§ 3-10007 — Annual stipend

In addition to all other compensation provided by law, every elected county treasurer, for additional duties mandated by State law, shall receive an annual stipend of (i) $5,000 if his or her term begins before December 1, 1998, (ii) $5,500 after December 1, 1998 and $6,500 after December 1, 1999 if his or her term begins on or after December 1, 1998 but before December 1, 2000, and (iii) $6,500 if his or her term begins December 1, 2000 or thereafter, to be annually appropriated from the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund by the General Assembly to the Department of Revenue which shall distribute the awards as provided in this Section. This annual stipend shall not affect any other compensation provided by law to be paid to elected county treasurers. No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds to an elected county treasurer if such reduction or impairment is the result of his receiving an annual stipend under this Section. For State fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the Department shall remit to each county the amount required for the stipend under this Section. That money shall be deposited by the county treasurer into a fund dedicated for that purpose. The county payroll clerk shall pay the stipend to the treasurer within 10 business days after those funds are deposited into the county fund. The stipend shall not be considered part of the treasurer's base compensation and must be remitted to the treasurer in addition to the treasurer's annual salary or compensation. Beginning July 1, 2023, the county shall be responsible for the State and federal income tax reporting and withholding as well as the employer contributions under the Illinois Pension Code on the stipend under this Section.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-318, eff. 7-28-23.)