HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-2134 LICENSE FEES OR TAXES ON CERTAIN UTILITIES & PROVIDING A SURCHARGE. ORDINANCE NO. c:72
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; and 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-
cipal 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 determined
by the application of the rates herein prescribed, as follows:
(1) Commencing January 1, 1978, upon every person
engaged in or carrying on the business of selling or fur-
nishing 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.
(2) 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 revenues
from business 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 subscriber's station exchange revenues is hereby
levied as a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
on January 1, 1978, and ending December 31, 1978 L
(3) 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 (3) shall be
levied for the period of one year beginning January 1,
1978, and ending December 31, 1978.
(4) 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 busi-
ness 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, 1978, and ending
December 31, 1978."
Section 2. All fees or taxes levied for the year 1977
under the provisions of. Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code prior to its amendment as in this ordinance provided 40
and payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.50.090
prior to January 31, 1978, 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
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 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 5
day of ', w , 1977.
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Mayor
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