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Adopted: March 4, 2002
Effective: April 4, 2002
ORDINANCE NO. Me-I1l7
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION 3.44.131
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UTILITY USER'S TAX
3 REBATE PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO NEW AND EXPANDING BUSINESSES.
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Section 3.44.131 A 1 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, in order to attract new
businesses that provide significant numbers of higher-wage jobs, the following
Utility User's Tax Rebate Program is hereby established:
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Any new business that creates, after January I, 2000, between 5 to 49
new, permanent full-time jobs within the City (50% of such new jobs
shall pay at least $25,000 per year in wages and/or commissions,
except that the dollar requirement for said jobs shall not apply to
manufacturing and distribution businesses) shall be eligible for a
rebate on the amount of Utility User's Tax, paid by such business on
electrical, gas, video, and telephone communication services,
imposed by this Chapter according to the following schedule:
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a. First year -- 75% rebate
14 b. Second year -- 50% rebate
c. Third year -- 25% rebate
15 d. Fourth and subsequent years -- No rebate.
16 Section 2. Section 3.44.131 A 2 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby
amended in its entirety to now read as follows:
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Any new business that creates, after January I, 2000, 50 or more new,
permanent full-time jobs within the City (50% of such new jobs shall
pay at least $25,000 per year in wages and/or commissions, except
that the dollar requirement for said jobs shall not apply to
manufacturing and distribution businesses) shall be eligible for a
rebale on the amount of Utility User's Tax, paid by such business on
electrical, gas, video, and telephone communication services,
imposed by this Chapter according to the following schedule:
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a. First year -- 80% rebate
b. Second year -- 60% rebate
c. Third year -- 40% rebate
d. Fourth and subsequent years -- No rebate.
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Section 3. Section 3.44.131 B I (b) of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby
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Not withstanding any other provision of this Chapter, in order to encourage the
physical expansion and/or creation of significant numbers of higher-wage jobs by
existing San Bernardino businesses, the following Utility User's Tax Rebate Program
is hereby established to complement the program recently adopted for new
businesses.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION 3.44.131
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UTILITY USER'S TAX
2 REBATE PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO NEW AND EXPANDING BUSINESSES.
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Any business currently operating in San Bernardino shall be eligible for a
Utility User's Tax rebate if, after January 1, 2000, it meets the criteria of a
least two of the categories below:
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Category B: Job Criteria
6 The business creates and maintains at least 5 new, permanent full-
time jobs (50% of such new jobs shall pay at least $25,000 per year
7 in wages and/or commissions, except that the dollar requirementfor
said jobs shall not apply to manufacturing and distribution
8 businesses) in addition to the jobs already existing at the current
location(s) within the city, and sustains that job increase over the
9 previous 12 month period prior to the application for the rebate.
10 Section 4. Section 3.44.131 B 2 of the San Municipal Code is hereby amended in its
entirety to now read as follows:
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Any business currently operating in San Bernardino, and not qualified under
Subsection (I) above or Subsection (3) below, shall be eligible for a Utility
User's Tax rebate ifit creates, after January 1,2000 and maintains at least 50
new, permanent full-time jobs (50% of such new jobs shall pay at least
$25,000 per year in wages andlor commissions, except that the dollar
requirementfor saidjobs shall not apply to manufacturing and distribution
businesses) in addition to the jobs already existing at the current location(s)
within the city, and sustains that job increase over the previous 12 month
period prior to application for the rebate. If qualified, the business shall be
eligible for a rebate of Utility User's Tax paid on the following scale:
(i) 1 st year -- 75% rebate
(ii) 2nd year -- 50% rebate
(iii) 3rd year - 25% rebate
(iv) 4th and subsequent years - no rebate
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I AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION 3.44.131
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UTILITY USER'S TAX
2 REBATE PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO NEW AND EXPANDING BUSINESSES.
3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and
4 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a j~~~.~l or
meeting thereof, held on the
5 4 thday of March
6 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
7 ESTRADA
8 LIEN
9 MCGINNIS
10 DERRY
II SUAREZ
12 ANDERSON
13 MC CAMMACK
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, 2002, by the following vote, to wit:
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17 The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this 5th day of March ,2002.
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JlJDI H VALLES, Mayor
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and legal content:
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JAMES F. PENMAN
25 City Attorney
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