.00

196,978.00

200,413.00

Public Safety Improvement Bonds

571,212.50

598,262.50

432,712.50

Nursing Home Referendum Tax

560,000.00

560,000.00

640,000.00

 

          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE KNOX COUNTY BOARD OF KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS, assembled at its October 2003 adjourned meeting held on Monday, November 24, 2003, that the amount of all County Taxes to be raised for all purposes, for the period beginning December 1, 2003, and ending November 30, 2004, be and the same is hereby determined as follows:

 

  • For County General purposes, the sum of $1,735,000.00;
  • For the purpose of establishing and maintaining a county detention home, known as Mary Davis Home, combined with Juvenile Court Services, for temporary care and custody of dependent, delinquent, or truant children, the sum of $75,000.00;
  • For the purpose of providing assistance to indigent veterans and their families, pursuant to “An Act to regulate the granting of assistance to indigent veterans and their families”, the sum of $100,000.00;
  • For the County Highway purposes of improving, maintaining, and repairing highways to be improved, maintained, and repaired by the County, the sum of $680,000.00;
  • Also for the County Highway purposes of acquiring and maintaining machinery and equipment or acquiring, maintaining, operating, constructing, or reconstructing buildings for housing highway offices, machinery, equipment materials used for improvement, repair and maintenance of County Highway purposes;
  • For the purpose of County Bridge Funds for administering Sections 5-501, 5-502, 5-503, and 5-504 Chapter 605 of the Illinois Highway Code, an act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges, culverts or drainage structures authorized to be constructed or repaired under said Sections, the sum of $340,000.00;
  • For the purpose of providing funds to pay the County’s share of the expenses in constructing or reconstructing highways in the County Matching Tax System, the sum of $340,000.00;
  • For the purpose of Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, the sum of $550,000.00;
  • For the purpose of Social Security, the sum of $750,000.00;
  • For the purpose of Tort Immunity, the sum of $200,000.00;
  • For the purpose of providing funds for the Self Insurance Bonds, the sum of $0.00;
  • For the purpose of providing funds for the Mary Davis Home Bond Series 2001 the sum of $295,000.00;
  • For the purpose of providing funds to County Health Fund, the sum of $433,000.00;
  • For the purpose of Extension Service, the sum of $200,413.00;
  • For the purpose of providing funds for the Public Safety Improvement Bonds the sum of $432,712.50;
  • For the Knox County Nursing Home Referendum Tax purposes of improving the home, the sum of $640,000.00.

 

The total of all said purposes so to raised hereafter set forth in the following schedule which is in words and figures as follows:

 

County General

Courthouse

     Books........................................................................................ $ 2,500.00

     Printing & Ad................................................................................. 2,000.00

     Hauling Rubbish............................................................................. 1,000.00

     Courthouse Utilities....................................................................... 45,000.00

     Courthouse Maintenance............................................................... 30,000.00

     Office Equipment, Purchase, Maintenance, Expense............................ 12,000.00

     Postage...................................................................................... 65,000.00

     Telephone Service – Courthouse Only.............................................. 49,000.00

     Employee & Blanket Bonds............................................................... 3,000.00

     Computer Insurance....................................................................... 1,000.00

Computer Fund............................................................................... 20,000.00

Zoning Department

     Secretary Salary.......................................................................... 24,000.00

Zoning Board of Appeals

     Books............................................................................................. 200.00

     Printing and Supplies......................................................................... 200.00

     Legal Notices................................................................................... 350.00

Assessment Program

     Supervisor Salary......................................................................... 30,552.00

     Clerk Hire – Assessment................................................................. 56,000.00

     Books............................................................................................. 300.00

     Printing & Publication.................................................................... 14,000.00

     Travel & Mileage – Meeting Expense.................................................. 4,000.00

     Contractual Services..................................................................... 45,000.00

     Equipment Replacement................................................................. 10,000.00

Board of Review

     Publication.................................................................................... 1,300.00

     Per Diem & Mileage......................................................................... 4,400.00

Jail & Sheriff

     Personnel – Jail.......................................................................... 495,000.00

     Deputies................................................................................... 145,000.00

     Overtime Pay................................................................................... 500.00

     Court Security Personnel............................................................... 10,000.00

     Longevity Pay............................................................................... 1,000.00

     Janitorial Service.......................................................................... 24,000.00

     Books, Printing & Supplies................................................................ 5,000.00

     Supplies – Janitor........................................................................... 4,000.00

     Computer Users Fees & Maintenance................................................ 10,000.00

     Radio Maintenance......................................................................... 3,000.00

     Maintenance – Sheriff’s Cars.......................................................... 20,000.00

     Maintenance – Improvement, Grounds & Equipment............................. 15,000.00

