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ORDINANCE NO. 93- 109
AN ORDINANCE: relating to water and sewer revenue tax; increasing the tax
rate applicable to water and sewer service receipts; and
amending Subsection 7.64.O10C of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has previously adopted taxes on water
supply businesses and enacted City water, sewer, and garbage revenue taxes,
commonly referred to as City in lieu taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima intends to pay a portion of the bonded
indebtedness and the cost of supporting infrastructure for the construction of
the City's Law and justice Center, housing the Police and Legal Departments;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends that a .S% increase in water, sewer,
and garbage revenue taxes be used to pay the cost of such indebtedness and
related infrastructure costs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council intends that the water, sewer, and garbage
• revenue taxes shall be reduced by the amount of this tax increase at the time
the bonds or supporting infrastructure costs are paid, such decrease to be
effected by separate ordinance at that time; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 93 -104 passed on November 16, 1993
inadvertently did not contain the intended water and sewer service tax
adjustment, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Scstion 1 Subsection 7.64 O1OC of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"7 64.010 C. Water -Sewer Tax.
There is hereby levied against the water -sewer revenues
of the City a tax against the total gross revenue of the water -
sewer fund derived from receipts for domestic water, domestic
sewer, and industrial sewer, industrial waste sewer, septage
disposal, and wholesale service charges. The rates of the tax for
the calendar years 1991 and 1992, shall be as follows:
Wholesale service charges 10%
All other service charges 12%
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The rates of the tax for the calendar year 1993 shall be as
follows:
Wholesale service charges 10%
All other service charges 14%
The rates of the tax for calendar year 1994 and the
following years shall be as follows:
Wholesale service charges 1096
All other service charges -1,20612,594."
Section Z. This ordinance shall be In full force and effect 30 days after
its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City
Charter. 2 3rd
PASSED BY l'HE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of
November , 1993.
ATF'EST: Mayor
/V� r e•6v !JL QhiG� G f�YIC—
City Clerk
Publication Date: 11 -26 -93
Effective Date. 12-26 -93
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
• YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 1 L
For Meeting Of j'lovcmber 23, 1993
ITEM TITLE: Correction ordinance amending water an sewer service revenue tax
rate.
SUBMITTED BY: John Hanson, Director of Finance Sr Bud ' ✓~
Ray Paolclla, City Attorney
Pleas Green, Chief of Police
CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE: John Hanson /575 -6070
SUMMARY EXPLANATION: On November 16, 1993, the City Council passed Ordinance
No 93-104 relating to licenses and business regulations and utility taxes to provide
funding for the Police Station /Legal Facility. A section of Ordinance No. 93 -104 was
inadvertently deleted prior to passage by the City Council on November 16, 1993. This
section increased the water and sewer revenue tax rate for all other service charges
from 12% to 12 5 96. This correction ordinance will make the tax rate adjustment in the
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water and sewer service receipts that the Council had intended to pass on November 16,
1993.
Resolution Ordinance Contract Other(Specify)
Funding Source
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. Q6 r \'
ity Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Pass ordinance,
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION:
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