Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 14-6427

• File #: 14-6427
• Version: 1
• Name: Cal Sag Enterprise Zone
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/4/2014
• In control: Finance Subcommittee on Real Estate and Business and Economic Development (Inactive. There is now a Business and Economic Developement Committee and real estate items in the Asset Managment Committee)
• On agenda: 11/19/2014
• Final action: 12/17/2014
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE CAL SAG ENTERPRISE ZONE AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENTERPRISE ZONE SUBJECT TO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Enterprise Zone Act (20 ILCS 655/1 et seq) provides for the creation of enterprise zones to encourage private sector investments in economically distressed areas throughout the State; and WHEREAS, The Village of Alsip, The City of Blue Island, The Village of Calumet Park, The City of Country Club Hills, The Village of Dixmoor, The Village of East Hazel Crest, The Village of Homewood, The City of Harvey, The Village of Hazel Crest, The City of Markham, The Village of Merrionette Park, The City of Oak Forest, The Village of Phoenix, The Village of Robbins, The Village of Worth, The Village of Midlothian, and the County of Cook, a body Politic and Corporate of the State of Illinois, are organized and existing under the laws of that State of Illinois. Each have areas within their respec...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, DEBORAH SIMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
12/17/2014	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
12/16/2014	1	Business and Economic Development Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
11/19/2014	1	Board of Commissioners	waive the rules	Pass
11/19/2014	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE

CAL SAG ENTERPRISE ZONE

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENTERPRISE ZONE SUBJECT TO THE ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

WHEREAS, the State of Illinois Enterprise Zone Act (20 ILCS 655/1 et seq) provides for the creation of enterprise zones to encourage private sector investments in economically distressed areas throughout the State; and

WHEREAS, The Village of Alsip, The City of Blue Island, The Village of Calumet Park, The City of Country Club Hills, The Village of Dixmoor, The Village of East Hazel Crest, The Village of Homewood, The City of Harvey, The Village of Hazel Crest, The City of Markham, The Village of Merrionette Park, The City of Oak Forest, The Village of Phoenix, The Village of Robbins, The Village of Worth, The Village of Midlothian, and the County of Cook, a body Politic and Corporate of the State of Illinois, are organized and existing under the laws of that State of Illinois. Each have areas within their respective legal boundaries that are economically distressed and would benefit from private sector investments under the Enterprise Zone Act; and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid Municipalities and County have joined in the collective pursuit of a joint Enterprise Zone, subject to approval of their respective governing bodies; and

WHEREAS, it is determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the County and Municipalities to establish an Enterprise Zone and encourage private sector investments within said Enterprise Zone; and

WHEREAS, prior to filing of an application for approval of the designation of an Enterprise Zone under the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, it is required that the County and Municipalities adopt an Ordinance designating the proposed Enterprise Zone; and

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Cook County Chapter 14, Community Development, Article III, Cal Sag Enterprise Zone, Sections 14-29 through 14-37, be hereby enacted as follows:

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