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Mayor Emanuel, 38 Aldermen Sponsor Ordinance Raising 911 Phone Surcharge to Fund 911 Center and OEMC, Drop Property Tax Increase

Elected Officials Work Together to Eliminate Property Tax Increase as Approximately $50 Million in Corporate Funds Would Be Freed Up to Pay for Muni-Laborers Pension Plans

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 36 Aldermen today introduced an ordinance that will raise the monthly emergency service surcharge on phone lines to fully fund the 911 center and Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), while also allowing $50 million to be contributed for the first…

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