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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DINE ORLAND PARK PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (“Village”) is a home rule unit of local government as provided by Article VII, Section 7 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the economy of the United States, including that of the Village, has entered a difficult recessionary period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, consumer spending is two-thirds of the gross domestic product and the quickest way to stimulate the economy is to increase consumer spending; and
WHEREAS, sales tax revenue is the single largest revenue component of the Village of Orland Park’s General Fund; and
WHEREAS, Orland Park businesses have been especially hard hit by the effects of the economic downturn, as they have been prevented from operating at full capacity continuously since March, 2020, and have been limited to outdoor dining and, at times, have been allowed to have serve a significantly reduced indoor capacity; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Board of Trustees of the Village seek to commence the Dine Orland Park Program, which will be geared toward creating awareness and promoting the benefits of supporting dining establishments in Orland Park; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Board of Trustees of the Village find that a sales incentive program will stimulate the local restaurant sector and, in turn assist in generating increased sales tax revenues, which are vital to the support of essential services provided by the Village; and
WHEREAS, in order to assist in this goal of increasing restaurant business within the Village and the resultant sales tax revenues, the Village has developed the 2020 Dine Orland Park Incentive Rebate Program; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Board of Trustees of the Village have found and determined that providing economic incentives to encourage people to make purchases from restaurants in Orland Park will help to support the con...
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