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Mayor Darren E. Bryant says Robbins will implement a 1.5% sales tax increase
Summary
Mayor Darren E. Bryant told the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 25 that the village will implement a 1.5% sales tax to align collections with neighboring communities and boost local revenues; no ordinance or vote was recorded at the meeting.
Mayor Darren E. Bryant said the Village of Robbins plans to implement a 1.5% sales tax to bring the village’s collections in line with neighboring communities.
Bryant, speaking during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Oct. 25, told trustees that Robbins has been behind other nearby jurisdictions in collecting sales tax and that the change is intended to close that gap. The meeting record notes that Bryant and the village attorney described the proposed 1.5% sales tax but does not record a motion or a formal board vote on the measure.
The proposal was presented as part of general administration updates; no implementation ordinance number, effective date for a final change, or vote tally was recorded in the meeting minutes. Trustees and administration indicated follow-up work would be required to finalize details before any formal adoption.
Absent further documentation in the minutes, the sales-tax description in the record indicates only that village leaders plan to raise the sales tax; the meeting did not include a recorded vote, nor did the minutes attach an implementing ordinance or citation.
