The Manteno Village Board voted Tuesday to adopt a local 1% municipal grocery tax after the state-level 1% grocery tax was eliminated by state action earlier this year, approving Ordinance 25-14 by roll call.

Board officials said the village previously collected about $325,000 a year from the tax and that replacing that revenue is important to the village’s finances. The ordinance was introduced and approved at the Sept. 2 board meeting.

Advocates and opponents spoke during public participation. Francine Fatima, a Manteno resident, urged the board to reject the tax, saying, “The 1% tax sounds like not much of anything, but it is. It's just adding on to the burden the taxpayers have to bear.” Other speakers and trustees noted the village has relied on roughly $325,000 from the tax in recent years.

Trustee Barry moved to adopt the ordinance and Trustee Vaughn seconded. In a roll call taken at the meeting, trustees recorded votes in favor: Barry, Vaughn, Crockett, Geske, and Zimbelman. The motion carried and Ordinance 25-14 was adopted.

Village officials placed the item on the agenda after the governor’s action shifted the decision to municipalities. The board also scheduled routine committee meetings to monitor village finances; the finance committee will next meet Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. in the Village Boardroom.

The new local tax replaces revenue the village received under the state tax; the board and staff said the funds help the village’s operating budget. The village did not provide at the meeting a detailed line-item plan for how the tax revenue will be allocated going forward.