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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2707 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2707 AN ORDINANCE Increasing the tax levied upon the privilege of doing telephone, electrical, or natural gas business within the City of Pasco to eight and one-half percent (8.5%); amending Section 5.32.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code and repealing Section 5.32.045 of the Pasco Municipal Code. WHEREAS, By a majority vote, the voters of the City of Pasco under authority of RCW 35.21.870 voted in the affirmative to allow the City of Pasco to impose a tax on the privilege of conducting an electrical energy, natural gas, steam energy, or telephone business at at rate of eight and one-half percent (8-1/2%), two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) of which is to be used by the City for anti-crime purposes, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5.32.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows as shown by the underlined additions and deletions made by interlineation: 5.32.040 TAX - LEVIED. Frem-and-after-aartuary-17 19827 'There is levied upon, and there shall be collected from every person, firm or corporation engaged in carrying on the following businesses for hire or for sale of a commodity or a service within or partly within the corporate limits of the city of Pasco the tax for the privilege of so doing business as hereinafter defined: (1) Upon any telephone business there shall be levied a tax equal to 074 eight and one-half percent of the gross operating revenues derived from the operation of such businesses within the city of Pasco. (2) Upon any business selling or distributing electricity and electrical energy, a tax to be equal to etght eight and one-half percent of the total gross operating revenue derived from sales of such electricity to ultimate users within the city of Pasco; provided, however, that there shall not be any tax levied for the installation charges of electrical service units. (3) Upon any business selling, manufacturing, or distributing natural gas for residential, commercial or industrial consumption, a tax to be equal to e±glit eight and one-half percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the city of Pasco; provided, however, that there shall not be any tax levied for the installation charges of gas service units. (4) Upon any business selling a cable or microwave signal by subscription for television, radio, or other audio visual purposes, a tax equal to eight percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the city of Pasco. (5) Upon any business selling solid waste collection and disposal service, a tax of eight percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the city of Pasco. (6) Upon any business, public or private, selling -1- APPpOVED AS TO FORM: _a Y WELLS, City Clerk RUBST LLO, City Attorney domestic water via a public water supply and distribution system and selling sanitary sewer service via a collection grid, a tax of eight percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the city of Pasco. (7 ) Upon any business, public or private, selling irrigation water, a tax equal to eight percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the city of Pasco. Two and one-half percent of the tax levied and collected upon telephone, electrical energy and natural gas business shall be used for anti-crime purposes. Section 2. Section 5.32.045 of the Pasco Municipal Code which provides for a tax rate deduction on the privilege of conducting an electrical energy, natural gas, or telephone business to the rate of six percent (6%) is hereby repealed and deleted in its entirety. Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 1989. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 21st day of November, 1988. ED HENDLER, Mayor 99302-2608 DATE I I LEGAL NO ACCOUNT NO ,I,F;F•,;-) DESCRIPTION Fir dinar, r,E. W.. 2707 TIMES 001 LINES 17 TOTAL $ 114. ri ra Id - P0 BOX 2608 9psco, WASHINGTON (509) 582-1500 LEGAL ADVERTISING INVOICE SOLD TO cit. or ras COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON TRACY E. HOEVET , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tr-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true copy of a0 r dinance No . 2707 as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, 001 time(s), commencing on 112500 , and ending on 112500 , and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period AL—#.40 i / SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS /9Fc( DAY OF Notary public in and for...the State of Wash- ington, residing at COMMISSION EXPIRES 7— /5--?2 1-.0. Do 2 71: r as o WA NOTICE This Is an Invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ORDINANCENO T27075.3 4AN ORDINANCE:51hr creasing., the .,tax levied upon the privilege of,doing telephone--‘electricalor natural gas business within thp.„City of Pasoo;to • eight anth'one-,hAMpercent (_95%).ZarnendIng iSectIon 5 32 040?ofIlheriReisck,MuI. nigipal)podetandRepealing .,0 Sdotion45 32 1 0451of Mho RaseaUvlunfelpiiteocle WHEFIEAS4By ' a r- 14r:-, vote;- vote ', fre trioirtzwasoloan.agr ott chra iniki ffirnowygtoio. vit t th e . `of(PAKcoloirimose a I, ` ,'10eXpriVilegieof conduct ing frig an elettrical'On- reigeOtiatural(tgasNsteam (mew. on telephone ,,busi- • essv,nt. a rateoefseight..and ,two,f,land one-hal percent , rui-Atilf -,perCenr/2 0/4), (2-'/s%) of which is?