(A) Tax Rate: Pursuant to section 8-11-2 of the Illinois municipal code and all other applicable authority, a tax is imposed upon the privilege of using or consuming electricity acquired in a purchase at retail and used or consumed within the corporate limits of the city at the following rates, calculated on a monthly basis for each purchaser as follows:
Kilowatt Hours Used Or Consumed In A Month
| Tax
(Per Kilowatt Hour)
|
Kilowatt Hours Used Or Consumed In A Month
| Tax
(Per Kilowatt Hour)
|
For the first 2,000 kWh | $0.61 |
For the next 48,000 kWh | 0.40 |
For the next 50,000 kWh | 0.36 |
For the next 400,000 kWh | 0.35 |
For the next 500,000 kWh | 0.34 |
For the next 2,000,000 kWh | 0.32 |
For the next 2,000,000 kWh | 0.315 |
For the next 5,000,000 kWh | 0.31 |
For the next 10,000,000 kWh | 0.305 |
In excess of 20,000,000 kWh | 0.30 |
(B) Tax In Addition To Other Levies, Fees And Taxes: The tax is in addition to all taxes, fees and other revenue measures imposed by the city, the state or any other political subdivision of the state.
(C) Validity: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section 3-4-9, the tax shall not be imposed if and to the extent that imposition or collection of the tax would violate the constitution or statutes of the United States or the constitution of the state.
(D) Tax Rate Effective To October 31, 2009: The tax imposed pursuant to ordinance 0-14-98 with respect to the use or consumption of electricity by residential customers beginning with the first bill issued on or after September 1, 1998; and with respect to the use or consumption of electricity by nonresidential customers beginning with the first bill issued to such customers for delivery services in accordance with section 16-104 of the public utilities act, or the first bill issued to such customers on or after January 1, 2001, whichever issuance occurs sooner, shall be applicable with respect to bills issued on or before October 31, 2009, with respect to the use or consumption of electricity by residential and nonresidential customers and shall not be applicable thereafter and upon the effectiveness of subsection (E) of this section.
(E) Tax Rate Effective On And After November 1, 2009: The tax imposed pursuant to subsection (A) of this section shall begin with the first bill issued on or after November 1, 2009, with respect to the use or consumption of electricity by residential and nonresidential customers and shall be applicable thereafter. (Ord. 0-29-09, 10-5-2009)