(a) For the sole purpose of obtaining funds for the support, construction, maintenance, or financing of a facility of the Committee, the city council of the City of Belvidere, within the city, and the county board of Boone County, within those areas of the county outside the City of Belvidere, may jointly impose a tax on the retail sale of food and beverages that have been prepared for immediate consumption. The tax shall not exceed the rate of 1% of the selling price of such food and beverages. A tax imposed under this Section shall be in addition to any other taxes imposed on food and beverages.
     (b) The purchaser of food and beverages shall be liable for the payment of a tax imposed under this Section. The city council of the City of Belvidere and the county board of Boone County may, however, jointly require that any person engaged in the business of making retail sales that are subject to the tax must collect the tax and pay over the proceeds of the tax as prescribed by ordinances of the city council and county board.
     (c) For the purposes of this Section, the support, construction, maintenance, or financing of a facility of the Committee may include the establishment of reserve funds and the expenditure of funds under an intergovernmental agreement for those purposes.
     (d) The authority to impose a tax under this Section terminates 10 years after the effective date of the ordinance authorizing the tax unless (i) a continuation of the tax is approved by the voters of Boone County by referendum conducted in accordance with the general election law or (ii) there are outstanding bonds of the Committee.