     Courthouse Grounds & Maintenance................................................... 5,000.00
     Maintenance – Courthouse by Contract.............................................. 4,000.00

     County Sheriff Expense................................................................... 3,000.00

     Telephone – Sheriff........................................................................ 1,000.00

     Sheriff’s Department Training........................................................... 6,000.00

     Per Diem & Mileage......................................................................... 1,000.00

     Food.......................................................................................... 18,000.00

     Uniforms....................................................................................... 1,300.00

     Attorney Fees............................................................................... 5,000.00

     Medical Care for Prisoners.............................................................. 10,562.00

     New Cars – Sheriff’s Department..................................................... 17,000.00

     Communications & Records............................................................. 20,000.00

     Merit Commission.............................................................................. 500.00

     NARC Fund................................................................................... 8,000.00

     Electricity..................................................................................... 4,000.00

Auditing......................................................................................... 15,000.00

County Offices

     County Clerk – Books & Supplies....................................................... 5,000.00

     County Coroner Expense................................................................. 4,000.00

     County Clerk Salary...................................................................... 20,000.00

     County Clerk – Clerk Hire............................................................... 29,000.00

     County Treasurer Salary................................................................ 20,000.00

     County Treasurer – Clerk Hire......................................................... 22,000.00

     County Sheriff Salary.................................................................... 27,800.00

     County Coroner Stenographer............................................................. 500.00

     County Coroner Salary.................................................................. 10,000.00

     County Board Chairman Salary.......................................................... 1,000.00

     Permanent Registration Supplies....................................................... 2,000.00

     Permanent Registration – Clerk Hire................................................... 3,859.00

     State’s Attorney – Books, Printing, & Supplies..................................... 6,000.00

     Computer Maintenance................................................................... 1,000.00

     Office Equipment........................................................................... 1,000.00

     State’s Attorney Salary................................................................. 50,000.00

     Assistant State’s Attorney 1, 2, 3................................................... 40,000.00

     Paralegals..................................................................................... 8,000.00

     Public Aid Expense......................................................................... 2,500.00

Miscellaneous

     Treasurer’s Office Supplies............................................................... 5,000.00

     County Clerk Office Machines........................................................... 3,500.00

     Contractual Services...................................................................... 2,000.00

Elections

     Ballots, Supplies, and Publication..................................................... 56,000.00

     Rental – Polling Places & Janitor........................................................ 1,500.00

     Extra Clerical............................................................................... 16,747.00

     Delivering Ballots............................................................................ 2,700.00

     Judges of Election........................................................................ 26,000.00

     Galesburg Board of Election Commissioners........................................ 75,480.00

Community Services

     Foreign Witness Fee.......................................................................... 600.00

     County Board Per Diem & Mileage...................................................... 6,000.00

     Per Diem & Mileage – Community Service............................................... 500.00

Superintendent of Education

     Books, Printing & Supplies................................................................ 2,000.00

     New Equipment.............................................................................. 1,000.00

     Computer Equipment......................................................................... 250.00

     Secretary Salary............................................................................ 8,100.00

     Vacation Extra Help.......................................................................... 500.00

     Truant Officer – Part Time.................................................................. 100.00

     Meeting Expense.............................................................................. 600.00

     Office Expense & Postage.................................................................. 100.00

 

Total for County Funds................................................................ $ 1,735,000.00

 

Mary Davis Home – Juvenile Court Services

Amount of taxes for the Mary Davis Home – Juvenile Court Services to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Youth Worker............................................................................. $ 1,000.00

     Teacher....................................................................................... 1,000.00

     Teachers Aid................................................................................. 1,000.00

     Insurance – Property...................................................................... 1,000.00

     Supplies....................................................................................... 7,000.00

     Education – School Supplies............................................................. 2,000.00

     Maintenance & New Equipment......................................................... 3,500.00

     Telephone.................................................................................... 2,000.00

     Continuing Education...................................................................... 4,000.00

     Medical........................................................................................ 3,000.00

     Food.......................................................................................... 34,000.00

     Light and Gas.............................................................................. 15,000.00

     Juvenile Recreation........................................................................... 500.00

 

Total............................................................................................ $ 75,000.00

 

Veteran’s Assistance Fund

Amount of taxes for Veteran’s Assistance to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Clothing....................................................................................... $ 700.00

     Household & Personal...................................................................... 1,900.00

     Burial & Maintenance...................................................................... 3,500.00

     Rent.......................................................................................... 35,000.00

     Fuel & Electricity........................................................................... 8,000.00

     Transportation & Moving.................................................................... 200.00

     Medical & Dental Care..................................................................... 5,500.00

     Hospitalization............................................................................... 7,000.00

     Food........................................................................................... 3,900.00

     Water.......................................................................................... 1,000.00

     Institutional..................................................................................... 300.00

