(A) (1) A tax is imposed on all persons engaged in the following occupations or privileges: the privilege of using or consuming electricity acquired in a purchase at retail and used or consumed within the corporate limits of the municipality at the following rates, calculated on a monthly basis for each purchaser:
KW-Hours Used/Consumed in a Month
| Rate per KW-Hour (Cents) |
KW-Hours Used/Consumed in a Month
| Rate per KW-Hour (Cents) |
For the first 2,000 | 0.00513 cents |
For the next 48,000 | 0.336 cents |
For the next 50,000 | 0.303 cents |
For the next 400,000 | 0.294 cents |
For the next 500,000 | 0.286 cents |
For the next 2,000,000 | 0.269 cents |
For the next 2,000,000 | 0.265 cents |
For the next 5,000,000 | 0.261 cents |
For the next 10,000,000 | 0.256 cents |
For all electricity used or consumed in excess of 20,000,000 | 0.252 cents |
(2) The tax is in addition to all taxes, fees and other revenue measures imposed by the village or any other political subdivision of the state.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 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 this state.
(C) The tax shall be imposed with respect to the use or consumption of electricity by residential customers beginning with the first bill issued on or after October 1, 2000; 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 § 16-104 of the Public Utilities Act (220 ILCS 5/16-104), or the first bill issued to such customers on or after January 1, 2001, whichever issuance occurs sooner.
(Ord. 2000-14, passed 8-21-2000)