HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-2836 BUSINESS LICENSE FEE & SCHEDULE OF RATES ORDINANCEk0. 2g,13 6
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.
• 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, 1986, there is levied upon and 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
payable as follows:
(a) For every person employing one or two employees,
twenty-eight and 60/100 dollars ($28.60) per year;
(b) For every person employing three to and includ-
ing five employees, fifty-seven and 20/100 dollars ($57.20)
per year;
(c) For every person employing six to and including
nine employees, one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year;
(d) For every person employing ten to and including
fourteen employees, one hundred forty-two and 80/100
dollars ($142.80) per year;
(e) For every person employing fifteen to and includ-
ing twenty employees, two hundred fourteen and 10/100
dollars ($214.10) per year;
(f) For every person employing twenty-one to and
including thirty employees, two hundred eight-five and
60/100 dollars ($285.60) per year;
(g) For every person employing thirty-one to and
including forty-five employees, four hundred twenty-eight
and 40/100 dollars ($428.40) per year;
(1) For every person employing forty-six to and
including sixty employees, five hundred seventy-one and
20/100 dollars ($571.20) per year;
(i) For every person employing sixty-one to and
including eighty employees, seven hundred fourteen and
00/100 dollars ($714.00) per year;
(j) For every person employing over eighty employees,
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mg, eight hundred fifty-six and 80/100 dollars ($856.80) per
year.
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.
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
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 pro-
vided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this
day of k _ , 1985.
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Publication Date raw 1 8 1985
Effective DateFEB 1 8 1985
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