HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3945 - 9/8/2026 - AMENDING VARIOUS VILLAGE CODE PROVISIONSORDINANCE NO.3945
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS VILLAGE CODE PROVISIONS FOR THE
VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, Section 6(a) of Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois
provides that any municipality which has a population of more than 25,000 is a home rule unit,
and the Village of Elk Grove Village (the "Village"), Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, with a
population in excess of 25,000 is, therefore, a home rule unit and, pursuant to the provisions of
said Section 6(a) of Article VII, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to
its government and affairs, including, but not limited to, the power to tax and to incur debt; and
WHEREAS, the Village Code of Elk Grove Village (the "Village Code") establishes
certain regulations within the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village (the "Corporate Authorities")
are committed to protecting the health, welfare and safety of Village residents; and
WHEREAS, in support of these goals, the Corporate Authorities have determined that it
is necessary, advisable and in the best interests of the Village and its residents to amend various
provisions of the Village Code in relation to Titles 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8, as set forth herein and Exhibit
#1, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein.; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois as follows:
Section 1: The recitals set forth above and all exhibits attached to this Ordinance are
incorporated into this Section as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2: Code Sections are amended by deleting any stricken language and inserting
any underlined language, as provided for in Exhibit #I, which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein. Any portions of the Village Code not specifically identified in Exhibit #1 of this Ordinance
remain unchanged.
Section 3: That the Village Clerk is authorized to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 4: In the event a conflict exists between the terms of this Ordinance and any other
ordinance or resolution of the Village, the terms of this Ordinance shall govern.
Section 5: This Ordinance and every provision thereof shall be considered severable. If
any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, provision, section, or part of this Ordinance is found
to be void, unconstitutional, or otherwise unenforceable, all remaining portions of this Ordinance
not so declared void, unconstitutional, or unenforceable shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall be in effect ten (10) days after its passage and approval in
the manner provided by law. The provisions of the Code amended herein shall be reprinted with
the changes.
VOTE: AYES:6 NAYS:0 ABSENT:0
PASSED this 8th day of September 2026.
APPROVED this 8th day of September 2026.
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johlison
Village of Elk Groe Village
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PUBLISHED in pamphlet form this 91h day of September 2026.
EXHIBIT 1
1-3-2: DEFINITIONS, GENERAL:
Whenever the following words or terms are used in this Code, they shall have such meanings
herein ascribed to them, unless the context makes such meaning repugnant thereto:
AGENT: A person acting on behalf of another.
BOARD: Unless otherwise indicated, the Board of Trustees of the Village.
CODE: The Municipal Code of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and amendments thereto.
CORPORATE AUTHORITIES: The Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village.
COUNTIES: The Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois.
FEE: A sum of money charged by the Village for the carrying on of a business, profession or
occupation.
FISCAL YEAR: The fiscal year for the Village shall begin on May 1 of each year and end on
April 30 of the following year.
LICENSE: The permission granted for the carrying on of a business, profession or occupation.
MAYOR: The Mayor of the Village may be referred to as "Mayor" or "President" of the Village.
MISDEMEANOR: Any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a
penitentiary for less than one year may be imposed.
NUISANCE: Anything offensive or obnoxious to the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the
Village; or any act or thing repugnant to, or creating a hazard to, or having a detrimental effect
on the property of another person or to the community.
OCCUPANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole
or any part of such building or land whether alone or with others.
OFFENSE: Any act forbidden by any provision of this Code or the omission of any act required
by the provisions of this Code.
OFFICER, APPOINTED: Whenever reference is made in this code to an Appointed Officer, this
shall refer to the positions of Village Manager, Fire Chief, Police Chief, Village Clerk, and
Village Attorney.
OFFICER, ELECTED: An elected official for the Village of Elk Grove Village, which shall
include the Mayor and Board of Trustees.
OFFICIAL TIME: Central Standard Time shall be the official time for the transaction of Village
business; except, that from two o'clock (2:00) A.M. on the second Sunday in March of each year,
the official time shall be advanced one hour until two o'clock (2:00) A.M. of the first Sunday in
November, at which time the official time shall return to Central Standard Time. All clocks and
other timepieces in or upon public buildings or other premises maintained by or at the expense of
the Village shall be set and run at the official time prescribed by this definition.
OPERATOR: The person who is in charge of any operation, business or profession.
OWNER: As applied to a building or land, shall include any part owner, joint owner, tenant in
common, joint tenant or lessee of the whole or of a part of such building or land.
PERSON: Any public or private corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization,
government or any other group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Shall include every description of money, goods, chattels, effects,
evidence of rights in action and all written instruments by which any pecuniary obligation, right
or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged or
diminished and every right or interest therein.
RETAILER: Unless otherwise specifically defined, shall be understood to relate to the sale of
goods, merchandise, articles or things direct to the consumer.
STATE: The State of Illinois.
STREET: Shall include alleys, lanes, courts, boulevards, public ways, public squares, public
places and sidewalks.
