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. Adopted: March 6, 2000
Effective: April 6, 2000
ORDINANCE NO. MC-l065
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING SECTION
3.44.131 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING A
UTILITY USER'S TAX REBATE PROGRAM.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 344.131 is hereby added to the San Bernardino Municipal Code
to read as follows:
"3.44.131
Utility User's Tax Rebate Program
A. 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:
1. Any new business that creates, after January I, 2000, between 5 to 49 new,
pennanent full-time jobs within the City (50% of such new jobs shall pay at least $25,000 per year
in wages and/or commissions) 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 sc;;edule:
a.
b.
First year 75% rebate
Second year 50% rebate
Third year 25% rebate
Fourth and subsequent years -- No rebate
c.
d.
2. Any new business that creates, after January 1, 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) 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
a.
b.
c.
d
First year 80% rebate
Second year 60% rebate
Third year 40% rebate
Fourth and subsequent years -- No rebate.
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3. Any new business not included under subsections (1) or (2) above, which provides,
after January 1, 2000, at least a 25% increase in assessed valuation of the business' real property
over the previous tax year as shown by the County Tax Assessor's records, or which generates at
least $40,000 in sales tax revenues per year remitted to the City, 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:
a. First year 75% rebate
b. Second year 50% rebate
c. Third year 25% rebate
d. Fourth and subsequent years -- No rebate.
4. A new business qualified under subsections (1) or (2) above shall also be eligible
for an additional rebate of 1 % on the amount of Utility User's Tax paid, for each San Bernardino
resident that is hired to fill the new, permanent full-time jobs created within the City. Eligibility for
any such additional rebates shall be established by determining the residency of the new employees
at the end of each year of rebate eligibility. This determination shall be verified by the Economic
Development Agency with such supporting documentation as may be required by the Economic
Development Agency. In no case shall the total rebate paid to any claimant exceed the total amount
of Utility User's Tax paid on the period claimed, nor rebates be paid for any term other than the
schedule established in subsections (I) or (2) above.
5. To claim a rebate under this section, the claimant shall submit a completed verified
claim fonn to the Economic Development Agency with such supporting documentation as may be
required by the Economic Development Agency to determine claimant's eligibility and to establish
the amount of utility user's tax paid by claimant on the period claimed, and the commencement date
of the "first year" as that tenn is used herein. A claim for a rebate shall be submitted annually to the
Economic Development Agency not later than three months after the close of the year for which
such refund is sought The verified claim must be signed by an authorized officer of the claimant
The rebate shall be paid at the recommendation of the Economic Development Agency and subject
to approval of the Finance Department
6. No rebates shall be paid if the subject business is no longer in operation in the City
of San Bernardino.
7. "First year" as used in this section, shall mean for a new business, the twelve-month
period immediately following the date of commencement of business at the location for which a
claim for rebate is filed. "
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MC-l065
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING SECTION
3.44.131... AND ESTABLISHING A UTILITY USER'S TAX REBATE PROGRAM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing or~il)ance was duly adopted by the Mayor and
Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at atg~l1Iar meeting thereof, held on the
6th day of March, 2000, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
ESTRADA x
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LIEN x
MCGINNIS x
SCHNETZ x
SUAREZ x
ANDERSON x
MILLER x
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Ra el Clark, CIty Clerk
The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this .-?th day of March
,2000.
Approved as to form
and legal content:
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fi Valles, Mayor
of San Bernardino
JAMES F, PENMAN,
City Attorney
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