ORD 84-24 REDUCING RATE OF ELECTRIC, GAS AND PHONE UTILITY TAXESPMA:jt
10/22/84
ORDINANCE NO. 84-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 5.08.040 OF THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL
CODE; ORDINANCE NO. 82-37, SECTION 1 PASSED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 2, 1982 AND ORDINANCE NO.
83-13, SECTION 1 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON
OCTOBER 20, 1983; REDUCING THE RATE AT WHICH ELEC-
TRIC, NATURAL GAS AND TELEPHONE UTILITIES ARE TAXED
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Washington state legislature requires
Section 4 of Chapter 49, 1st Extraordinary Session, Laws of 1982
and amended by Section 5 of Chapter 99, Laws of 1983 and
Section 6 of Chapter 225, Laws of 1984, that the City of Winslow
reduce the rate of tax imposed on electrical energy, natural gas,
steam energy or telephone business from seven percent (7%) to six
percent (6%) over a ten year period by one-tenth of the
difference each year, and
WHEREAS, 1985 will be the third year in such ten year
period, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the' appropriate
method for determining the amount of reduction of such tax rate
to be by taking equal annual reductions of one-tenth of one
percent (.1%), now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ;
Section 1. Section 5.08.040 of the Winslow Municipal
Code; Section 4(a) and (b) of Ordinance 81-38 passed by the City
Council on December 17, 1981; Section 1 of Ordinance No. 82-37
passed by the City Council on December 2, 1982; Section 1 of
Ordinance No. 83-13 passed by the City Council on October 20,
1983 are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4. From and after the first utility bill
rendered after January 1, 1985 there is hereby
levied upon and there shall be collected from, every
person, firm or corporation engaged in carrying on
the following business for hire or for sale of a
commodity or a service within or partly within the
corporate limits of the City of Winslow the tax for
the privilege of so doing business as hereinafter
defined, to wit:
(a) Upon any telephone business there shall be
levied a tax equal to a percent of the total gross
income, excluding income from intrastate toll,
derived from the operation of such businesses within
the City of Winslow as follows:
Date Rate
January 1, 1985
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1987
January 1, 1988
January 1, 1989
January 1, 1990
January 1, 1991
6.6%
6.5%
6.4%
6.3%
6.2%
6.1%
6.0%
(b) Upon any business of selling or distribut-
ing electric light or power, a tax to be equal to a
percent of the total gross income derived from the
operation of such business within the City of
Winslow as follows:
Date Rate
January 1, 1985
January 1, 1986
January 1, 1987
January 1, 1988
January 1, 1989
January 1, 1990
January 1, 1991
6.6%
6.5%
6.4%
6.3%
6.2%
6.1%
6.0%
(c) Upon any business selling, transmitting or
distributing water, a tax to be equal to seven
percent (7%) of the total gross income derived from
the operation of business within the City of
Winslow.
(d) Upon any business providing sewer service,
a tax to be equal to seven percent (7%) of the total
gross income from the operatign of such business
within the City of Winslow.
Section 2. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or uncon-
stitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality
of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance.
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Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect January 1, 1985.
APPROVED:
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY ~
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
POSTED: November 6, 1984
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 11~ 1984
ORDINANCE NO. 8A-24
MAYOR, ALICE~
October 24, 1984
November 1, 1984
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