TENANT: As applied to a building or land, shall include any person who occupies the whole or
any part of such buildings or land, whether alone or with others.
VILLAGE: The Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois.
VILLAGE PRESIDENT: See definition of Mayor...
WHOLESALER: In all cases where the words "wholesaler" or "wholesale dealer" are used in
this Code, unless otherwise specifically defined, they shall be understood to relate to the sale of
goods, merchandise, articles or things in quantity to persons who purchase for the purpose of
resale, as distinguished from a retail dealer who sells in smaller quantities direct to the consumer.
WRITTEN, IN WRITING: May include printing and any other mode of representing words and
letters, but when the written signature of any person is required by law to any official or public
writing or bond it shall be in the proper handwriting of such person or by their proper mark,
electronic signature or facsimile signature.
1-5-1: ELECTION; TERM OF OFFICE:
The Mayor shall be elected for a term of four (4) years, and shall be the Mayor of the Board of
Trustees, as provided by statute 1. The term "Mayor" shall also include "Village President" as
used in any ordinance, resolution, motion or other Section of this Code previously adopted or as
used in any action of the Corporate Authorities.
Notes
1 1. 65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-10, 5/5-2-16.
1-5-2: BOND; OATH:
Before entering upon the duties of office, the Mayor shall give a bond with sureties to be
approved by the Board of Trustees conditioned upon their faithful performance of duties, in the
amount equal to the bond required per Section 1-7C-2of this Code. They shall take the oath of
office as prescribed by statute 1 .
Notes
1 2. 65 ILCS 5/5-3-9.
1-5-3: SALARY:
The salary for the Office of Mayor shall be based upon the number oftenrs-� years served in
that office whether by general election or election by the Board of Trustees in the case of a
vacancy. The compensation for Mayor shall be as follows, payable in twenty six (26) equal
installments said rate of compensation to oply to all terms of Office which commence by taking
the oath of office on or after May 1.2027:
First Term
Year 1
$
20,000.00
Year 2
$
20 600.00
Year 3
$
21,218.00
Year 4
$
21.854.54
Second Term
Year 5
$
22,510.18
Year 6
$
23,185.48
Year 7
$
23.881.05
Year 8
$
24,597.48
Third Term
Year 9
$ 25.335.40
Year 10
$ 26,095.46
Year 11
$ 26,878.33
Year 12
$ 27,684.68
Sixth Term
Year 21
$
36,122.22
Year 22
$
37,205.89
Year 23
$
38,322.07
Year 24
$
39.471.73
Seventh Term
Year 25
$
40.655.88
Year 26
$
41,875.56
Year 27
$
43,131.83
Year 28
$
44,425.78
Eighth Term
Year 29
$ 45,758.55
Year 30
$ 47J31.31
Year 31
$ 48.545.25
Year 32
$ 50,001.61
Fourth Term
Year 13 $
28,515.22
Year 14 $
29 370.67
Year 15 $
30,251.79
Year 16 $
31,159.35
Fifth
Term
Year 17
$
32,094.13
Year 18
$
33,056.95
Year 19
$
34,048.66
Year 20
$
35,070.12
Nineth Term
Year 33 $
51,501.66
Year 34 $
53,046.70
Year 35 $
54,638.11_
Year 36 $
56.277.25
Tenth Term
Year 37
$ 57,965.57
Year 38
$ 59,704.53
Year 39
$ 61,495.67
Year 40+
$ 65,000.00
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29,000.00
Year- 2
22.000.00
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34,000.00
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In addition, at the beginning of the second and subsequent terms of office, the Mayor is eligible
to purchase individual employee or family health insurance coverage as provided to employees
of the Village. Such purchase of insurance shall be at the sole expense of the Mayor who shall be
required to pay one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the health insurance premium of the
plan selected by the Mayor. Any Mayor purchasing insurance as provided for herein shall have
the ability to purchase such insurance on an uninterrupted basis until such time as their sixty fifth
birthday. Thereafter, the Mayor is eligible to purchase the Medicare supplement in effect at the
time for Village employees. If the Mayor discontinues the purchase of insurance after previously
serving in office, then the Mayor is ineligible to purchase insurance thereafter.
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1-6-2: SALARY; HEALTH INSURANCE:
A. Salary: The salary for the mMembers of the Board of Trustees shall be based upon the
number of years served in the office. The compensation for members of the Board of Trustees
shall be as follows,
year, payable in twenty six (26) equal installments, said rate of compensation to apply to all
terms of office which commence by taking the oath of office on or after May 1, 202709.
