94 of 1980 - Amending section 20-3-14 amending rate in excess of franchise fee from five percentum to four percen SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 94 of 1980
(Utility Revenue Tax)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20-3-14 OF THE REVISED
ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
UTILITY REVENUE TAX, BY AMENDING THE RATE IN EXCESS OF FRANCHISE
FEE FROM FIVE PERCENTUM TO FOUR PERCENTUM.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 20-3-14 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, as amended, relating to utility
revenue tax, be, and the same hereby is, amended as follows:
Sec. 20-3-14. Utility revenue tax. There is hereby levied
upon the business of every person or company engaged in business
in Salt Lake City, Utah, of supplying telephone, gas or electric
energy service as public utilities, an annual license tax equal
to four percentum of the gross revenue derived from the sale and
use of the services of said utilities delivered from and after
January 1, 1981, within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City,
said fee being in addition to the two percent franchise fee.
The term "gross revenue", as used herein, shall be construed
to mean the revenue derived from the sale and use of public
utility services within Salt Lake City, provided that "gross
revenue" as applied to the telephone utility shall be construed
to mean basic local exchange services revenue received from
subscribers located within Salt Lake City and directly connected
with the switchboards of said utility located in the City.
"Public utility services" shall mean the sale and use of
electric power and energy, natural gas and local exchange
telephone services.
Within forty-five days after the close of each month in a
calendar year, any public utility taxes hereunder shall file with
the City Treasurer of Salt Lake City a report of its gross
revenue derived from the sale and use of public utility service
in Salt Lake City as defined herein, together with a computation
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of the tax levied hereunder against the utility. Coincidental
with the filing of such report, the utility shall pay to the City
Treasurer the amount of the tax.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective on January
1, 1981.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 2nd day of September , 1980.
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CHAIRMAN
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Transmitted to the Mayor on September 2, 1980
Mayor's Action
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MAYOR
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CITY RECORDER
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BILL NO. 94 of 1980
Published September 11, 1980
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCENo.94 of 1980 Shana D. Conaty
(Utility Revenue Tax)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION e(F314 OF THE
REVISED ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY,UTAH,1965,
AS AMENDED,RELATING TO UTILITY REVENUE TAX,
BY AMENDING THE RATE IN EXCESS OF FRANCHISE
FEE FROM FIVE PERCENTUM TO FOUR PERCENT UM Beingfirst dulysworn,deposes and says that he is legal
SECTION
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Council of Salt Lake ed Ordtah P Y g
SECTION I.That Section]g s a e the Revised Ordinanc-
s o/ueR Lake Clly,he same
e h re amended,dedfollg to utility advertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily
revenue tax,be,and the same hereby Is,amended hereby
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"o5eth 2busin Utility revenue fax.There Is he levied (except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English
upon
la Salt Lake City,yUttaah of supp or lying company
engaged gas
on Heckle onergv service as public.Nil flies. I license language with general circulation in Utah, and
tax Salo.,fe four of ihenservl Offs di elE unities°elver d from
published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the
Lake City,saloaleeelbeingl,iwithin
additioweto the twoo percent fran-
chise State of Utah.
The term"gross revenue",as used herein,shall be con-
strued t mean the revenue derived from the sae and of
public to
services.within Salt Lake City,provided use
That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
"gross n polled to the telephone utility shall he
construed fromo mean basic local exchange services revenue
rdirectlydconn connected with subscribersth switchboaated rds of hin saidutility loy and
cated City.
In the City. Pub notice of Ordinance 4494 of 1980
Public utility services"shall mean e.ale and use of
electric powerand energy,natural ga Ih
s..cod local exchange
telephone serob-li.
ndaM1in far,yany days after Me close her each month a
calendar a any ruble utility taxesCot hereunder hall role
cevenue with the d TreasurerCity
r the salela d Use of publna ic report of
sets rvice
in Sall Lake City as defined herein,together with a computa-
tion of the tax levied hereunder against.the utility.Colnciden
tat with the filing of such report,the utility shall pay to the
City Treasurer the amount of the tax.
SECTION 9. This ordnance shall become effective en
Januray 1,1981.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah,this
end day of September,tea.
RONALD J.WHITEHEAD
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
MILDRED V.HIGMAM
CITY RECORDER Sept. 11, 1980
Transmitted to the Mayer on September 2,19.30, was published in said newspaper on
Mayor's Action
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''"ic MAYOR
ATTEST.
MILDRED V.HIGMAM .. l
CITY RECORDER - 1
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°IL. 0 ea&1980 Legal Advertising Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th da)7 f
Sept, A.D. 19...8a.. /J
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
Feb. 11, 1982