`t6 ).be used by the City. for/anti- 'Crime purposes ,,..4-:)%tr..,T NOW ,THEREFORE \e' ..THE CITY. COUNCIL OF4 f,TH EC4C I T Y4.0 %FI a A S C 0:: 1N,_ ASHINGTONDO,4911- yDAIN AS'POLLOWS /i4.ZR.01 S wetainA1POSect ion 'S 32 040 of,,ttle_z!easccittilu4 nicipalq.Coderieoffeieby 'amended to read follows as shown bil4heiindeilinedt additions?anedeletione, 'made -by intertifieatioi 5 32 040 ;1 -AX 4.,74„LS,VIED j'here iiieVie&ibporitanA, (thers',Ishalafliiiloollectect from, every persong,floriA or ...corporation engaged Iti roarl., trying on the;tollowinOusli' nesses for tureor lfo,r1sale at a 'commodity\ orZa rservice' within; -6`/F artly ovithin,Hhe' corporate' iniite'ofithel:Oft14 (of,Pasco tbeleklpttliePtivii liege 'bf‘3,soMogg'-'bffsihisissl 4astereinafter defines' r(1) 'Upon 'Upon' inyNelephone!. business htherelsbaligbb`Jel, iecalt.:taxZegtialglo,relght and one-halhpercent.,ot,the ,gross ",operatingArevenues „derived from 1hekoperation„ of 'suchtbusinessesLwithin' Ihe City of.spasco ,N'iNti lle ',It<i(2) Upon ,anyi=business iselling or distributing, eleo l ftricity and electrical energy la ,.tax to be equal to eight and one-half percent of the ,lotal gross operating reve- rtlUe derived from sales -of such electricity to ultimate users within the -City of Pasco provided however tak levied tor_ Anstalla- that there hall not4be 'any Installa- tion charges‘..°•-ot,electficali service units 13,..;f-p,&li -1,1.5W '(3) eUPOn4t11110busln: „' selling4Inanpracturiricary or, dlStribUtlñg'natümIgae..for' ireasiellantbalsrrimeo "i- ORDINANCE NO 2707 AN ORDINANCE In creasing the tax levied upon the privilege of doing telephone electrical or natural gas business within the City of Pasco to eight and one half percent (8 5%) amending Section 5 32 040 of the, Pasco Mu nicipal Code and repealing Section 5 32 045 of the Pasco Municipal Code WHEREAS By a major ity vote the voters of the City of Pasco under author ity of RCW 35 21 870 voted in the affirmative to allow the City of Pasco to impose a tax on the privilege of conducting an electrical en ergy natural gas steam energy or telephone busi ness at a rate of eight and one-half percent (8 1/2 %) two and one half percent (2 1/2%) of which is to be used by the City for anti crime purposes NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO WASHINGTON DO OR DAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1 Section 5 32 040 of the Pasco Mu nicipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows as shown by the underlined additions and deletions made by interlineation 5 32 040 TAX LEVIED There is levied upon and there shall be collected from every person firm or corporation engaged in car rying on the following bus' nesses for hire or for sale of a commodity or a service within or partly within the corporate limits of the City of Pasco the tax for the pnv ilege of so doing business as hereinafter defined (1) Upon any telephone business there shall be le- vied a tax equal to eight and one half percent of the gross operating revenues derived from the operation of such businesses within the City of Pasco (2) Upon any business selling or distributing elec tricity and electrical energy a tax to be equal to eight and one half percent of the total gross operating reve nue derived from sales of such electricity to ultimate users within the City of Pasco provided however that there shall not be any tax-levied-for the Installa- tion charges of electrical service units (3) Upon any business selling manufacturing or distributing_natural gas for residential commercial or industrial consumption a tax to be equal to eight and one half percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the City of Pasco pro vided however that there shall not be any tax levied for the installation charges of gas service units (4) Upon any business selling a cable or micro wave signal by subscription for television radio or other audio visual pur- poses a tax equal to eight percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the City of Pasco (5) Upon any business selling solid waste collec tion and disposal service a tax of eight percent of gross operating revenues from such sales within the limits of the City of Pasco (6) Upon any business public or private selling do mestic water via a public water supply and distnbu tion system and selling san- itary sewer service via a collection grid a tax of eight percent of gross oper- ating revenues from such sales within the limits of the City of Pasco (7) Upon any business public or private selling irn gation water a tax equal to eight percent of gross oper Sting revenues from such sales within the limits of the City of Pasco Two and one half per cent of the tax levied and collected upon telephone electrical energy and natu ral gas business shall be used for anti crime pur poses Section 2 Section 5 32 045 of the Pasco Mu nicipal Code which pro vides for a tax rate deduction on the privilege of conducting an electrical energy natural gas or tele phone business to the rate of sixopercent (6%) is hereby - repealed and de leted in its entirety Section 3 This Ordi nance shall take effect on January 1 1989 PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 21st day of November 1988 s Ed Hendler Mayor ATTEST s- Evelyn Wells City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM s Greg A Rubstello City Attorney #7587-11/25/88 ew n Wells City Clerk November 22, 1988 Tri City Herald P.O. Box 2608 Pasco, Washington 99302 Gentlemen: Please publish Ordinance Nos. 2706 and 2707 on the following date: November 25, 1988 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each. Si g'rely yours,