First Term
Year 1
$
8,000.00
Year 2
$
8,240.00
Year 3
$
8,487.20
Year 4
$
8,741.82
Second Term
Year 5
$
9.004.07
Year 6
$
9,274.19
Year 7
$
9,552.42
Year 8
$
9,838.99
Third Term
Year 9
$ 10.134.16
Year 10
$ 10,438.19
Year 11
$ 10,751.33
Year 12
$ 11,073.87
Fourth Term
Year 13 $
11.406.09
Year 14 $
11,748.27
Year 15 $
12,100.72
Year 16 $
12,463.74
Sixth Term
Year 21
$
14A48.89
Year 22
$
14M2.36
Year 23
$
15,328.83
Year 24
$
15,788.69
Seventh Term
Year 25
$
16,262.35
Year 26
$
16350.22
Year 27
$
17,252.73
Year 28
$
17,770.31
Eighth Term
Year 29 $ 18,303.42
Year 30 $ 18,852.52
Year 31 $ 19,418.10
Year 32 $ 20,000.64
NinPth Term
Year 33
$
20,600.66
Year 34
$
21,218.68
Year 35
$
21,855.24
Year 36
$
22,510.90
Fifth
Term
Year 17 $ 12.837.65
Year 18 $ 13,222.78
Year 19 $ 13,619.46
Year 20 $ 14,028.05
Tenth Term
Year 37
$ 23,186.23
Year 38
$ 23,881.81
Year 39
$ 24,598.27
Year 40+
$ 25,000.00
B. Health Insurance: At the beginning of the second and subsequent terms of office, each
Village Trustee is eligible to purchase individual employee or family health insurance coverage
as provided to employees of the Village. Such purchase of insurance shall be at the sole expense
of the Trustee who shall be required to pay one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the health
insurance premium of the plan selected by the Trustee. Any Trustee purchasing insurance as
provided for herein, shall have the ability to purchase such insurance on an uninterrupted basis
until such time as their sixty fifth birthday. Thereafter, the Trustee is eligible to purchase the
Medicare supplement in effect for Village employees. If the Trustee discontinues the purchase of
insurance after previously serving in office, then the Trustee is ineligible to purchase insurance
thereafter.
1-6-3: MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
A. Regular Meetings: The Village Board shall hold its regular meetings at seven o'clock
(7:00) P.M. on the second and fough Tuesdays of each month, exee .* that "' the of june,
3 7 }
and December-, there shall only be - I meefiRg at sueh date e
dates established by the Beef& The meeting place of the Board shall be at the Charles J. Zettek
Municipal Complex, 901 Wellington Avenue, in the Village unless otherwise directed; provided,
however, that if the meeting date shall fall on a recognized legal holiday, the Board shall meet on
the following day.-
B. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or any three (3) Trustees,
in which event, the Mayor or Trustees calling such meeting shall advise the Village Clerk of the
purpose of such special meeting and the day and hour thereof, which shall not be fixed at less
than three (3) days from the filing of any such statement. Thereupon, the Village Clerk shall
prepare and cause to be served upon the Mayor and each Trustee, at least twenty four (24) hours
before the time fixed for such meeting, a notice, in writing, setting forth the purpose of such
special meeting and the time and place of holding the same; however, upon agreement of all
Trustees, said prior notice in writing of a special meeting may be waived.
C. Schedule And Notice Of Meetings:
1. The Village Clerk, on behalf of the Mayor and Board of Trustees, shall, at the beginning
of each calendar year, prepare and make available a schedule stating the date, time and place of
regular meetings of the Board of Trustees and committees thereof as provided in Subsection 1-6-
6I of this Chapter. In addition, the Village Clerk shall post a notice of all said meetings on the
bulletin board in the lobby of the administrative office building and shall furnish a copy of said
notice to all news media requesting same in accordance with State law.
2. The Village Clerk, for and on behalf of the Mayor and Board of Trustees, shall post a
notice of any change in any such regular meeting ten (10) days in advance of the meeting date.
All news media requesting notice of meetings shall be notified.
3. In the event a special, rescheduled or reconvened meeting is called, the Village Clerk
shall arrange a public posting on the aforementioned bulletin board at least twenty four (24)
hours prior to such meeting. This requirement for posting shall not be necessary when a
reconvened meeting is within twenty four (24) hours of the original meeting or when the
announcement of the time and place of the reconvened meeting was made at the original meeting
and there is no change in the agenda. All news media requesting notice of meetings shall be
notified as provided by law
D. Meetings Open To Public: Pursuant to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, All regular or
special meetings of the Village Board shall be open to the public and the Board shall designate
employees, officers or members to receive training on compliance with the act and submit a list
of successfully trained individuals to the Public Access Counselor. 1 .
Notes
1 1. 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.
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1-7-5: POSITION CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY PLANS:
A. Classification Plan: The Schematic Outline of Occupational Titles, including a class code
and the list of authorized position ,shall constitute the classification plan, copies
of which are on file in the Office of the Village Clerk. All positions in each class shall be
compensated in accordance with their designated salary plan.
