Campton Hills board adopts municipal utility tax on natural gas

The Village Board of Campton Hills approved Ordinance O25-20, imposing a municipal utility tax on persons engaged in the business of furnishing natural gas in the village.

Board members said the ordinance had been amended from earlier drafts to remove references to electricity so the tax would apply only to natural gas. The amendment to clarify the ordinance title (adding “— gas”) was discussed and adopted before the board voted to adopt the ordinance itself.

Trustees voted by roll call and the measure passed. Village counsel explained the change to the ordinance mirrored an earlier discussion at the prior board meeting and was intended to avoid overlapping taxes on different utilities. The clerk will publish the finalized ordinance language and update the code section title to show the municipal utility tax for gas.

The board did not discuss a date for implementation in detail during the meeting and did not provide a breakdown of projected revenues at the time of the vote. The ordinance, as adopted, contains the statutory language required to impose the tax; clerk’s office staff will circulate the final numbering and title changes.

The board recorded no related amendments to the tax rate during this meeting and no separate action on an electric utility tax was included in the record. Any future adjustments, implementation schedule or revenue estimates will require separate board action or administrative follow-up.