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Trustees debate vendor fees, profit-sharing and background checks for food trucks
Summary
Parks staff compared neighboring towns' approaches to vendor fees and proposed keeping profit-sharing while tightening payment deadlines; trustees discussed moving profit-share from 20% toward 10% and whether to require background checks for vendors.
Trustees discussed rules and fees for mobile food vendors during the parks report on July 8, weighing flat fees, percentage profit-sharing and background-check requirements used by nearby municipalities.
Parks representative S5 summarized neighboring practices: Rochelle charges an annual flat fee of $250, Byron offers a three‑day permit for $45 and some towns require proof of county license and background checks. On the village's current approach, S5 said they would "figure out the fees next time" and suggested lowering the current 20% profit share closer to 5–10% while implementing a 14‑day payment deadline.
Board members debated the fairness of flat fees versus percentage-based profit sharing, noting percentage fees follow sales but are harder to verify without sales-tax records. The trustees agreed to revisit fees after staff completes a comparison of services and costs.