B. Compensation Plans: Plans are hereby established to provide proper compensation for each
job. These plans are as follows:
1. Merit Pay Plan for non -union executive, administrative, supervisory, technical, and
professional employees as adjusted from time to time, and a copy of which is on file in the
Office of the Village Clerk;
2. Non -Union General Step Pay Plan for non -supervisory employees as adjusted from time
to time, and a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Village Clerk;
3. Step pay plan as negotiated for unionized employees, and a copy of which is on file in the
Office of the Village Clerk;
4. Specific Rate Pay Plan for various positions as outlined in the plan and adjusted from
time to time, and a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Village Clerk.
C. Longevity for Non -Union General Step Pay Plan employees as amended from time to time
and appearing within the most recently adopted Non -Union General Step Pay Plan;
D. Management Enhancement Plan for full-time Merit Pay Plan non -union employees as
amended from time to time and appearing within the most recently adopted Merit Pay Plan; and
E. Management Incentive Program for- the Village Manager and employees who have served
in a Department Head (Group IV) position for ten (10) or more consecutive years as amended
from time to time, and a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Village Clerk.
3-1-5: TERM OF LICENSE:
Except where otherwise expressly provided in this Code to the contrary, no license shall be
granted for a period longer than one (1) year, and all licenses shall commence on August 1 and
expire on July 31 of each year.
When an applicant of a new business, occupation or activity requires a license after expiration of
six (6) months (February 1) of the current license year, the license fee shall be fifty percent
(50%) of the annual fee as set forth in Section 3-1-6 of this Chapter. When an applicant of a new
business, occupation or activity requires a license after expiration of ten (10) months (June 1) of
the current license year, the licensee shall pay the annual fee as set forth in Section 3-1-6 of this
Chapter, and the license shall be set to expire at the end of the following licensing year. Any
licensee who ceases to do business during the first four (4) months of any license year, shall,
upon request made no later than the end of said licensing year, receive a refund of fifty percent
(50%) of the license fee paid for that license year.
It shall be the duty of the Finance Department, from twenty (20) to sixty (60) days prior to the
expiration of the license period, to cause a written notice to be electronically delivered te-be
Ito each licensee directing the attention of such licensee to the fact that a new license will
be required on the day following the expiration of their existing license and directing their
attention also to the amount of the license fee and to the penalty for failure to procure a license in
accordance with the provisions of this Code governing the issuance of such license. Failure on
the part of the Finance Department to cause such notice to be mailed to each licensee shall not,
however, excuse the licensee from a failure to secure a license or a renewal thereof, nor shall it
be a defense to a suit brought by the Village to recover the penalty for a violation of the
provisions of this Code under which the licensee is required to obtain a license.
All license fees shall be due and payable before August 1 of each year. Any person, firm or
corporation who fails to pay the applicable fee on or before September 1 of each year shall pay
the fee established in Section 3-1-6 of this Chapter plus a late payment fee of an additional fifty
percent (50%) of the established fee, provided that the amount of the late payment fee shall not
exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). In addition, the Director of Finance or his/her designated
agent shall review applicable Village records to determine whether the license applicant has any
outstanding financial obligations including the nonpayment of any required business license for
prior year or years to the Village. If unpaid financial obligations exist, that amount, plus any
interest or penalties which may have accrued thereon, shall be added to the license fee herein
imposed. No license shall be issued until all fees provided for herein are paid.
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3-1-6: LICENSE FEES/TAXES:
The specific enumerated businesses, occupations and activities below shall pay a fee for licenses
as follows:
Type Of Business/Operation
Annual Fee Unless Otherwise
Indicated
Alarms stems (Chapter 3-12
$25.00
Amusement, Entertainment, & Recreation (Article
3-4A
$100.00
Athletic exhibitions Article 3-413
$150.00/event
Cannabis Dispensary (Chapter 3-19)
Cigarette and tobacco dealers, alternative nicotine
products Article 3-613:
$1,000.00
Collection boxes Article 3-1OC
$250.00 plus $200.00 per box
Construction Contractors Article 3-9A)
$100.00
Da care centers Section 3-7A-1
$325.00
Da care homes Section 3-7A-2
$100.00
Food Related Businesses Article 3-513
$100.00
Food vending vehicles Article 3-51)
$100.00/vehicle
Food/beverage vending machines (Article 3-5E)
$50.00/machine
General Retail Business Article 3-6A
$100.00
Hotels and Extended Stay Hotels (Chapter 3-11 :
$2,500.00
Liquor (Chapter 3-3 :
Class A
$2,900.00
Class AA late closing)
$1,500.00
Class AAA
$1,000.00
Class AB
$150.00
Class B
$2,700.00
Class D
$2,100.00
Class DD
$1 500.00
Class E
$2,500.00
Class F
No fee established
Class G
No fee established
Class H
$1,000.00
Class MB
$2,000.00
Class MT
$1,000.00
Class RR
$2,700.00
Class WBM
$1,000.00
Massage establishment (Chapter 3-15)
$500.00
Pawnbrokers and precious metal sales dealers
(Chapter 3-16
$1,000.00
Peddlers Article 3-8A :
With vehicles
$100.00
Without vehicles
$50.00
Private electrical vehicle charging stations for
public use (Chapter 3-21
$1,000.00
Private solar array (Chapter 3-20
$1,000.00
Residential rental units/crime free housing
license (Chapter 3-15 :
Annual license fees:
Apartments, Condominiums
$50.00 per unit
Single-family residence, Attached Single-
family resident/Townhome
$100.00 per unit
Reins ection fees:
First reins ection
Free of charge
Second reins ection
$100.00
Third reins ection
$150.00
Fourth reins ection and more
$500.00
Late charge
See Subsection 3-22-8C of this Title
Restaurants - floor area in square feet* (Article
3-5C):
*The computation and the definitions therefor for total floor
area are provided in Chapter 5, Article C of this Title.
