HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-1469 ORDINANCE NO. /9'4?,
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AN ORDINANCE rQlating 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.
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, 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 busi-
ness activities, and in the amounts to be determined by the appli-
cation of the rates herein prescribed, as follows:
(a) Commencing January 1, 1973, upon every person en-
gaged 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 tele-
phone business, a fee or tax equal to two percent of the
total gross subscriber's station exchange revenues from busi-
ness and residence telephone service (excluding message
• units) in the City of Yakima; provided, however, that an
additional fee or tax equal to two percent of the gross sub-
scriber's station exchange revenues is hereby levied as a
surcharge for the period of one year beginning on January 1,
1973, and ending December 31, 1973.
(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 pro-
vided by this subsection (c) shall be levied for the period
of one year beginning January 1, 1973, and ending December
31, 1973.
(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 percent of the total gross income is hereby
levied as a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
January 1, 1973, and ending December 31, 1973."
Section 2. That all fees or taxes levied for the year 1972 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
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.50.090 prior to January 31,
1973, shall not be affected by this ordinance and shall be due and pay-
able 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 welfare
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 immedi-
ately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law
and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this y day
of ax.zn .6 , 1972.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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