HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-2565 BUSINESS LICENSE FEE & SCHEDULE OF RATES. S ORDINANCE NO.A"kag
AN ORDINANCE relating to license and business regulations;
adopting a business license fee and a schedule
of rates therefor; and amending Section 5.52.030
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
410 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 5.52.030 of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.52.030 Persons _ subject to license -- Fees. Com-
mencing January 1, 1W82, there is leviedUFFEiEU shall
be collected from every person engaging in business in
the city an annual license fee or tax for the privilege
of engaging in business activities. Such license fee
shall be measured by the number of employees of each
business employed during the twelve-month period imme-
diately preceding the year for which the license fee is
111 payable as follows:
(a) For every person employing one or two employees,
twenty-seven and 25/100 dollars ($27.25) per year or any
part thereof;
(b) For every person employing three to and includ-
ing five employees, fifty-four and 50/100 dollars ($54.50)
per year or any part thereof;
(c) For every person employing six to and includ-
ing nine employees, ninety-five and 25/100 dollars ($95.25)
per year or any part thereof;
(d) For every person employing ten to and including
fourteen employees, one hundred thirty-six and 00/100
dollars ($136.00) per year or any part thereof;
(e) For every person employing fifteen to and includ-
ing twenty employees, two hundred four and 00/00 dollars
($204.00) per year or any part thereof;
(f) For every person employing twenty-one to and
including thirty employees, two hundred seventy-two and
00/100 dollars ($272.00) per year or any part thereof;
(g) For every person employing thirty-one to and
including forty-five employees, four hundred eight and
00/100 dollars ($408.00) per year or any part thereof;
(h) For every person employing forty-six to and
including sixty employees, five hundred forty-four and
00/100 dollars ($544.00) per year or any part thereof;
(i) For every person employing sixty-one to and
including eighty employees, six hundred eighty and 00/100
411 dollars ($680.00) per year or any part thereof;
(j) For every person employing over eighty employees,
eight hundred sixteen and 00/100 dollars ($816.00) per
year or any part thereof.
110 Employees working more than sixteen hundred hours,
including legal holidays and vacation time, during the
twelve-month period immediately preceding the year for
which the license fee is payable shall be considered per-
manent employees; employees working sixteen hundred hours
or less, including legal holidays and vacation time, shall
be considered temporary employees.
410
In determining the license fee to be paid hereunder
by each business the total number of employees shall be
computed by adding together the number of permanent
employees and the number of temporary employees, the latter
figure to be computed by dividing total man hours, including Amid
legal holidays and vacation time, worked by all temporary
employees, by sixteen hundred."
Section 2. 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 /Z6
day of , 1981.
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