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 Wheaton
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 66. TAXATION
 Article VIII. UTILITY TAX

  § 66-222. Imposed.  

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  • (a)

    Pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/8-11-2, the city's home rule authority, 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 city 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: 0.610 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (2)

    For the next 48,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.400 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (3)

    For the next 50,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.360 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (4)

    For the next 400,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.350 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (5)

    For the next 500,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.340 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (6)

    For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.320 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (7)

    For the next 2,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.315 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (8)

    For the next 5,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.310 cents per kilowatt-hour;

    (9)

    For the next 10,000,000 kilowatt-hours used or consumed in a month: 0.305 cents per kilowatt-hour; and

    (10)

    For all electricity used or consumed in excess of 20,000,000 kilowatt-hours in a month: 0.300 cents per kilowatt-hour.

    (b)

    This tax is in addition to all taxes, fees, and other revenue measures imposed by the city, the state, or any other political subdivision of the state.

    (c)

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this 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.

(Code 1968, § 23-60; Code 1996, § 66-222; Ord. No. E-4082, § 3, 4-17-1995; Ord. No. F-0260, § 2, 7-20-1998; Ord. No. F-0756, § 1, 9-3-2002; Ord. No. F-1476, § 1, 3-15-2010)

Editor's note

Section 3 of Ord. No. F-1476, adopted Mar. 15, 2010, states that the provisions of § 66-222 shall be effective for bills issued on or after May 1, 2010.