HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-1263 ORDINANCE NO. 1 . & 3
AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; fixing
and imposing annual license fees or taxes on certain
utilities 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.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection 5.50.050 (A) of the City of Yakima Muni-
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c ipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.50.050 Electric, telephone, gas 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, 1971, 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 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 per-
cent of the total gross subscriber's station exchange
revenues 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 percent of the gross subscriber's station
exchange revenues is hereby levied as a surcharge for
the period of one year beginning on January 1, 1971,
and ending December 31, 1971.
(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 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, 1971, and ending
December 31, 1971.
(d) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on
the business of selling or furnishing steam for heat-
ing 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
• percent of the total gross income is hereby levied as
a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
January 1, 1971, and ending December 31, 1971."
Section 2. That all fees or taxes levied for the year 1970
under the provisions of Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Muni-
cipal Code prior to its amendment as in this ordinance provided a-o
payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.50.090 prior
to January 31, 1971, 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
410 preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and wel-
fare 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
provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 30th day
of November, 1970.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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