Ross v. City of Geneva

I agree with the majority that this case “presents the very narrow question whether, within the ambit of the relevant statutes, defendant was authorized to levy a surcharge on commercial users of the electric services provided by its utility and use those funds for the construction and maintenance of parking lots.” (71 Ill. 2d at 32.) Yet the court states only its conclusion regarding this question; it neither adopts the reasoning of the appellate court invalidating the ordinance nor explains its own rationale. An ordinance is presumed valid and reasonable, and the attacking party has the…