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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1053ORD 1053$Í;¢f4ÀORD 1053 AUG 7 1991½Uæ;8 ORDINANCE NO. 1053 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 3.32 UTILITY USERS' TAX) OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, chapter 3.32 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code provides for a utility users' tax; and WHEREAS, Chapter 3.32 includes provisions relating to a telephone user's tax and also provides for certain exemptions from such taxation; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the existing code provisions to update certain of the code provisions, make certain changes to more equitably distribute the tax, and to collect the tax on telephone usage whether such usage is intrastate or interstate. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park ordains as follows: Section 1. The first sentence of Subsection A of Section 3.32.070 of Chapter 3.32 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Any service user shall be eligible for an exemption from the taxes imposed by this chapter if 1) he or she is certified as meeting the criteria of disability as established by the Social Security Administration for Supplemental Income for the Aged, Blind or Disabled; and/or 2) the annual gross income of all persons in the household in which such individual resides is less than the annual amount prescribed by resolution of the City Council. Section 2. The first sentence of Subsection A of Section 3.32.080 of Chapter 3.32 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced with the following. There is imposed a tax upon every person in the city, other than the city and any telephone corporation, using intrastate and/or interstate telephone communication services in the city. Section 3. Subsection C of Section 3.32.080 of Chapter 3.32 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, the tax imposed under this section shall not be imposed upon any person for using intrastate and/or interstate telephone communication services to the extent that the amounts paid for such services are exempt from or not subject to the tax imposed under Division 2, Part 20 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code or the tax imposed under Section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code. BIB] 37651-U01 ORD-U02 1053-U02 LI2-U03 FO4263-U03 FO4390-U03 DO4393-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 ORD-U05 1053-U05 AUG-U05 7-U05 1991-U05 ORD 1053$Í;¢f4ÀORD 1053 AUG 7 1991½Uæ;8 ORDINANCE NO. 1053 PAGE TWO Section 4. Section 3.32.210 Suspension of Tax) of Chapter 3.32 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Commencing immediately, all utility user taxes imposed pursuant to this Chapter, in excess of three percent 3%) of the charges made for such utility services, shall be suspended. Section 5. if any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and tile application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Further, should any provision of this Ordinance be held invalid, such invalid portion shall be severable from the valid portion of this Ordinance and such valid portion shall remain in full force and effect. Section 6. This Ordinance is for the purpose of raising revenue for the general fund of the City, to be utilized for general governmental purposes. It is an ordinance relating to taxes, and is for the purpose of meeting the usual and current expenses of the City. It shall be effective immediately upon passage, pursuant to California Government Code Section 36937(d). Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of August 1991. BIB] 37651-U01 ORD-U02 1053-U02 LI2-U03 FO4263-U03 FO4390-U03 DO4393-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 ORD-U05 1053-U05 AUG-U05 7-U05 1991-U05 ORD 1053$Í;¢f4ÀORD 1053 AUG 7 1991½Uæ;8 ORDINANCE NO. 1053 PAGE Three STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss. CITY OF BALDWIN PARK) 1, LINDA L. GAIR, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a REGULAR MEETING of the City Council on the 17th day of July, 1991. That, thereafter, said Ordinance was duly approved and adopted at a REGULAR MEETING of the Baldwin Park City Council on the 7th day of August 1991, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN IZELL,GALLEGOS,MAYOR PRO TEM MCNEILL NOES: COUNCILMEN KEYSER ABSENT: COUNCILMEN MAYOR LOWES ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEN NONE BIB] 37651-U01 ORD-U02 1053-U02 LI2-U03 FO4263-U03 FO4390-U03 DO4393-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 ORD-U05 1053-U05 AUG-U05 7-U05 1991-U05