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11/24/99
ORDINANCE NO. 3281
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
CHAPTER 3.20 BUSINESS LICENSE AND OCCUPATION
TAX TO ADD A NEW SECTION 3.20.050 TO LEVY A TAX
ON THE CITY'S SEWER UTILITY, AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, for many years the City of Edmonds has levied an occupations tax
on utilities operating within the City of Edmonds, and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds operates its own sewer utility, and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds deems it appropriate to impose the same
occupations tax on its utilities which it does on other private and quasi - public utilities operating
within the City of Edmonds, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code, Chapter 3.20 Business License and
Occupation Tax is hereby amended by the adoption of a new Section 3.20.050 Tax on City
Sewer Utility.
3.20.020 Tax on city sewer utility.
The City of Edmonds as a seller of sewer services, shall be subject
to the tax imposed by this chapter. The sewer utility shall pay a
license fee or tax equal to six percent (6 %) on the gross income
from the City's sewer utility.
Section 2. The tax imposed by this ordinance shall be effective with respect to all
billings of the utility issued on or after January 1, 2000.
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Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
i
MAYOR,
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
ITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE C Y AT RNEY:
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11/24/1999
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 11/30/1999
PUBLISHED: 12/05/1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/10/1999
ORDINANCE NO. 3281
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3281
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 30th day of November, 1999, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3281. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of
the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 3.20 BUSINESS LICENSE AND OCCUPATION TAX TO
ADD A NEW SECTION 3.20.050 TO LEVY A TAX ON THE CITY'S SEWER UTILITY,
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 1 st day of December, 1999.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON, l
COUNTY OF SNOHOIKISH, )r
SUMMARYOFORDINANCE The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
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of the 0-ity—YETmonds, that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
Washington
On the 30th day of November, printed and published in the City of • Everett, County of Snohomish,
1999, the City Council of the City
of Edmonds, passed Ordinance',
No. 3281. A summary of the and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
content of said ordinance, con
sisting of the title, provides as general circulation in said County and State, that said newspaper
follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY!
OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,; has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
AMENDING THE PROVISION&
OF CHAPTER _3.20 BUSINESS' Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
TO.050 TO LEVY A IAA UNv
THE CITY'S SEWER UTILITY,{ Summary of nO..... 328 .1.._............ ..............
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN ............
THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance
willbe mailed upon request .................................................... ...............................
DATED this ist day of Decem-
ber, 1999.
CITY CLERK,
SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: December 5, 19.9.9. ................................................................................................. ...............................
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
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