A. Pursuant to section 8-11-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code 2 and any 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 Village at the following rates, calculated on a monthly basis for each purchaser:
1. For the first 2,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00432 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
2. For the next 48,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00284 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
3. For the next 50,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00255 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
4. For the next 400,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00248 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
5. For the next 500,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00241 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
6. For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00227 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
7. For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00223 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
8. For the next 5,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00220 dollars per kilowatt-hour;
9. For the next 10,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month; 0.00216 dollars per kilowatt-hour; and
10. For all electricity used or consumed in excess of 20,000,000 kilowatt-hours in a month; 0.00213 dollars per kilowatt-hour.
B. The tax is in addition to all taxes, fees and other revenue measures imposed by the Village, the State or any other political subdivision of the State.
C. 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 the State of Illinois.
D. 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 May 1, 1999; 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, 220 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/16-104, (which takes effect on September 30, 1999) or the first bill issued to such customers on or after January 1, 2001, whichever issuance occurs sooner. (Ord. 99-3, 4-12-1999)
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| 2 | 2. 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2. |