HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-2343 IMPOSING ANNUAL LICENSE FEES OR TAXES ON CERTAIN UTILITIES & PROVIDING A SURCHARGE; SAVING CERTAIN TAXES. 110 3 -4/ 3
ORDINANCE NO. -,
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
411 Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1, Subsection 5.50.050 A of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as .follows:
"5.50.050 Electric, teleOhone, 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, falls i -- 7
(1) Commencing January'', 1980, upon every person 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.
(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 sdbscriber's station exchange revenues is
hereby levied as a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
on January 1, 1980, and ending December 31, 1980.
(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
gross revenues derived from such business in the City of Yakima;
. provided, however, that the fee or tax provided by this subsection
4101. (3) shall be levied for the period of one year beginning January 1,
1980, and ending December 31, 1980.
(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 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, 1980, and ending December
31, 1980."
Section 2. All fees or taxes levied for the year 1979 under the
41 1 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,,
1980, 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 shall be in full force and effect thirty
days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and
by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this .3 day of
, 1979.
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