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Oswego board votes to retain 1% municipal grocery tax; budget staff to recommend how revenue is used
Summary
The Village of Oswego board approved an ordinance to keep the 1% municipal grocery retailers and service occupation taxes that the state allows, preserving about $1 million in annual revenue. Trustees discussed but did not decide whether to rebate part of the revenue to water customers; staff will return with options at the budget workshop.
The Village of Oswego Village Board voted unanimously on Sept. 16, 2025, to adopt an ordinance retaining the 1% municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and the municipal grocery service occupation tax that state law otherwise would stop sending to municipalities on Jan. 1, 2026.
Dan (staff member) told trustees the grocery tax is a long-standing municipal revenue source and that recent state legislative changes would end the flow unless each municipality votes to keep it. “It is a 1% tax on groceries,” Dan said, adding that the full 1% historically has gone to municipalities.
Board President Ryan Kaufman said the tax is…
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