Ordinance 1463ORDINANCE NO. 1463
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS INCREASING
THE LICENSE AND OCCUPATION TAXES APPLICABLE TO
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS IN THE FURNISHING AND
SALE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, NATURAL OR MANUFACT-
URED GAS, WATER AND TELEPHONE SERVICES FROM THE
EXISTING RATE'S TO 57/ OI'' GROSS INCOME DERIVED
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS AND
AMENDING SECTION 4.01.050 OF THE EDMONDS CITY
.CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code, Section 4.01.050
is hereby amended to read as follows:
4.01.050 Occupations subject to tax -- Amounts.
Sellers of electricity, gas, water and telephone
services shall be subject to the tax herein im-
posed. There are hereby levied upon and shall
be collected from persons on account of the said
business activities, license and occupation taxes
in the amounts to be determined by the application
of the rates against gross income, as follows:
A. PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS. Upon every
person engaged in or carrying on the business of
selling or furnishing electrical energy and power,
a fee or tax equal to five per cent of the total
gross income from such business within the City
of Edmonds during the tax year for which the
license is required; providing, however, that there
shall be no tax or fee from revenues derived from
the sale of electricity for purposes of resale.
B. NATURAL OR MANUFACTUIED GAS AND SERVICE.
Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the
business of transmitting, distributing, selling
and furnishing natural and/or manufactured gas,
a tax equal to five per cent of the total gross
income of said city during and for the term for
which the "Occupation License" is required.
C. SELLERS OF WATER. Upon every person en-
gaged in or carrying on the business of selling
water within the City of Edmonds, a tax equal
to five per cent of the total gross income of
such business carried on within the city during
the term for which the "Occupation License's is
required.
D. SELLERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICES. Upon
every person engaged in or carrying on the business
of furnishing telephone service within the City
of Edmonds, a fee or tax equal to five per cent
of the total gross subscribers' station exchange
revenues from business and residence telephone
service, excluding message units (within the
corporate limits of said city) during the term
for which the "Occupation License" is required.
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take full force
and effect, and the applicable tax rates shall be in
effect five days after publication of this ordinance.
H. H. Harrison
Mayor
ATTEST:
Irene Varney Moran
City Clerk
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 3, 1970
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 20, 1970
PUBLISHED: February 11, 1970