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With property values increasing 12%, holding the levy flat means the city's property tax rate is expected to fall from $2.46 down to $2.19 per $100 of assessed valuation.
Rockford's next mayor and city council members are getting raises.. At its June 3 meeting, City Council approved giving alderpersons raises for the first time in 21 years.. Their pay will increase ...
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Since the creation of Winnebago County in 1836, Rockford has served as its county seat. Rockford is the largest Dillon's Rule municipality in Illinois, having revoked home rule in 1983. Along with a mayor (elected every four years), the Rockford City Council consists of 14 alderman (elected every 4 years), with the city divided into 14 wards.
The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census , the MSA had a population of 349,431 (though a 2011 estimate placed the population at 348,360). [ 2 ]
The highest paid employee in the city of Rockford last year was Rockford Police Department Sgt. Ronald Berke who in addition to his $133,492 annual salary also earned $76,585 in overtime and ...
Later in that same year, the Illinois legislature mandated participation by all Illinois school districts (except those located in the city of Chicago) and all their employees except those covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. Coverage of schools increased the number of employers in IMRF from 156 to 652 and the ...
Rockford approves three-year property tax rebate program designed to spur new residential construction.