STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) ss COUNTY OF CHAMPAIGN 1 IN THE MATTER OF EASTERN ) PRAIRIE FIRE PROTECTION ) Local Improvement No. 509 DISTRICT ) CERTIFICATE The undersigned, Linda I. Kates, does hereby certify that she is the duly elected, acting and qualified Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District; That she further certifies that attached hereto is a true and correct and exact copy of the Tax Levy Ordinance of the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District for Revenue Year 2004, Ordinance No. 109, which Tax Levy Ordinance was adopted and approved by the Trustees of the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District on July 20<k;!004, and that the undersigned hereby certifies to the same and requests that it be filed all in accordance with the law in such cases made and provided. She fkther certifies that said Ordinance No. 109 was adopted after compliance with the Truth in Taxation Act, and that said Act did not require any publication of any notices regarding the said tax levy under the circumstances of the levies contained in said Ordinance No. lo 8 &4. V' WIT SS the hand and seal of the undersigned as such Secretary this a% day of /,2004. &A& Linda I. Kates Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District (CORPORATE SEAL) Subscribed and sworn to before me the undersigned Notary Public this ailtiday of July, 2004. AWL e Notary Public
TAX LEVY ORDINANCE OF EASTERN PRAIRIE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ORDINANCE NO. 109 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EASTERN PRAIRIE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT that there is required for the revenue year 2004 and the fiscal year of the District beginning May 1,2004, for the financial needs of said District for the following purposes heretofore appropriated, to wit: Appropriation Purpose FOR GENERAL CORPORATE FUND: Amount For Utilities (Gas, Electric & Water)... For Hydrant Rental... For Telephone and Internet Service... For METCAD Dispatching Service... For Repairs and Maintenance (Radio, Trucks, Fire Fighting Equipment Building & Grounds, including plumbing, siding and parking lot repairs).... For Professional Fees ( legal, accounting, doctor exam & services, Hepatitis B shots, etc.)..... For Training and Travel... For Dues... For Miscellaneous... For Meeting Expenses... For Salaries for Trustees and Officers... For Payroll Taxes... For Capital Outlay (nonfire truck vehicles & fire and miscellaneous equipment, radio, building and grounds..... For Capital Outlay for Fire Trucks (including but not limited to accumulating monies to fund future purchase of new pumpertanker or similar fire truck during current or future year as permitted by the provisions of $14 of the Illinois Fire Protection District Act (70 ILCS 705/14), which will cost in excess of $225,000.00)... MAKING A TOTAL REQUIRED TO BE FUNDED FOR THE GENERAL CORPORATE FUND OF: $238,500.00 and after a consideration of the assets of the District on hand, the known liabilities of the District and the nontax revenue sources of income expected by the District
in said fiscal year, a total of be levied for the General Corporate Fund and said am hereby levied at the rate sufficient to produce said amount upon all of the taxable property within the limits and boundaries of said District subject to taxation for revenue year 2003 including lands not within the District during previous revenue years but within the District for revenue year 2004 FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND Approvriation Purposes Amount Liability Insurance Premiums, Worker's Compensation Act and other statutory liability insurance coverage... $19,000.00 MAKING A TOTAL REQUIRED TO BE FUNDED FOR THE LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND: $19,000.00 and after a consideration of the assets of the District on hand, the known liabilities of the District and the nontax revenue sources of income expected by the District in said fiscal year, a total of $17,564.00 is required to be levied for the liability,insurance hnd and said amount of $17,564.00 is hereby levied at the rate sufficient to produce said amount upon all of the taxable property within the limits and boundaries of the District subject to taxation for revenue year 2003including lands not within the District during previous revenue years but within the District for revenue year 2003 all as provided by the "Local Governmental and Governmental Employee Tort Liability Act" [745 ILCS 10111011, and said sum so levied shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected by the Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District, and said amount shall not be included in any rate limitations contained in "An Act in Relation to Fire Protection District's" or any other law, but shall be excluded therefrom and be in excess and addition thereto and shall be levied and assessed in addition to the taxes levied for general corporate purposes and all other taxes authorized by law. FOR EXPENSE OF AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION OF ACCOUNTS: Avurouriation Pumose Amount For expense of audit and investigation of accounts... $1,500.00 MAKING A TOTAL REQUIRED FOR THE AUDIT FUND OF: $1,500.00 and after a consideration of the assets of the District on hand, the known liabilities of the District and the nontax revenue sources of income expected by the District
in said fiscal year, a total of $1,048.50 is required to be levied for theeauditfund and which said amount of $41;048.5Ois hereby levied for the Audit Fund at the rate sufficient to produce said amount upon all of the taxable property within the limits and boundaries of the District subject to taxation for Revenue Year 2004 including lands not within the District during previous revenue years but within the District for revenue year 2004 and said sums so levied shall be in addition to all other taxes and shall not be included in any taxation rate limitations contained in "An Act in Relation to Fire Protection District's" or any other law, but shall be an addition and in excess thereof and shall be an addition to the taxes levied for the general corporate fund purposes and for the liability insurance fund and for all other taxes authorized by law. RECAPITULATION: General Corporate Fund: Insurance Fund: Audit Fund: TOTAL LEVIES: PASSED: July 0,2004 Approved by the President: ATTEST: President Treasurer Secretary AYES: 2 NAYS: 0
TRUTH IN TAXATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. 1, theundersigned, hereby certify that 1 am the presiding officer of Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District,(Legal Name of Taxing 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 of Section 1860 through 1885 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." 2) The taxing district's aggregate levy did not exceed a 5% increase over the prior year's extension. Therefore, a notice and a hearing were not necessary. 3) Theproposed aggregate levy did not exceed a 5% increase over the prior 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 publphed notice. A second notice was published within 15 days of the adoption in acdordance with the "Truth in Taxation Law." / Date ~wt 6', 2004 Presiding Officer FILED AUG 1 6 2004 MJ* CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK
405 E PRAIRIE FIRE SUMMARY SHEET OF 2004 TAX LEVY PAYABLE IN 2005 RATE LIMIT FUND LEVY AMOUNT.3000 1 GENERAL $78,648.25 /,0050 27 AUDIT $ 1,048.52) f 35 LIABILITY INS $17,564.00 ' / CERTIFICATE The aforesaid Levy amounts were adopted pursuant to, and in all respects in compliance with the provisions of Section 1860 through 1885 of the Illinois "Truth in Taxation" law. No publication was required as to said levies under said law. Dated this 20th day of July, 2004. EMIL C. IWCERA, Ptesident AUG 1 6 2004 WJ* CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CURK