Ordinance 2052ORDINANCE NO. 2052
AN, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
INCREASING THE LICENSE AND OCCUPATION TAXES APPLI-
CABLE TO THE SALE OR FURNISHING OF ELECTRICAL
ENERGY, NATURAL OR MANUFACTURED GAS, WATER AND
TELEPHONE SERVICES FROM THE EXISTING RATES TO
6 3/4% OF 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. Section 4.01.050 of the Edmonds City
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"4.01.050. Occupations Subiect to Tax --Amounts.
Sellers of electricity, gas, water and telephone
services shall be subject to the tax imposed by
this chapter. There are levied upon and shall be
collected from every person, firm, corporation or
other entity on account of the business activities,
license and occupation taxes in the amount to be
determined by the application of the rates against
gross income, as follows:
A. PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS. Upon every person,
firm, corporation or other entity engaged in
or carrying on the business of selling or
furnishing electrical energy and power, a fee
or tax equal to 6 3/4% 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 MANUFACTURED GAS AND SERVICE.
Upon every person, firm, corporation or other
entity engaged in or carrying on the business
of transmitting, distributing, selling and
furnishing natural and/or manufactured 'gas, a
tax equal to 6 3/4% per cent of the total
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gross income from the sale of gas within the
corporate limits of the City during and for
the term for which the occupation license is
required.
C. SELLERS OF WATER. Upon every person, firm,
corporation or other entity engaged in or
carrying on the business of selling water
within the City of Edmonds, a tax equal to
6 3/4% per cent of the total gross income for
such business carried on within the city
during the term for which the occupation
license is required.
D. SELLERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICES. Upon every
person, firm, corporation or other entity
engaged in or carrying on the business of
furnishing telephone service within the City
of Edmonds, a fee or tax equal to 6 3 4% Per
cent of the total gross subscribers' station
exchange revenues from business and residence
telephone service, excluding message units
(within the corporate limits of the City)
during the term for which the occupation
license is required."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect and the applicable tax rate shall be effective
and shall apply to the gross income received by taxpayers
on and after the First day of April 1979.
APPROVED:
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: MAYOR, H. H. HARRISON
CITY CLERK, IRENE VARNEY MORAN
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFF OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: February 8, 1979
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 20, 1979
POSTED: February 21, 1979
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1979
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDINANCE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
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being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that the is over the age of eighteen
(18) years and is competent to testify as to the matter
stated herein.
On
the
a /ate
day of
197_Z, affiant
posted
true
and correct
copies
of the attached
Ordinance No.
.�c5a,, passed by the City Council on the c I � r�/'- day of
197 7, at the three official posting places
for City notices which are the public bulletin boards at
the following locations:
Edmonds Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmonds Public Library
Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmond Branch of the
United States Post Office
201 Main Street
Edmonds, Washington 98020.
DATED this —� day of 197Z.
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this day of
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