Granite City Current Levy Increase (March 2012)

A Granite City Current Levy Increase measure was on the March 20, 2012 ballot in the city of Granite city which is in Madison County.

This measure was defeated

This measure sought to increase the current property tax in order to further pay for police and firefighter pension funds.^[2]

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:


	Shall the City of Granite City increase its annual real estate tax levy assessed under 40 ILCS 5/3-125 and under 40 ILCS 5/4-118, dedicated to funding the City's required portion of the Firefighters' and Police Officers' Pension Funds?^[3]

↑ Madison County Clerk, March Election Results
↑ Madison County Elections, Sample Ballot
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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