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Robbins board adopts ordinance to implement municipal grocery retailer and service occupation taxes
Summary
The Village of Robbins Board of Trustees approved Ordinance 7-22-25 to implement a municipal grocery retailer's occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax (Section 2 deleted). The vote was unanimous among trustees present. Details of tax rates and effective date were not specified in the meeting minutes.
The Village of Robbins Board of Trustees voted July 22 to adopt Ordinance 7-22-25, which the minutes describe as implementing a municipal grocery retailer's occupation tax and a municipal grocery service occupation tax, with the deletion of Section 2. Trustee Michael Collier moved to approve the ordinance; Trustees Thomas Harper and David R. Dyson seconded. The roll call recorded ayes from Trustees Dyson, Maxey, Harper, Kelly, Holmes and Collier, and the motion carried.
The minutes record the procedural facts of the adoption but do not specify the tax rate, effective date, implementation timeline or revenue projections tied to the ordinance. The board did not record debate or public testimony on the ordinance in the minutes provided.
The ordinance was listed on the agenda as New Business; further administrative or staff materials (such as the full ordinance text, fiscal impact analysis, or effective dates) were not included in the meeting minutes. Any specifics about how the taxes will be administered, the deletion contained in Section 2, or exemptions were not provided and are therefore not reported here.
Next steps indicated in the minutes: the ordinance passed on July 22, 2025. For full legal text and implementation details, the public should consult the village clerk’s office or the official Ordinance 7-22-25 document.