0 - 2 500
$200.00
2,501 - 5,000
$250.00
5,001 - 7,500
1300.00
7,501 - 10,000
$350.00
10,001 - 15,000
$400.00
15,001 or over
$500.00
Scavengers Article 3-10A
See Section 3-11A-3 of this Title
Scrap dealers (Article 3-1OB)
$250.00
Shared Kitchen Owner Article 3-5F
$1,000.00
Shared Kitchen User Article 3-5F
$100.00
Small wireless facilities (Chapter 3-18)
See Section 3-20-9 of this Title
Temporary eneral retail business Article 3-6C)
$35.00
Video gaming (Chapter 3-17)
$1,000.00
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3-2-4: FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX:
A. Definitions: For the purposes of this Section, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following words or terms shall have the meanings respectively applied to them:
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR: Any alcohol, spirits, wine or beer as defined, set forth and regulated in
Chapter 3 of this Title which is sold at retail either for consumption on the premises where sold
or is sold in its original package for consumption off the premises.
PREPARED FOOD: Means and includes any solid, liquid (including both alcoholic and
nonalcoholic liquid), powder or other food substance used or intended to be used for human
consumption and which has been prepared for immediate consumption on the pr-em
PREPARED FOOD FACILITY: An establishment subject to the licensing requirements of this
Title as a food service establishment which sells prepared food at retail for immediate
consumption an the premises whether or not such facility is conducted along with any other
use(s) in a common premises or business establishment.
A "prepared food facility" does not include food stores (except facilities therein which sell
prepared food and alcoholic liquor), churches, public or private schools, boarding houses,
daycare centers, nursing homes, retirement centers or similar residential care facilities or
programs for the central preparation of meals to be delivered and consumed at private residences
of invalids or the elderly, coin operated automatic food item dispensing machines, hospitals
(except facilities therein subject to the State of Illinois Retailers' Occupation Tax pertaining to
food sales 1 ) and facilities of not for profit associations or corporations.
PURCHASES AT RETAIL: To obtain for use or consumption in exchange for a consideration,
whether in the form of money, credits, barter or any other nature, and not for resale.
RETAIL LIQUOR FACILITY: Any establishment licensed under the provisions of Chapter 3 of
this Title.
RETAILER: Any person who sells or offers for sale prepared food and/or alcoholic liquor for
use or consumption and not for resale.
B. Tax Imposed: Commencing on August 1, 1988, a tax, in addition to any and all other taxes,
is imposed upon the purchase of prepared foods and alcoholic liquor at retail at any prepared
food facility or alcoholic liquor facility within the Village at the rate of one percent (1%) of the
purchase price of such prepared food and alcoholic liquor, the ultimate incidence of and liability
for payment of which shall be borne by the purchaser thereof.
C. Collection Of Tax: The owner and operator of each prepared food facility and each
alcoholic liquor facility within the Village shall jointly and severally have the duty to collect and
account for said tax from each purchase at the time that the consideration for such purchase is
paid.
D. Books And Records: The owner and operator of each prepared food facility and each
alcoholic liquor facility within the Village shall jointly and severally have the duty to maintain
complete and accurate books, records and accounts showing the gross receipts for sales of
prepared food and alcoholic liquor and the taxes collected each day, which shall be made
available to the Village for examination and for audit by the Village upon reasonable notice and
during customary business hours.
E. Tax Return: The owner and the operator of each prepared food facility and each alcoholic
liquor facility within the Village shall jointly and severally have the duty to cause to be filed a
sworn return with the Director of Finance for each such facility and for each such licensed
premises located in the Village. Said return shall be prepared and submitted on forms prescribed
by the Village. Said return shall be filed with the Village by the filing date and at the same time
intervals or frequencies as the retailers' occupation tax return 2 , form RR -I -A, is due to be filed
with the Illinois Department of Revenue. Said return shall also be accompanied by payment to
the Village of all taxes imposed by this Section which are due and owing for the period covered
by said return. Said return shall also be accompanied with a copy of the return filed with the
Illinois Department of Revenue for sales within the Village covering the same reporting period.
