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Beecher board adopts municipal grocery tax ordinance to replace state collection
Summary
The Village Board approved an ordinance authorizing a municipal grocery retailers’ occupation tax and municipal grocery service occupation tax, preserving revenue the village previously received via a state-collected rebate; trustees estimated it would amount to roughly $200,000 annually.
Trustees voted on July 28 to approve an ordinance authorizing a municipal grocery retailers’ occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax for the Village of Beecher. The board said the change replaces a state-collected grocery tax rebate the village had received until the state eliminated that rebate. A trustee explained the ordinance would effectively keep the tax "exactly where the grocery tax is now" and that state collection would continue on the village’s behalf. "The state will still collect it on our behalf, and we will still get it just like we always have," the trustee said. Board members said the revenue is substantial for the village budget; one trustee estimated it at around $200,000 a year. The ordinance passed by roll call with the trustees voting in favor. Why it matters: The change is intended to preserve local revenue streams after the state eliminated a rebate to municipalities; the village said the process will not change collection at checkout but will restore local receipt of the funds. Ending: The ordinance was approved at the July 28 meeting; no changes to consumer checkout procedures were proposed and the village expects collection to continue through state filing and remittance arrangements.
