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Swansea board adopts municipal grocery tax ordinance after second reading
Summary
The Swansea Village Board adopted Ordinance 1991 on second reading to impose a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax; one trustee abstained citing a conflict of interest.
The Swansea Village Board voted to adopt Ordinance 1991 on second reading to implement a municipal grocery retailers occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax for the village.
The ordinance was read aloud during the board’s regular meeting and then put to a roll-call vote; trustees present recorded votes in favor with Trustee Lantern abstaining because of a stated conflict of interest. Trustee Tuvenar and Trustee Jablonsky voted in favor; the motion carried.
Board members provided little debate during the second reading. The ordinance’s stated effect is to authorize municipal grocery-specific occupation taxes under village code; the measure now moves into the village’s implementation steps as directed by staff.
The clerk read the ordinance number, title and jurisdictional language on the record as required for second reading. Trustees said they would follow up with administrative steps needed to implement the tax and coordinate any public notice or billing changes.
Next steps: The ordinance is adopted as passed at the meeting and village staff will proceed with the administrative implementation and notification processes the board directed.
