CREDIT: Village of Elburn website

As of Dec. 2, there’s one referendum slated for the March 15 primary ballot in Kane County, and it’s a sales-tax referendum in the village of Elburn.

According to the Kane County Clerk’s Office “Referenda” webpage, that is the only referendum on tap this spring.

The referendum is seeking voter permission for a municipal sales tax of 1 percent in increments of .25 percent. The full text reads as follows:

A NON-HOME RULE MUNICIPAL RETAILERS’ OCCUPATION TAX AND A NON-HOME RULE MUNICIPAL SERVICE OCCUPATION TAX

“Shall the Village of Elburn impose a Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers’ Occupation Tax and Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax (commonly referred to as a “municipal sales tax”) at the rate of 1% in increments of 0.25% for expenditure on public infrastructure and for property tax relief in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 8-11-1.3 and 8-11-1.4 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.3 and 65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.4)?”

You can read the PDF the the referendum filing on the Kane County Clerk’s Office election page: KaneCountyElections.org.

SOURCE: Kane County Clerk’s Office website

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