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CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
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SUBJECT: Ordinance No 513 F amending Committee Meeting Date 01 -26 -2011
Section 3.48 030 relating to the definition of COUNCIL MEETING Date 02 -02 -2011
"Engaging in Business " Department Finance
Presenter. Becky Hasart
Phone 360 -473 -5722
SUMMARY: The Bremerton Municipal Court must frequently rely on language interpreters during the course
of regular business For less common languages, it has become cumbersome to obtain interpretive services at a
reasonable rate when we require a business license for intermittent interpreter use Court personnel have had
interpreters decline to offer services due to our licensing requirements The attached provides for an extremely
narrow exemption from our business license requirements for interpreters that provide language services only
to our Municipal Court. If the interpreters provide services for any other reason within our city limits, they are
still required to be licensed
In addition to the exemption for Court interpreters, the attached ordinance also removes the "common carrier"
language for business licenses purposes In the last few years, the state clarified that sales taxes are to be paid
to the jurisdiction in which the goods are delivered However, merely delivering goods without having a
physical presence in our city limits does not constitute nexus Our current code conflicted with this streamlined
sales tax (SST) provision By removing the "common carver" language, we will be in compliance with SST
If a company has a physical presence in town but only delivers goods, they will still be required to have a
license.
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed ordinance — An Ordinance amending Section 3.48 030. relating to the
definition of "Engaging in Business " b rckEy% � N 0 • S t 3 a,
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount) None Those already licensed would still require licenses
and those that would qualify for exemption are already choosing to not provide services
APPROVALS:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR. i
CITY ATTORNEY
FINANCE DIRECTOR
MAYOR.
COMMITTEE CHAIR Cs
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CONSENT AGENDA
GENERAL BUSINESS ❑
PUBLIC HEARING ❑
RECOMMENDED MOTION 139
Move to approve Ordinance No. amending Section 3 48.030 entitled "Definitions" relating to the definition
of `Engaging in Business "
COUNCIL ACTION: [YApprove ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action