§ 30-160

Police protection by municipality or county; county of 1,000,000 or more; special taxing district. (a) In counties having a population of 1,000,000 or more, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with one or more municipalities in the township or with the county within which the township is located to furnish, using the funds levied under subsection (b), police protection in the unincorporated area of the township. (b) In order to provide and maintain police protection in the unincorporated area of the township, the township board may declare the unincorporated area of the township a special police district for tax purposes. Proof of the declaration authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the special police district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, but not to exceed a rate of .10% of the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. (c) A township board may also use the special police district funds levied under subsection (b) to provide for public safety in unincorporated areas of the township in the manner prescribed by Section 85-13. The funds levied under subsection (b) may not be used to pay for (i) any portion of a school resource officer's wages or to facilitate any agreement with any law enforcement agency to hire a school resource officer or (ii) any portion of a red light camera, speed camera, or automated license plate reader. As used in this subsection: "Public safety" includes, but is not limited to, crime prevention measures and community safety measures, such as: (i) public information campaigns or programs; (ii) traffic safety measures, traffic control measures, and signage or notices related to those measures; (iii) anti-gang and anti-violence community support and intervention programs; and (iv) graffiti abatement. "School resource officer" has the meaning given in Section 10-20.68 of the School Code.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 104-335, eff. 8-15-25.)