HomeMy WebLinkAbout3727 ORDINANCE NO. /
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Nos.
2530 and 3668 to decrease the rate of
taxation to six per cent on an incre-
mental basis.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: Ordinance No. 2530 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Tax: From and after January 1, 1983, there
is hereby levied upon and there shall be collect-
ed from every person, firm or corporation engaged
in the electric light and power business within
or partly within the corporate limits of the city,
an annual tax for the privilege of so doing. Such
tax shall be equal to six and eight tenths of one
per cent (6.8%) of the total gross business ren-
dered within the city. Such tax rate shall be the
applicable rate for the tax year 1983 only, and
shall be decreased by two tenths of one per cent
(.2%) each succeeding year until the tax rate
equals six per cent (6%). The tax rate shall re-
main six per cent (6%) from that point forward.
SECTION 2: Ordinance No. 3668 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Amount of License Tax: From and after January
i, 1983, there is levied upon, and there shall be
collected from, every person, firm or corporation
engaged in carrying on a telephone business for
hire or for sale of a commodity or a service within
or partly within the corporate limits of the city,
a tax for the privilege of so doing business, as
defined in this section:
(1) Upon telephone business, there shall
be levied a tax equal to 7.6% of the
total gross business rendered within
the city. Such tax rate shall be
the applicable rate for the tax year
1983 only, and shall be decreased by
four tenths of one per cent (.4%)
each succeeding year until the tax
rate equals six per cent (6%). The
tax rate shall remain at six per cent
(6%) from that point forward. Said
tax rate shall exclude revenues from
intrastate toll, derived from the
operation of such businesses within
the city. Gross operating revenues
for this purpose shall not include
charges which are passed on to the
subscribers by a telephone company
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pursuant to tariffs required by regu-
latory order to compensate for the
cost to the company of the tax imposed
by this ordinance.
(2) Tele[.hone business means the busi-
ness of providing access to a local
telephone network, local telephone
network switching serviced toll serv-
ice, or coin telephone services, or
providing telephonic, video, dat.~., or
similar conununication or transmission
for hire, via a local telephone net-
work, toll line or channel, or s~milar
communication or transmission system.
It includes cooperative or farmer line
telephone companies or associations
operating an exchange. "Telephone
business" does not include the pro-
riding of competitive telephone ser-
vice, nor the providing of cable
television service.
3) "Competitive telephone service" means
the providing by any person of tele-
phone equipment, apparatus, or service,
other than toll service, which is of a
type which can be provided by persons
that are not subject to regulation as
telephone companies under RCW Title 80
and for which a separate charge is
made.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first zeading this
~2~ day of August, 1982.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
si~3ned by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authen'tica-
tion of such passage this ~/$~ .
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MANDIO, City Clerk
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