Pursuant to Section 8-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-2), as may be subsequently amended, the Village imposes a tax upon the privilege of using or consuming electricity acquired in a purchase at retail and used or consumed within the corporate limits of the Village at the following rates, calculated on a monthly basis for each purchaser:
A. For the first 2,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00610 per kilowatt hour;
B. For the next 48,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00400 per kilowatt hour;
C. For the next 50,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00360 per kilowatt hour;
D. For the next 400,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00350 per kilowatt hour;
E. For the next 500,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00340 per kilowatt hour;
F. For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00320 per kilowatt hour;
G. For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00315 per kilowatt hour;
H. For the next 5,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00310 per kilowatt hour;
I. For the next 10,000,000 kilowatt hours used or consumed in a month; $0.00305 per kilowatt hour;
J. For all electricity used or consumed in excess of 20,000,000 kilowatt hours in a month, $0.00300 per kilowatt hour.
This tax is in addition to all other taxes, fees, and other revenue measures imposed by the Village, the State of Illinois, or any other political subdivision of the State.
This tax shall be imposed with respect to the use or consumption of electricity by purchasers beginning with the first bill issued on or after September 1, 2023.
The taxes described in this chapter shall not be applicable to any public school districts, or any unit of local government which shall mean counties, municipalities, townships, special districts, and units, designated as units of local government by law, which exercise limited governmental powers or powers in respect to limited governmental subjects.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, 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 or statutes of the State of Illinois.
(Ord. 5811, 6-5-23)