     Office Supplies & Phone..................................................................... 300.00

     Caseworker................................................................................. 25,500.00

     Employee Hospital & Life Insurance.................................................... 7,000.00

     Unemployment Compensation.............................................................. 200.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 100,000.00

 

County Highway

Amount of taxes for the County Highway to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     General Salaries....................................................................... $ 330,000.00

     Part-Time................................................................................... 15,000.00

     Overtime.................................................................................... 15,000.00

     Maintenance............................................................................... 40,000.00

     Office Supplies............................................................................. 12,500.00

     Maintenance Materials................................................................... 34,000.00

     Building Maintenance..................................................................... 30,000.00

     Education, Training & Meetings......................................................... 2,500.00

     Committee Per Diem....................................................................... 5,000.00

     Property Insurance – Buildings & Vehicle........................................... 18,000.00

     Employee Hospital & Life Insurance.................................................. 18,500.00

     Contingent.................................................................................. 20,000.00

     Longevity..................................................................................... 2,500.00

     Mileage........................................................................................ 1,000.00

     Utilities....................................................................................... 15,000.00

     Motor Vehicle Expense.................................................................. 23,500.00

     Equipment Replacement................................................................. 97,500.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 680,000.00

 

County Bridge Fund

Amount of taxes for the Bridge Fund to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Materials for Maintenance & Equipment........................................ $ 148,000.00

     Improvements Other than Building.................................................. 192,000.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 340,000.00

 

County Matching Tax

Amount of taxes for the County Matching Tax to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Improvements Other than Building............................................... $ 340,000.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 340,000.00

 

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Amount of taxes for the County’s share of the contribution to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund for Social Security and all departments to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     IMRF County Share................................................................... $ 550,000.00

     Social Security County Share........................................................ 750,000.00

 

Total....................................................................................... $ 1,300,000.00

 

 

Insurance Tort Levy

Amount of taxes for Insurance Tort Levy Fund to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Finance – Unemployment Compensation......................................... $ 15,000.00

     Catastrophic Insurance................................................................ 100,000.00

     ASC/Claims One Claims Administrators.............................................. 35,000.00

     Legal Fees & Related Costs............................................................ 40,000.00

     Contingent.................................................................................. 10,000.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 200,000.00

 

Mary Davis Home Bonds – Series 2001

Amount of taxes for the Mary Davis Home Series 2001 Bonds to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Principal Due 2004.................................................................... $ 220,000.00

     Interest Due................................................................................ 62,800.00

     Contingencies.............................................................................. 12,200.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 295,000.00

 

Knox County Health Department

Amount of taxes for the Knox County Health Department to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Administrator Salary................................................................... $ 40,000.00

     Services Staff............................................................................. 44,000.00

     Environmental Health Staff............................................................. 26,600.00

     Health Services Staff.................................................................... 48,000.00

     Printing...................................................................................... 13,000.00

     Equipment Repair........................................................................... 1,000.00

     Equipment................................................................................... 15,000.00

     Medical Equipment & Supplies........................................................... 5,000.00

     Office Supplies.............................................................................. 5,000.00

     Postage & Shipping........................................................................ 8,000.00

     Community Health Staff................................................................. 40,000.00

     Training & Seminars........................................................................ 5,000.00

     Dues & Memberships....................................................................... 1,500.00

     Property & Liability Insurance........................................................... 2,000.00

     Health & Life Insurance................................................................. 55,000.00

     Unemployment Compensation........................................................... 2,500.00

     Telephone.................................................................................... 3,000.00

     Pension Fund............................................................................... 10,000.00

     FICA.......................................................................................... 34,400.00

     Travel........................................................................................ 13,000.00

     Immunizations..................................................................................... 0.00

     Medical Contracts................................................................................ 0.00

     Miscellaneous – Petty Cash................................................................... 0.00

     Contractual Labor......................................................................... 25,000.00

     Debt Service – Mortgage............................................................... 30,000.00

     Utilities........................................................................................ 6,000.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 433,000.00

 

Extension Service

Amount of taxes for the Extension Service to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Extension Service..................................................................... $ 200,413.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 200,413.00

 

Public Safety Improvement Bonds

Amount of taxes for the Public Safety Improvement Bonds to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Principal Due 2004.................................................................... $ 185,000.00

     Interest Due.............................................................................. 247,712.50

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 432,712.50

 

Knox County Nursing Home Referendum Tax

Amount of taxes for the County Nursing Home to be raised for the period beginning December 1, 2003 and Ending November 30, 2004:

     Improvements for the facility’s physical plant and/or

     initiation of/or improvements for services and programs

     specific to care for the elderly and disabled.................................. $ 640,000.00

 

Total.......................................................................................... $ 640,000.00

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDAINED, that:

 

