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Madison County Board postpones decision to place PTELL referendum on November ballot
Summary
After hours of debate and submitted public comments opposing PTELL, the Madison County Board voted 18–6 on Aug. 10, 2020 to postpone for 60 days a resolution that would have placed the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) question on the Nov. 3 ballot.
The Madison County Board on Aug. 10 voted 18–6 to postpone for 60 days a resolution that would have authorized the County Clerk to place a binding referendum on the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) on the Nov. 3, 2020 general election ballot.
Chairman Kurt Prenzler opened the special, telephonic meeting by framing the vote as a procedural question: whether voters — not the board — should decide if PTELL applies to non‑home‑rule taxing districts in Madison County. "The only thing this county board can do about the rest of people's property tax bill is to put PTELL on the ballot," Prenzler said, adding that county government accounts for less than 8% of property taxes in the county.
The resolution presented to the board would have asked voters: "Shall the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (35 ILCS 200/18-185 through 18-245) ... apply to non-home rule taxing districts with all or a portion of their equalized assessed…
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