(70 ILCS 200/25-30)
Sec. 25-30.
Food and beverage tax.
(a) For the sole purpose of obtaining funds for the
support, construction, maintenance, or financing of a facility of the
Committee, the city council of the City of Belvidere, within the city, and
the county board of Boone County, within those areas of the county outside
the City of Belvidere, may jointly impose a tax on the retail sale of food
and beverages that have been prepared for immediate consumption. The tax
shall not exceed the rate of 1% of the selling price of such food and
beverages. A tax imposed under this Section shall be in addition to any
other taxes imposed on food and beverages.
(b) The purchaser of food and beverages shall be liable for the payment
of a tax imposed under this Section. The city council of the City of
Belvidere and the county board of Boone County may, however, jointly
require that any person engaged in the business of making retail sales that
are subject to the tax must collect the tax and pay over the proceeds of
the tax as prescribed by ordinances of the city council and county board.
(c) For the purposes of this Section, the support, construction,
maintenance, or financing of a facility of the Committee may include the
establishment of reserve funds and the expenditure of funds under an
intergovernmental agreement for those purposes.
(d) The authority to impose a tax under this Section terminates 10
years after the effective date of the ordinance authorizing the tax unless
(i) a continuation of the tax is approved by the voters of Boone County by
referendum conducted in accordance with the general election law or (ii)
there are outstanding bonds of the Committee.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)
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