·         The sum of $1,735,000.00 being the aggregate all foregoing items for County General purposes;

·         For the Insurance Tort Fund, the sum of $15,000.00;

·         For the County’s share of the contribution to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, the sum of $1,300,000.00;

·         For the County’s share of the contribution to Social Security Tax, the sum of $750,000.00;

·         For the purpose of establishing and maintaining a county detention home for the temporary care and custody of dependent, delinquent, or truant children, the sum of $75,000.00;

·         For the purpose of providing assistance to indigent war veterans and their families pursuant to “An Act to regulate the granting of assistance to indigent war veterans and their families”, the sum of $100,000.00;

·         For the purpose of improving, maintaining, and repairing highways to be repaired by Knox County, Illinois, also for County Highway purposes for acquiring, maintaining, operating, constructing, or reconstructing buildings for housing highway offices, machinery, equipment, and materials for improvements, repairs, and maintenance of County Highways: the sum of $680,000.00 for administering Sections 5-501, 5-502, 5-503, and 5-504, Chapter 605 of the Illinois Highway Code, which is “An Act to revise the laws in relation to roads and bridges”, approved June 27, 1913, as amended by constructing or repairing bridges, culverts, or drainage structures authorized to be constructed or repaired under said Sections of said Act: the sum of $340,000.00;

·         For the purposes of providing funds to pay the County’s share of the expense in constructing highways in the County Matching System, the sum of $340,000.00;

·         For the purpose of funding the Self Insurance Program to provide General Liability, Workers’ Compensation and the General Obligation Bonds, the sum of $0.00;

·         For the purpose of providing funds for the Knox County Extension Service, the sum of $200,413.00;

·         For the purpose of providing funds for the Knox County Health Department, the sum of $433,000.00;

·         For the purpose of funding the Public Safety Improvement Bonds, the sum of $432,712.50;

·         For the purpose of providing the County’s share for the Knox County Nursing Home Referendum Tax, the sum of $640,000.00.

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that:

 

·         The rate for County purposes shall not exceed the maximum rate of .27 as authorized by Chapter 55 5/5-1024 of the Counties Code;

·         The rate for the purpose of Tort Immunity be sufficient to provide the insurance protection as authorized in Chapter 745, Section 10/9-107 of Illinois Compiled Statutes;

·         The rate for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund be sufficient to provide funds as provided in Chapter 40 5/7-171 of the Pension Act;

·         The rate for establishing and maintaining a county detention home shall not exceed the maximum rate of .0167 as authorized by Chapter 55-75/5;

·         The rate for the purpose of providing assistance to indigent war veterans and their families pursuant to “An Act to regulate the granting of assistance to indigent war veterans and their families”, approved May 25, 1907, as amended, shall not exceed the maximum rate of .03 as authorized by Chapter 55 5/5-2006 of the Counties Act, as amended;

·         The rate for County Highway purposes shall not exceed the maximum rate of .10 as authorized by Section 5-601 of the Illinois Highway Code, as amended; which includes the rate for acquiring, maintaining, operating, constructing or reconstructing building for housing offices, machinery, equipment and materials used for improvement, repair, and maintaining County Highways;

·         The rate for County Bridge Fund for administering Section 5-501, 5-502, and 5-504, Chapter 605 of the Illinois Highway Code of “An Act to revise the law in relation to roads and bridges” approved June 27, 1913, as amended by constructing or repairing bridges, culverts or drainage structures authorized to be constructed or repaired under said sections in said Act, as approved by the Revenue Act of 1939, as amended, said rate not to exceed .05 of the full fair cash value of all taxable property in the County of Knox, Illinois, as assessed or equalized;

·         The rate for County Matching Tax for secondary roads as provided in Section 5-603 of the Illinois Highway Code shall not exceed .05 of the full fair value of all property in the County of Knox, Illinois, as assessed or equalized;

·         The rate for Self Insurance be sufficient to meet the obligations for General Liability Insurance, Workers’ Compensation, and the General Obligation Bonds;

·         The rate for the purposes of Cooperative Extension Service not exceed .05 as authorized as authorized by Chapter 505, Section 45/8;

·         The rate for County Health Fund not exceed .10 as authorized by Chapter 55, 5/5-25003;

·         The rate for Public Safety Improvement Bonds be sufficient to meet the obligation of the purposes of Public Safety;

·         The rate for maintaining the Nursing Home Referendum Tax not to exceed .10 of the full fair cash value of all property in the County of Knox, Illinois.

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total sums of here to before determined for the purpose of the County of Knox, Illinois, be and the same is hereby levied upon all taxable properties in the County of Knox, Illinois, and that the said rates for each separate purpose be extended by the County Clerk of said County as provided by the Revenue laws of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning December 1, 2003, and ending November 30, 2004.