F. Payment Of Excess Taxes Collected: If any person collects an amount upon a sale not
subject to the tax imposed hereby but which amount is purported to be the collection of said tax,
or if a person collects an amount upon a sale greater than the amount of the tax so imposed
herein and does not, for any reason, return the same to the purchaser who paid the same before
filing the return for the period in which such occurred, said person shall account for and pay over
those amounts to the Village along with the tax properly collected.
G. Late Payment Penalty: If any tax imposed by this Section is not paid when due, a late
payment penalty equal to ten percent (10%) plus interest in the amount of one and twenty five
one- hundredths percent (1.25%) of the unpaid tax shall be added for each month, or any portion
thereof, that such tax remains unpaid and the total of such late payment penalty shall be paid
along with the tax imposed hereby.
H. Confidentiality Of Information: All information received by the Village from returns filed
under this Section or from any investigations conducted under this Section shall be confidential
except for official Village purposes.
I. Enforcement: Payment and collection of said tax and any late payment penalty may be
enforced by action in any court of competent jurisdiction and failure to collect, account for and
pay over said tax and any late payment penalty shall be cause for suspension or revocation of any
Village license issued for such prepared food facility or alcoholic liquor facility applicable to the
premises thereof, all in addition to any other penalty in this Section.
J. Penalty: Any person operating a prepared food facility or an alcoholic liquor facility within
the Village failing or omitting to pay said tax when due, or failing or omitting to collect or to
account for or to pay over said tax and any late payment penalty, or failing to maintain or allow
examination of the required records shall, in addition to any other payment or penalty provided
herein or elsewhere by law or ordinance, upon conviction, be fined not less than two hundred
dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each such offense, and each
day a violation continues shall be considered a separate violation.
Notes
1. See Subsection 3-2-1A of this Chapter.
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3-14-3: BUSINESS LICENSE AND FILING FEE:
A. Every applicant for a license to maintain, operate, or conduct a massage establishment
shall file an application in a�with the Finance Department upon a form provided by said
Finance Department and pay a nonrefundable application fee, plus the annual business license
fee for a massage establishment.
B. The Finance Department shall refer copies of such application to the Department of
Community Development, the Police Department, and the Fire Department. The appropriate
departments shall inspect the premises proposed to be operated as a massage establishment,
make an investigation of the application and make written recommendations to the Finance
Department concerning compliance with Village codes and federal and state law.
C. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the recommendation of the aforesaid departments, the
Finance Department shall notify the applicant that their application is granted, denied, or held for
further review. The period of such additional review shall not exceed an additional thirty (30)
days unless otherwise agreed to by the applicant. Upon the conclusion of such additional review,
the Finance Department shall advise the applicant in writing whether the application is granted or
denied.
D. Whenever an application is denied or held for further review, the Finance Department shall
advise the applicant of the reasons for such action. An application may be denied by the Finance
Department if he/she finds:
1. That the operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would not have complied
with the applicable federal, state and local laws including, but not limited to, the Building, Fire,
Health and Zoning Codes of the Village; or
2. That the applicant and/or any other person who will be directly engaged in the
management and operation of a massage establishment has been convicted within the previous
ten (10) years of:
a. A felony;
b. An offense involving sexual misconduct with children; or
c. Soliciting for a prostitute, pimping, prostitution, or similar misdemeanor.
E. The failure or refusal of the applicant to promptly give any information relevant to the
investigation of the application, or their refusal or failure to appear at any reasonable time and
place for examination under oath regarding said application, or their refusal to submit to or
cooperate with any inspection required by this Chapter shall constitute an admission by the
applicant that he/she is ineligible for such license and shall be grounds for denial thereof by the
Finance Department.
5-1-12: PROMOTIONS
A. Promotions for the rank of Lieutenant in the Fire Department shall be administered
according to the terms of the Fire Department Promotion Act, 50 ILCS 742/1 et seq and the
terms of the a licable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
B. All promotional examinations for Fire Lieutenant shall be given by or under the direction
of the Board of Fire & Police Commission. The Board of Fire & Police Commission may call
Lipon other persons, not members of the Board of Fire & Police Commission, for assistance in
preparing, holding or rating the results of qU promotional examination,
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5-4-1: DEFINITIONS:
When used in this Chapter the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in this Section:
CIVIL EMERGENCY:
A. A riot or unlawful assembly characterized by the use of actual force or violence or any
threat to use force if accompanied by immediate power to execute by three (3) or more persons
acting together without authority of law; or
B. Any natural, man-made, technological or caber incident-&c ---man made Calamity,
including flood, ^^riflagE +:" to add _ u4hquak -er- ple ie within or impacting -the
corporate limits of the Village, resulting in the death or injury of persons or the destruction of
property to such an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public health,
safety and welfare.
CURFEW: A prohibition against any person or persons walking, running, loitering, standing or
motoring upon any alley, street, highway, public property or vacant premises within the
corporate limits of the Village, excepting officials of any governmental unit and persons
officially designated to duty with reference to said civil emergency.
