R-11-15 Resolution Urging the Gvnr and General As. to Protect Full Funding of Local Gvnt Dist Fund Rev Resolution No. RA-13'
A Resolution 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.
WHEREAS,the Village of Lemont would lose approximately$792,000; and
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Lemont urges the Governor and
the General Assembly to protect full funding of the Local Government Distributive Fund and other
revenue sources that allow local governments to provide for the health, safety and general welfare of their
residents.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT,COUNTIES OF COOK,WILL AND DUPAGE,ILLINOIS on this
9th day of March,2015.
PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN
Debby Blatzer ✓
Paul Chialdikas ✓
Clifford Miklos
Ron Stapleton /
Rick Sniegowski ✓ `
Jeanette Virgilio
' : ■:. :_ AYES
'resident
ATTEST:
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN
Village Clerk