HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1754 - Amends Sec. 3.64.030 and 3.64.040, utility taxes; repeals Sec. 3.64.020(d) (3.64)CIT Y 0 F MAR Y S V ILL E
Marysville,Washington
ORDINANCE NO.(7SLf
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE CHANGING THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF UTILITY TAX INCREASES;REPEALING
SECTION 3.64.020(d)OF THE MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE;
AND AMENDING SECTIONS 3.64.030 AND 3.64.040 OF THE
MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS,on November 27,1989 the City of Marysville enacted
Ordinance 1740 increasing the utility tax levied on telephone
services,the sale of gas and the sale of electricity;and
WHEREAS,Ordinance 1740 purported to establish the effective
date of said tax increase on January 1,1990;and
WHEREAS,RCW 35.21.865 provides that no tax increase may
take effect before the expiration of 60 days following the
enactment of the ordinance;and
WHEREAS,state law takes precedence over the effective date
which appears in Ordinance 1740,and there is no purpose in
referring to effective dates in such an ordinance;NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.section 3.64.020(d)of the Marysville Municipal
Code is hereby REPEALED.
section 2.section 3.64.030 of the Marysville Municipal
Code is hereby amended to provide as follows:
3.64.030.Sale of Gases.Upon any business engaged in
the sale of artificial,natural or mixed gases,there is
levied a tax equal to six percent (.06)of the total gross
monthly service charge billed to business and residence
customers within the corporate limits of the city of
Marysville,exclusive of monies collected by such business
for reimbursement of such tax.The tax shall be paid
monthly on or before the twentieth day of the following
month.In computing the tax,there shall be deducted from
the revenues the amount of any uncollectible service charges
actually sustained by the taxpayer.
section 3.section 3.64.040 of the Marysville Municipal
Code is hereby amended to provide as follows:
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3.64.040.Sale of Electricity.Upon every business
engaged in the sale of electricity,including a pUblic
utility district,there is levied a tax equal to six percent
(.06)of the total gross monthly service charges billed to
business and residence customers within the corporate limits
of the city.The tax shall be payable monthly on or before
the twentieth day of the following month.In computing the
tax,there shall be deducted from the revenues the amount of
any uncollectible service charges actually sustained by the
taxpayer.
PASSED by the City council and APPROVED by the Mayor this
CZr-P day Of&..~,1990.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By
Attest:
BY~~=ITYCLERK
Date of Publication:1-/0-'10
Effective Date (5 days after pUblication):
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