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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02D-City Administrator CITY OF SAN BERH()RDINO - REQUEST 'OR COUNCIL ACTION From: FRED WILSON Assistant City Administrator Subject: Increase inutility user tax Dept: Date: 6/ 17/91 Synopsis of Previous Council action: Recommended motion: That further reading of the ordinance be waived and it be laid over for final adoption. l ., /J , ; . ~1ntA-- ~ Signature Contact person: l"lHm wn SO}l Phone: 5122 Supporting data attached: ~"Q~ Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. DescriPtion) Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No d )) JIll . . CITY OF SAN BERNCJlDINO - REQUEST '0' COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT The attached proposed ordinance provides for a 1% increase in the amount of utility tax charged by the city to users of telephone communication, cable television, electric energy, and gas services within the city. These users are currently charged utility tax rate of 8%. This amendment to the ordinance will increase that amount to 9%. This increase translates to $1,760,000 annually in additional revenue. The amendment further provides that this "1% increase will remain in effect unless and until County Ordinance No. 3428, the booking fee ordinance, is repealed. If that occurs, this amendment further provides for the amount of utility tax charged to return to 8%. FRED WILSON Assistant City Administrator FW/md 75-0264 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JL o o 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER 3.44 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE AMOUNT 3 OF THE SERVICE USERS TAX. 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 5 6 SECTION 1. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.030 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 7 "A. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using 8 Telephone Communication Services, including services for 9 intrastate, interstate, or international calls, and using any teletypewriter exchange services in the City. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of nine percent of the charges made for such services and shall be paid by the person paying for such services. Interstate calls shall be deemed to include calls to the District of Columbia." SECTION 2. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.040 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "A. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using services from a closed circuit system (CATV Services) of a television cable company in the City. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of nine percent of the - - charges made for such services and shall be paid by the person paying for such services." SECTION 3. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.050 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "A. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using electrical energy in the City. The tax imposed by this DAB/ses/Tax.ord June 5, 1991 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 o o section shall be at the rate of nine percent of the charges made for such energy and shall be paid by the person paying for such energy. 'Charges', as used in this section, shall include charges made for (1) metered energy and (2) minimum charges for services, including customer charges, service charges, demand charges, standby. charges and annual and monthly charges." SECTION 4. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.060 of the San 9 Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10 11 12 13 14 15 "A. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using gas which is delivered through mains or pipes. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of ine percent of the charges made for such gas and shall be paid by the person paying for such gas." SECTION 5. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.030 of the San 16 Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 IIA. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using Telephone Communication Services, including services for intrastate, interstate, or international calls, and using any teletypewriter exchange services in the City. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of eight percent of the charges made for such services and shall be paid by the person paying for such services. Interstate calls shall be deemed to include calls to the District of Columbia." SECTION 6. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.040 of the San 27 Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 28 III DAB/ses/Tax.ord June 5, 1991 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 o o 1 "A. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using 2 services from a closed circuit system (CATV Services) of a 3 television cable company in the City. The tax imposed by 4 this section shall be at the rate of eight percent of the < 5 charges made for such services and shall be paid by the 6 person paying for such services." 7 SECTION 7. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.050 of the San 8 Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 9 itA. A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using electrical energy in the City. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of eight percen~ of the charges made for such energy and shall be paid by the person paying for such energy. 'Charges', as used in this section, shall include charges made for (1) metered energy and (2) minimum charges for services, including customer charges, service charges, demand charges, standby charges and annual and monthly charges." SECTION 8. Subsection A. of Section 3.44.060 of the San 20 19 Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: A tax is imposed upon every person in the City using 21 22 23 24 25 "A. gas which is delivered through mains or pipes. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of eight - percent of the charges made for such gas and shall be paid by the person paying for such gas." SECTION 9. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Ordinance shall 26 be and remain in effect until the fee imposed by Ordinance No. 27 3428 of the County of San Bernardino is repealed and at such time 28 such sections shall be of no further force and effect. Sections 3 DAB/ses/Tax.ord June 5, 1991 . . 10 o o 1 AN ORDINANCE...RELATING TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SERVICE USERS TAX. 2 3 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall not be effective until the fee imposed by 4 Ordinance No. 3428 of the County of San Bernardino is repealed, 5 and at such time shall immediately take effect. 6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 7 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 8 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the 9 day of , 1991, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN 11 ESTRADA 12 REILLY 13 HERNANDEZ 14 MAUDSLEY 15 MINOR 16 POPE-LUDLAM 18 17 MILLER 19 20 21 22 23 24 City Clerk The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this day of , 1991. w. R. Holcomb, Mayor City of San Bernardino Approved as to form 25 and legal content: 26 JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney 27 28 B~) DAB/ses/Tax.ord June 5, 1991 4