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Ordinance No. 0618
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO618ANORDINANCEAMENDINGMEDINAMUNICIPALCODESECTION504030TOREDUCETHEBUSINESSANDOCCUPATIONTAXESCOMMONLYKNOWNASUTILITYTAXESANDFRANCHISEFEESFROM35TO0WHEREAStheCityCouncilwishestoreduceandOccupationTaxesandFranchiseFeesuponzeroandallBusinessutilitiestoWHEREAStheCityCouncilwishestohavetheBusinessandOccupationTaxOrdinanceremainineffectintheeventitisnecessarytoimposesaidtaxesinthefutureTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSECTION1MMC504030AMENDEDMedinaMunicipalCodeSection504030isherebyamendedtoreadasfollowsSECTION1MMC504030AMENDED504030TaxImPosedFromandafterApril11986thereislevieduponandthereshallbecollectedfromeverypersonformorcorporationengagedincarryingonthefollowingbusinessforhireorforsaleofacommodityoraservicewithinorpartlywithinthecorporatelimitsoftheCitythetaxfortheprivilegeofsodoingbusinessashereinafterdefinedAUponanytelephonebusinessthereshallbeleviedataxequaltothrecadonchalfzeropercentofthetotalgrosssubscriberstationexchangerevenuesfrombusinessandresidencetelephoneserviceexcludingmessageunitsfrombusinessintheCityBUponeverypersonfirmorcorporationengagedaloneorinconjunctionwithanotherinthebusinessofsellingorleasingtelephoneortelegraphorrelatedcommunicationequipmentatretailortoorforthepublicandthereafterinstallingmaintainingorrepairingthesameafeeequaltothreeandonehalfzeropercentofthetotalgrossincome fromsuchbusinessintheCityprovidedfurtherthatthisfeeortaxshallnotbeimposedonanybusinessotherwisesubjecttofeeortaxunderthischapternoronthebusinessofsellingorinstallingtelephoneortelegraphorrelatedcommunicationequipmenttotelephoneortelegraphcompaniestaxedunderthischapterCThereisleviedataxonthesaledeliveryordistributionofelectricityorelectricalenergyandfortheprivilegeofcarryingonsaidbusinesssuchtaxtobeequaltothrccandonehalferopercentofthetotalgrossrevenuederivedfromsalesorsuchelectricitytoultimateuserswithinthecityprovidedhoweverthatthereshallnotbeanytaxleviedfortheinstallationchargesofelectricalunitsDThereisleviedataxonthesaledeliverydistributionorfurnishingofnaturalgasfordomesticbusinessorindustrialconsumptionandfortheprivilegeofcarryingonsaidbusinesssuchtaxtobeequaltothrccandonchalferopercentofthetotalgrossincomefromsuchbusinessintheCityprovidedhoweverthatthereshallnotbeanytaxleviedforinstallationchargesofgasenergyunitsEThereisleviedafranchisefeeonthebusinessoftheoperationandsaleofwaterandwaterserviceandfortheprivilegeofcarryingonsaidbusinesssuchfranchisefeetobeequaltothccandonchalfZeropercentofthetotalgrossrevenuederivedfromthesaleofwaterwithintheCityFThereisleviedafranchisefeeonthebusinessoftheoperationandsaleofservicesforsewerutilitiesandfortheprivilegeofcarryingonsaidbusinesssuchfranchisefeetobeequaltothrccandonchalfzeropercentofthetotalgrossrevenuederivedfromthesaleofsewerserviceswithintheCityGThereisleviedataxonthebusinessofsolidwastecollectiontransportationordisposalandfortheprivilegeofcarryingonsaidbusinesssuchtaxtobeequaltothrccandonchalfzeropercentofthetotalgrossrevenuederivedfromsolidwastecollectiontransportationordisposalwithintheCityHThereisleviedataxonthebusinessoftransmittingtelevisionbycableandfortheprivilegeofcarryingonsaidbusinesssuchtaxtobeequaltothrccandonchalfzeropercentofthetotalgrossrevenuederivedfromthesaleofthecabletelevisionservicesprovidedhoweverthatthereshallbenotaxleviedoninstallationchargesforcabletelevisionservicesorhookupchargesforcabletelevisionserviceSECTION4EFFECTIVEDATEThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfive5daysafterits publicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS9thDAYOFDECEMBER1996ANDSIGNEDINAUTEENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHE17thDAYOFmr1996SusanPottsMayorProTemApprovedastoformKirkRWinesCityAttorneyAttestEdvalsonCityClerk19996Filedwi3 SUMMARYOFORDINANCENO618oftheCityofMedinaWashingtonOnDecember91996theCityCounciloftheCityofMedinaWashingtonapprovedordinanceNo614themainpointsofwhicharesummarizedbyitstitleasfollowsANORDINANCEAMENDINGMEDINAMUNICIPALCODESECTION504030TOREDUCETHEBUSINESSANDOCCUPATIONTAXESCOMMONLYKNOWNASUTILITYTAXESANDFRANCHISEFEESFROM35TO0ThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemaileduponrequestAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofDecember919964