5-5-1: FIRE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE/RATES:
A. Territory Service Provided; Application Of Fire Prevention Regulations: The Village shall
hereby provide fire and ambulance service to all incorporated areas of Elk Grove Village and to
unincorporated areas eligible for fire and ambulance service by contract with the Village, and
areas subject to coverage per a mutual aid agreement. according to those rates hereinafter
provided.
All rules, requirements, conditions and terms presently in force relating to fire service within the
Village contained in Chapter 3 of this Title shall be in full force and effect in those areas outside
the Village limits under the provisions of this Section.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the services provided in this Chapter and the payment
therefor shall be assessed to and be the responsibility of the owner, tenant, user, or the party or
entity in possession or control of the premises receiving fire service, notwithstanding whether the
service rendered is to the physical premises, or to any person, guest, invitee, employee or other
individual or individuals requiring fire or ambulance service while on the premises or abutting
property or parking area.
B. Rates Established:
1. Rates For Ambulance Service: Rates for ambulance service to Elk Grove residents and all
non-residents shall be as established annually in accordance with the requirements of the Ground
Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) program and published on the Village website, one
theusand, f-ime h-wad-red dollars ($1,500.00) plus a mileage fee equai te the distaftee traveled e
, which amount shall be invoiced to the medical insurance and/or
liability insurance provider of the individual being transported.
The federally funded GEMT program was developed to offset the costs associated with EMS
agencies providing medical care and ambulance transportation to hospitals for Medicaid patients.
Elk Grove Villa a is a participant in the GEMT program.
All EMS agencies that participate in the GEMT program are required to determine their actual
cost of service delivery each year following guidelines established by The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services.
2. Rates For Firefighting Apparatus Service:
a. Non -Contracted - Non -Resident Rate: The rate for those non-resident individuals who
have not previously contracted with the Village for firefighting apparatus service to Busse
Woods Forest Preserve and Interstate 290 shall be six hundred dollars ($600.00) per fire
apparatus vehicle per call.
b. Rates For Contracted Firefighting Apparatus Service:
(1) The contract service rate for homeowners' association units, fire district areas and
individual homeowners shall be one hundred and sixty-seven dollars ($167.00) per year per
home.
(2) The contract service rate for commercial or industrial structures shall be two
hundred and nine dollars ($209.00) per year per major or principal structure as determined by the
Fire Chief.
(3) Beginning November 1, 2025, the aforementioned rates will increase annually by the
Chicago area consumer price index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics from the business period between January of the previous year and January of
the contract year. The rate increases shall be no less than 3.0 percent and no more than 5.0
percent.
C. Payment Of Fees:
1. Fees for contracts to homeowners' associations or fire district areas shall be payable
semiannually at due dates as agreed upon by the Village Manager and the individual district or
association.
2. Contract service fees shall be paid fully in advance of the contract date.
D. Exemption From Provisions: This Section shall not apply to those areas in which mutual
aid fire agreements are in effect.
5-6-1: FIREWORKS:
A. Fireworks Prohibited:
1. It shall be unlawful to sell, store, discharge or set off any fireworks or to give any
pyrotechnic display in the Village, except in connection with public exhibitions as herein
provided.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, sell, offer for sale or keep for
the purpose of selling any fireworks in the Village at any time.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture any fireworks in the Village.
B. Public Fireworks Displays:
1. Permit Required; Fee: No public exhibition of fireworks or pyrotechnics shall be given
unless a permit therefor is first secured from the Mayor and Board of Trustees thirty (30) days
before the time of such display. The applicant shall reimburse the Village for the cost of fire
protection services during the inspection and monitoring of the fireworks. The Village may
require a deposit to cover the anticipated costs of providing the services.
2. Bond: No such permit shall be issued unless the applicant therefor has filed with the
Village Clerk a public liability bond or policy bond in the sum of one million fifty thousand
dollars ($1,000.000$ 0�nnn nn) conditioned to pay any damage to property or injury to persons
that may result or accrue from the storage, handling or display of such pyrotechnics and name
the Village as an additional insured.
3. Supervision: All such public displays shall be under the supervision of a competent
person and shall be superintended by the Chief of the Fire Department or some member of the
Fire Department assigned to this duty by the Fire Chief.
4. Smoking Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of such public displays
to smoke any lighted pipe, cigarette or cigar at any time during which such public display is
going on or in the vicinity of materials to be used for such displays.
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6-3-6-7: SIGNS POSTED:
The Chief of Police, or his or her designee, or any other person authorized by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees shall cause signs to be posted in all areas where parking is limited or
prohibited indicating such limitations or prohibitions.
8-7-2: CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS:
A. Permits Required: It shall be unlawful to construct or lay any pavement on any public
street, sidewalk, alley or other public way, or to repair the same, without having first secured a
permit therefore. Applications for such permits shall be made to the Director of Community
Development and shall state the location of the intended pavement or repair, the extent thereof
and the person who is to do the actual construction work.
