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Streator council passes technical grocery‑tax correction and advances annual levy resolution
Summary
The Streator City Council unanimously approved a technical amendment to the municipal grocery tax ordinance and took action on the annual property tax levy process; the council also approved standard items including the 2026 meeting schedule and a consent agenda totaling $2,038,210.18.
The Streator City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2025‑45, a technical amendment to chapter 3.54 of the Streator Municipal Code to correct the municipal grocery tax title at the Illinois Department of Revenue's request.
Mister Reed moved the ordinance with Mister Danko seconding; the clerk conducted a roll call and recorded 'Aye' votes from members present and the ordinance passed.
On a separate item, the council introduced Resolution 2025‑46, authorizing and approving a levy of an additional 0.02% on real property within the city pursuant to 35 ILCS (as cited in the transcript: 75 5 ILCS 5/3‑1). Staff discussed how that levy interacts with library and other taxing authorities; Danko moved the resolution and Mister Gary seconded. The clerk polled members and the resolution was processed on the clerk's roll call as recorded in the minutes.
Other routine approvals included adopting the city meeting and holiday schedule for calendar year 2026 and approving the consent agenda, which contained a fund‑borne total of $2,038,210.18, minutes from Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, 2025, and the October 2025 financial reports. Both items passed on roll call votes.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2025‑45 (technical grocery‑tax correction): motion by Mister Reed, second by Mister Danko — Passed (roll call recorded as 'Aye'). - Resolution 2025‑46 (additional 0.02% levy): motion by Mister Danko, second by Mister Gary — Recorded on clerk's roll call. - 2026 meeting/holiday schedule: motion by Mister Gary, second by Mister Reese — Passed (roll call recorded as 'Aye'). - Consent agenda (funds total $2,038,210.18): motion by Mister Gary, second by Mister Danko — Passed (roll call recorded as 'Aye').
The council did not tie these routine approvals to substantive policy changes beyond the technical grocery‑tax correction and the annual levy process.
(Authorities and exact vote tallies are recorded in the official minutes and clerk roll calls.)
