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Joliet council reinstates 1% municipal grocery tax amid heated debate
Summary
The Joliet City Council voted 5-4 to adopt an ordinance maintaining a 1% municipal grocery retailers and service occupation tax, a change city staff and the finance committee say will preserve roughly $3.7 million in annual revenue; council members debated the tax’s local impact ahead of a budget deadline.
The Joliet City Council on Oct. 19 adopted an ordinance to maintain a 1% municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax, preserving an estimated $3.7 million in annual revenue for the city.
Council members split 5-4 on the ordinance, with Councilwoman Navarro, Councilman Mudrin, Councilwoman Reardon, Councilman Cardenas and Mayor Terry Darcy voting to adopt the measure and Councils Moreno, Quellman, Clement and Huggs opposed. The ordinance had been recommended by the finance committee and was presented to council as part of the city’s…
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