https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3673482&GUID=8E4748FD-3347-43CA-A03E-A1BD07A6CE6DLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3673482&GUID=8E4748FD-3347-43CA-A03E-A1BD07A6CE6D8E4748FD-3347-43CA-A03E-A1BD07A6CE6D-2018-11-21-14-49-02Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REQUIRING A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD TO ENACT ANY NEW OR ADDITIONAL TAX IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, multiple cities as well as states have either enacted or considered a supermajority requirement for tax increases as it provides residents with another level of protection from unpopular taxes, and WHEREAS, taxpayers expect reasonable limits, like a 2/3 majority vote requirement for tax increases in order to protect them from controversial votes being used to raise or create new taxes without broad public support, and WHEREAS, the burden of new and increased taxes that falls on the shoulders of Cook County residents should not be left to a simple majority vote, and WHEREAS, the process of both increasing taxes and creating new taxes should be agreed upon by a large majority of those who will be effected by them, and WHEREAS, the board should establish the requirement that all new taxes and new tax increases can only be enacted by a two third majority vote from the Board of Commissioners. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the CoWed, 21 Nov 2018 14:49:02 GMT