1196 - Ordinance - Decreasing Utility Businesses and Occupational TaxORDINANCE NO. 1196L/
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
AMENDING SECTION 5 AND SECTION 6 of
ORDINANCE NO. 962 AND ORDINANCE NO. 705
(Port Orchard Municipal Code 5.04.050
and 5.04.060) RELATIVE TO DECREASING OF
THE UTILITY BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONAL
TAX UP014 THE BUSINESS OF SELLING OR
FURNISHING ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 5 (Port Orchard Municipal
Code 5.04.050) be amended to read as follows:
Section 5 PAYMENT OF TAX. Effective November 1,
1982, the tax due under this chapter shall be paid
quarterly during the year, to be based upon gross
income received during each quarter ending Tlarch
31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st.
The tax shall be an amount of six percent of the
gross income from the business of the taxpayer in
the City during the previous quarter, and shall be
due within forty-five days after the end of the
quarter.
Section 2. That Section 6 (Port Orchard Municipal
Code 5.04.060) be amended to read as follows:
Section 6 LEVY OF TAX. There is levied an
annual occupation tax, which shall be collected
quarterly, against the persons, on account of
the business activities, and in the amounts to
be determined by the application of the rates
against gross income, as follows:
Upon every person engaged in or carrying on
the business of selling or furnishing electric
light and power, a fee or tax equal to six
percent of the total gross income from such
business in the city during his quarter next
preceding the tax year for which the license
is required.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the
Mayor this llth day of October, 1982.
PAUL POWERS, JR., MAYOR
ATTEST
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R. G. Lloyd, City C1 rk
APPROVED- Af TO FORM:
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