File #: 23-5700    Version: 1 Name: DOR Enabling Amendment 11.2023
Type: Ordinance Amendment Status: Approved
File created: 11/2/2023 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 11/16/2023 Final action: 12/14/2023
Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article V. Departments and Similar Agencies, Division 3. Bureau of Finance, Subdivision III. Department of Revenue, Sections 2-431 through 2-469 be amended as follows: Subdivision III. - Department of Revenue Sec. 2-431. - Establishment. The Department of Revenue Office of Cook County Comptroller is hereby established. The Comptroller Director of the Department of Revenue shall be appointed by the President. Sec. 2-432. - Supervision of department. All officers and employees of the Department of Revenue shall be under the supervision of the Director of Revenue and shall perform duties as may be required of them by the Director or by provision of County ordinances. Sec. 2-433. - Director of Revenue; appointment and authority. There is hereby created the office of Director of Revenue. The Directo...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article V. Departments and Similar Agencies, Division 3. Bureau of Finance, Subdivision III. Department of Revenue, Sections 2-431 through 2-469 be amended as follows:

Subdivision III. - Department of Revenue

Sec. 2-431. - Establishment.

The Department of Revenue Office of Cook County Comptroller is hereby established. The Comptroller Director of the Department of Revenue shall be appointed by the President.

Sec. 2-432. - Supervision of department.

All officers and employees of the Department of Revenue shall be under the supervision of the Director of Revenue and shall perform duties as may be required of them by the Director or by provision of County ordinances.

Sec. 2-433. - Director of Revenue; appointment and authority.

There is hereby created the office of Director of Revenue. The Director of Revenue shall be appointed by the President of the County Board. The Director of Revenue shall have the management and control of all matters and things pertaining to the Department of Revenue.

Sec. 2-434. - Power and duties of Director of Revenue.

The Department of Revenue shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To administer and enforce all of the responsibilities, powers and duties delegated to it in every County tax or fee ordinance. However, when those tax revenues are collected by the State for and in on behalf of the County, and remitted to the County, the Department shall act solely in an advisory capacity with respect to those collections.

(2) To collect cable television fees and tax revenue, other than property taxes, formerly collected by other officers, and to succeed to all responsibilities, powers and duties relating to cable television franchise fees and tax collections previously delegated to the County Collector, Bureau of Finance ...

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