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Hinsdale trustees approve grocery tax ordinance, raise manager purchasing threshold and pass multiple routine items
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Village Board approved a municipal grocery tax to replace a state levy, raised the village manager's single-purchase authority, and cleared several routine motions including accounts payable and minutes approvals.
The Hinsdale Village Board on April 22 voted to adopt a municipal 1% grocery retailers and service occupation tax to replace a state-collected levy that sunsets at year-end, and approved an ordinance raising the village manager's single-purchase authority from $20,000 to $25,000.
The grocery-tax ordinance, which the state allowed municipalities to adopt after repealing its own grocery tax, is estimated to generate about $650,000 annually for Hinsdale and would take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The board also approved changing its purchasing threshold to $25,000, the statutory maximum for municipalities of Hinsdale's size, to reflect inflation and reduce administrative burden.
Trustees also voted on routine business: they approved minutes from…
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