B. Bond And Insurance:
1. Bond: Each applicant shall file a bond in the amount often thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
with sureties to be approved by the Director of Community Development conditioned to
indemnify the Village from any loss or damage resulting from the work undertaken or the
manner of doing the same.
2. Insurance: Each applicant shall further provide evidence to the Village of insurance; said
certificate of insurance to name the Village of Elk Grove Village as an additional party insured
and be sufficient to cover all contract work to be performed by the general contractor and any
subcontractor and shall be in the following amounts:
a. Commercial general liability insurance, including premises -operations, explosion,
collapse, and underground hazard (commonly referred to as " X", "C", and "U" coverages)
and products -completed operations coverage with limits not less than:
i. $2,000,000.00 for bodily injury or death to each person;
ii. $2,000,000.00 for property damage resulting from any 1 accident; and
iii. $2,000,000.00 for all other types of liability;
b. Comprehensive automobile liability in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) for bodily injury each occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000.00) for bodily injury aggregate and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
property damage for each occurrence.
c. Workers' compensation with statutory limits in accordance with 820 ILCS 305;
d. Employer's liability insurance with limits of not less than $100,000.00 per employee
and per accident; and
e. Excess umbrella liability in the amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) to cover
claims exceeding the above principal coverages.
C. Specifications: All street and sidewalk pavement shall be made in conformity with the
specifications laid down by the Mayor and Board of Trustees.
8-7-9-8: INSURANCE:
A. Required Coverages And Limits: Unless otherwise provided by franchise, license, or
similar agreement, each utility occupying right of way or constructing any facility in the right of
way shall secure and maintain the following liability insurance policies insuring the utility as
named insured and naming the Village, and its Elected and Appointed Officers, officials, agents,
and employees as additional insureds on the policies listed in Subsections Al and A2 of this
Section.
1. Commercial general liability insurance, including premises -operations, explosion,
collapse, and underground hazard (commonly referred to as "X", "C", and "U" coverages) and
products -completed operations coverage with limits not less than:
a. Five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) for bodily injury or death to each person;
b. Five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) for property damage resulting from any one
accident; and
c. Five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) for all other types of liability;
2. Automobile liability for owned, non -owned and hired vehicles with a combined single
limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for personal injury and property damage for each
accident;
3. Workers' compensation with statutory limits in accordance with 820 ILLS 305; and
4. Employer's liability insurance with limits of not less than one million dollars
($1,000,000.00) per employee and per accident.
1. Excess umbrella liability in the amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) to cover
claims exceeding the above principal coverages.
If the utility is not providing such insurance to protect the contractors and subcontractors
performing the work, then such contractors and subcontractors shall comply with this Section.
B. Excess Or Umbrella Policies: The coverages required by this Section may be in any
combination of primary, excess, and umbrella policies. Any excess or umbrella policy must
provide excess coverage over underlying insurance on a following form basis such that when any
loss covered by the primary policy exceeds the limits under the primary policy, the excess or
umbrella policy becomes effective to cover such loss.
C. Copies Required: The utility shall provide copies of any of the policies required by this
Section to the Village within ten (10) days following receipt of a written request therefor from
the Village.
D. Maintenance And Renewal Of Required Coverages: The insurance policies required by
this Section shall contain the following endorsement:
It is hereby understood and agreed that this policy may not be canceled nor the intention not to
renew be stated until thirty (30) days after receipt by the Village, by registered mail or certified
mail, return receipt requested, of a written notice addressed to the Director of Community
Development of such intent to cancel or not to renew.
Within ten (10) days after receipt by the Village of said notice, and in no event later than ten (10)
days prior to said cancellation, the utility shall obtain and furnish to the Village evidence of
replacement insurance policies meeting the requirements of this Section.
E. Self -Insurance: A utility may self -insure all or a portion of the insurance coverage and
limit requirements required by Subsection A of this Section. A utility that self -insures is not
required, to the extent of such self-insurance, to comply with the requirement for the naming of
additional insureds under Subsection A of this Section, or the requirements of Subsections B, C
and D of this Section. A utility that elects to self -insure shall provide to the Village evidence
sufficient to demonstrate its financial ability to self -insure the insurance coverage and limit
requirements required under Subsection A of this Section, such as evidence that the utility is a
"private self -insurer" under the Workers' Compensation Act, being 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq.
F. Effect Of Insurance And Self -Insurance On Utility's Liability: The legal liability of the
utility to the Village and any person for any of the matters that are the subject of the insurance
policies or self-insurance required by this Section shall not be limited by such insurance policies
or self-insurance or by the recovery of any amounts thereunder.
G. Insurance Companies: All insurance provided pursuant to this Section shall be effected
under valid and enforceable policies, issued by insurers legally able to conduct business with the
licensee in the State of Illinois. All insurance carriers and surplus line carriers shall be rated "A-"
or better and of a class size "X" or higher by A.M. Best Company.