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Riverside trustees decline to adopt local 1% grocery tax for 2026, will revisit next year
Summary
After a staff presentation on the state repeal of the statewide grocery tax, trustees signaled consensus not to adopt a local 1% grocery-sales tax for calendar year 2026 and asked staff to return with budget alternatives and more resident feedback.
The Village of Riverside Board of Trustees on July 17 agreed by consensus not to adopt a local 1% grocery-sales tax to replace a statewide tax scheduled to be repealed on Jan. 1, 2026, and directed staff to return with budget alternatives and additional resident outreach.
Director Zavala told the board the statewide 1% grocery sales tax repeal takes effect Jan. 1, 2026, and that the law allows municipalities to adopt an identical 1% locally imposed grocery tax by ordinance. “In order to have the tax maintained for January 1, the village would have to…
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