HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-1192 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; fixing and
imposing annual license fees or taxes on certain utili-
ties and providing for a surcharge; saving certain taxes;
amending Subsection 5.50.050 (A) of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency.
41/ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection 5.50.050 (A) of the City of Yakima Munici-
pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.50.050 Electric, telephone and steam businesses.
(A) There are hereby levied and shall be collected
annual license fees or taxes against the persons on account
of the business activities, and in the amounts to be deter-
mined by the application of the rates herein prescribed,
as follows:
(a) Commencing January 1, 1970, upon every per-
son engaged in or carrying on the business of selling
or furnishing electric light or power, a fee or tax
equal to three and one-half percent of the total gross
income derived from such business in the City of Yakima.
(b) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a
• telephone business, a fee or tax equal to two percent
of the total gross subscriber's station exchange reve-
• nues from business and residence telephone service
(excluding message units) in the City of Yakima; pro-
vided, however, that an additional fee or tax equal
to two and one-half percent of the gross subscriber's
station exchange revenues is hereby levied as a sur-
charge for the period of one year beginning on January
1, 1970, and ending December 31, 1970.
(c) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on
the business of selling or furnishing natural gas for
heat, power, light and other purposes, a fee or tax
equal to three and one-half percent of the total gas
revenues derived from such business in the City of
Yakima; provided, however, that the fee or tax provided
by this subsection (c) shall be levied for the period
of one year beginning January 1, 1970, and ending
December 31, 1970.
(d) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on
the business of selling or furnishing steam for heating
or other commercial consumption, a fee or tax equal to
two percent of the total gross income derived from such
business in the City of Yakima; provided, however, that
an additional fee or tax equal to three and one-half
percent of the total gross income is hereby levied as
a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
January 1, 1970, and ending December 31, 1970."
• Section 2. That all fees or taxes levied for the year 1969 under
the provisions of Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
prior to its amendment as in this ordinance provided and payable in
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accordance with the provisions of Section 5.50.090 prior to January
31, 1970, shall not be affected by this ordinance and shall be due
and payable as provided in said Section 5.50.090.
Section 3. This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and wel-
1 , fare of the people of the City of Yakima and an emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as pro-
,
vided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 22nd day
of December, 1969.
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City Clerk
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