HomeMy WebLinkAbout3188 AN ORDINANCE amending Section 1 of Ordinance
No. 2911 relating to the levying of a transit
subsidy tax.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2911 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1: Pursuant to Chapter 35.95 of the Revised
Code of Washington and commencing thirty days (30) after the
passage of this ordinance, an excise tax, hereinafter called a
transit subsidy tax, shall be levied in the amount of 30¢ per
month per housing or business unit within the City of Bremerton.
Revenues received from this tax shall be used for transit
purposes only. The City Council by subsequent ordinance or
ordinances may raise or lower such tax, and in setting the amount
of such tax shall be governed by the financial need of the transit
system in its operation, expansion and improvements. In no case
shall the tax herein authorized be. raised by the Council ~o exceed
$1.00 for each month for each housing unit as hereinafter defined.
Water customers whose facilities do not include any housing unit
shall each pay the same rate as established for a housing unit.
The term "housing unit" as used herein means the residence or
living quarters of one or more persons living together or of one
family. Where any structure or portion thereof contains one or
more housing or business units and the occupants thereof are not
each billed for the water service furnished by the City for such
unit, the person who is billed for such water service shall be
deemed to be served and billed therefor and shall be billed and
shall pay the monthly tax on each living unit as herein levied
and provided for on each and every housing unit or units. A
billing for the tax hereby levied shall be rendered by the City
Finance Department at the same time as each regular water service
billing is rendered~ and the billing for such item shall be
included as an item on each service billing and shall be identified
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as a transit subsidy tax. Payment of such tax shall be made
at the time payment is made for such water service. All proceeds
from such transit subsidy tax and all revenues from the bus
system shall be forthwith paid into a fund hereby established
and designated as a "Municipal Transit Fund" under the Department
of Finance. Money so received and deposited in said fund shall
be used only for the operation, maintenance and capital needs
of the public bus transportation established by this ordinance.
If the City shall ever cease the subsidy or operation of the
transit system, the tax herein imposed shall be deemed rescinded
as soon as all transit obligations have been met. It shall be
unlawful for any person served by and billed for any water
service to refuse to pay the transit subsidy tax as herein
required. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in
Bremerton Municipal Court shall be punished by fine of not to
exceed $300.00.
APPROVED by the City Council on first reading this
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day of December, 1974. ,,~
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
Of such passage this /Y _~day~~19~~
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