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Home My WebLink About38 of 1967 - Adding to Title 20, Chapter 3 - Section 20-3-14, levying upon the public utility companies of Salt L REQ. 0 -_oo ROLL CALL VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, June 29 1967 Barker. . . . I move that the Ordinance'be passed. Catmull . . . (// Harrison Holle Mr. Chairman . ✓f Result . . . . AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ADDING to Chapter 3, Title 20, Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, a new Section to be known as Section 20-3-14 relating to a utility revenue tax. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. There is hereby added to Title 20, Chapter 3 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, the following Section known as Section 20-3-14 relating to a utility revenue tax to read as follows: "Sec. 20-3-14. Utility revenue tax. WHEREAS, there is presently insufficient revenue available to Salt Lake City to enable it to perform the necessary governmental services to its inhabitants, and an immediate emergency exists requiring the city to obtain a new source of revenue from a proposed tax under the Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Ordinance of the City of Salt Lake City, which cannot be obtained without additional enabling legislation which must be enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, and WHEREAS, pending the passage of such enabling legislation it is deemed necessary to obtain a temporary source of revenue by the imposition upon the Telephone, Gas, and Electric Companies doing business as public utilities in Salt Lake City of a tax based upon the gross revenue of said public utilities, received from the sales and use of public utility ser- vices within the corporate limits of the city, the amount of such tax to be collected by said public utilities from their customers in Salt Lake City and paid by said public utilities to the city as herein provided, and WHEREAS, the city has heretofore entered into franchise agreements with said public utilities operating in Salt Lake City, which agreements provide for a franchise payment in lieu of any other occupation or fran- chise tax which might be imposed by the city. In view of the existing financial emergency, the said public utilities, without waiving their rights to enforce said provisions, have been induced by the city to withhold the initiation of any legal proceedings for such enforcement during the period herein fixed for the emergency. NOW THEREFORE. During an emergency period ending July 1, 1969, there is hereby levied upon the busbess of the Telephone, Gas, and Electric Companies, doing business as public utilities, in Salt Lake City, an annual license tax equal to two percentum (2%) of the gross revenues derived from the sale and use of public utility services by said companies in the cor- porate limits of Salt Lake City. 38 -2- The term "gross revenue" as used herein shall be construed to mean revenue derived from the sale and use of public utility services within Salt Lake City after adjustment for net write-off of uncollectible accounts and corrections of bills theretofore rendered, and particularly the term "gross revenue" as applied to Telephone Companies shall be con- strued to mean all basic local exchange service revenue received from subscribers located within the City of Salt Lake and directly connected with the switchboard or switchboards of such companies located in the city. "Public utility services" shall mean the sale and use of electrical power and energy, natural gas and local exchange telephone service. Within forty-five days after the close of each quarter in a calendar year, any public utility taxed under this Section shall file with the City Treasurer of Salt Lake City a report of its gross revenues derived from the sale and use of public utility services in Salt Lake City and any deductions because of adjustments or corrections made as herein provided, together with a computation of the tax collected from its customers as herein provided. Coincidental with the filing of such report, the company shall pay to the City Treasurer the amount of the tax." SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, it is necessary to the peace, health, and welfare of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City, Utah, that this ordinance become effective as provided in Section 3 hereof and remain in effect during the period ending July 1, 1969. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon the billings by said public utilities to their customers dated on August 1, 1967. Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 29th day of June , 1967. COMMISSIONER x*R A AA�p,p� COPIMSSIONER /Cf l0 S4!{V'd (S EAL) tEll BILL NO. 38 of 1967 Published June 30, 1967 38 An1a.eisA P.I AN^4DINANil. . , AN ORDI,..,NCE ADDING to i Chapter J, Title g0, Revised Ordl- f Sion Lake Clty,Utah,1965, :Inane20 Section to be known a Sec- ,hueion tax. """"➢'°'""'" "° Affidavit of Publication fide fax. yy 'f Coeemissionrearsnsat bSelfhebake°fClty, Utah: I SECTION 10,Chaptere Is J of thehereby Bedded j. Ordinances of Salt.Lao City,Slab,t • 1945,the following Section known s I ISection S Id ns9 Iolew5: uUlty 5¢¢ ]011 a.a is c re a tax i' • jiWHERFAS,mere is r enlly insul- 86e �i,1,nt v 0'1 sheets to Settle Lak^,Clty fo enebte it to e¢rtom r!m its sinhablantisvund a"Ilmme0lateI -firmme pentY e a xied rxurni„a myenvI D M Ockey from proposed lave der me im-! ,Iform.Lgcel Sales end use Tax Ordi- which cannot be o f Snit Lake City. •ditional a enabling bllegislationl ho which, iorrnehet en cif d bbn,the e Legislature Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal adver- fl WHEREAS,pending the passage of. tiling clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily (except Sunday) such enabling ets ary Io obtainna tempo' raps p'IT e, r by the newspaper printed in the English language with general cir- im o Electric the aTeS doing Gas, and eleto-i=°2gmpanie5 doing bg,i.l culation in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake 1 rnv public '=e5 in ea"bake °'ao^ cape pan "e➢rno- County,in the State of Utah. ire¢ ra�a mi<unhueser- cu012 tram lit sale d of �huobllc Vlili�Y se vi es within iM1e c -1 H Ifs r o ma "y. ins. That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto amount or is tax ie be<olleclee ,customers sale public utilities from their c lomers In Salt Lake City e im by said public Nlanes mine Salt Lake city Bill No 38 of 7.967 elWY as herein id¢d, d WHEREAS,the city has heretofore entered into franchise agreements lid Id public Igiies eperaiing in 'Sall f%fo CI(, whltM1 preemtaIn An Ordinance relating to a utility revenue tax,. Pau of ny rraeorups payment m -- anv iher might rprosed bylancle ity,ly M1slow Of Me eo Imposed }manes, o the id rights _ __ _ _ ' utilities,withoutene ivinn their rights .Ito enforce 5 d p y tonw have been Induced by the city(o ilhheo the ihiti eaten of any legal roc diner. tar h e ro nl lls eln rho - _ __ riNOW feTHEREFOR es Ou inaen en InsfeeNin od ending n?.emergency mpherebvevid upon the I I. EllMcs Thor:, h3 tusi,Z ilan ebutfiea Ilnax gv kepCw June 30, 1967 I°es¢de,vea' om the ale and us` was published in said newspaper on of public utility services by said • es In the corporate IImNs of Salt Lake City. The term ➢rocs r used herein "all be construed to sm •revenue derived rom he sale ead f ppublic ulility services within neei Lnke Coo alter adiuslmenf mr e write-Off of Unt0lbills It a and corrections bills theretofore • renderade and 7'"a aagVe the ��"� non a Lo neoamesashalipltiedcon.ems s to m a II basic }°cal e.vcharpe `~ e dthe CI TM= N of a:M1, �'Legal Advertising Clerk ribers IacefeE wllh'in Wnli La6VCliv nd tlirecfly(connected lotiv,the Invam.tl r s M1in the such co antes to<aledt in t"9 <11trirti c tllirY ervrOrel. shall n ih¢sale and u of eleciri<al locwlppao fi d e yy aiurse p and 30th r x forteelaleph ay ce day of close Within each quarter in eieneaa n to before me this ubi;°,�°'SNwl a cndry 1h ss yrer of Sall Lak iit The port 67 of its s sr Lake derived report A.D. 19 • of it grass revenues der lvei from. the sale e e u of ublic utility s - icfu' In Sa115 Lake City nntl aer ( correction because of herein menu d, \ �\ together with made as"¢rein n prov of ided, lax collected from ifs customers as ---the shall W M1report,the to / i �(_ i thehall amount I It ihe t C(Y Tr¢asll rer 7 —� -- SCN 9 I - of the Notary Public Beard of Commissioners.lr s ary to the peace,health,and ewes- Cle 9f the'M1abilanr5 it Salt Lek' im, effac Ithef (his v dine ire be*, ehereof a guided in Sec- tlons0 hereof and r ending In effect durinp the period entlinp July 1, 969, SECTION 3. Thislnosordinancel shall publimks effuti eon the ilings st .aid ersI Elie nil hies ro their cuslamersI C,4 c AUBhe L 196Lo I pars by the Beard r edmmi5- lth d of Salt Lake Cily,Ufah,this' 2"day of June.U.C ?9 OEORGE U.CATMVLL, ' I 1 n11ie.c. I1 ev 38