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Stronghurst passes ordinance to restore local 1% grocery sales tax
Summary
The board unanimously passed an ordinance to restore the village's 1% grocery sales tax after the state ceased automatic remittance; the minutes say the ordinance must be passed locally to recover the revenue.
The Village of Stronghurst board passed an ordinance intended to restore the village's 1% grocery sales tax after the State of Illinois stopped automatically remitting that revenue to the village.
"The state of IL has removed the 1% sales tax from automatically coming to the village, so the village must pass an ordinance to get it back otherwise it goes elsewhere in the state," Mayor Brendan Schaley told trustees. Trustee Mike Swisher moved to pass the ordinance and Trustee Nathan Hardeen seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting minutes do not list the ordinance number, anticipated revenue, or an effective date; the board recorded the motion and approved it, and the mayor said staff will take steps necessary to reinstate the funding stream.
