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RESOLUTION NO. 18154
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OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING .-
EXEMPTI�ONS FROM UTILITY USERS TAXES
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WHEREAS, chapter 3.32 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code provides for Utility
User Taxes; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.32.020 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code reserves to the City
Council the power to establish classes of persons who shall be exempt from
payment of such taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, being mindful of possible financial hardship on low + �
income :households and commercial businesses for whom the Utility User Tax would
be a hardship, wishes to exempt such low income households and hardship
commercial enterprises from payment of such taxes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, �
California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Households meeting one or more of the following standards shall be
exempt from payment of Utility User Taxes: Y,
a. A household consisting of: one or two person(s) earning $15,300 or less +I
gross income per year, upon complying with procedure; to establish such
exemption, or
b. A household consisting of three persons earning $17,900 of less gross �
income per year, upon complying with procedures to establish such
exemption, or
c. A household which qualifies for either the Law Income Rate Assistance
(LIRA) exemption for electrical or gas service or the Lifeline exemption �
for telephone service.
SECTION 2. A commercial lousiness shall be exempt from payment of Utility User
Taxes if payment of such taxes would create a hardship for the business. For the
purposes of this Section, "commercial business" and "hardship" are defined as r
follows:.
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1. "Commercial Business" means a business identified as a commercial
meter or account by at least one of the utilities covered by the
Utility Users Tax Ordinance, and having a valid business license
from the City of Palm Springs.
2. "Hardship" means a commercial business whose total costs from �
electric, gas and telephone utilities exceed 20% of the gross
revenue produced by the business.
SECTION 3. The Tax Administrator is authorized and directed to promulgate
administrative rules and procedures for verification of eligibility for the
e:cempt'Lons referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Resolution and to implement
such exemptions through appropriate arrangements with Service Suppliers.
ADOPTED this 28th day of ___ JU1V , 1993.
AYES: Members Lyons, Reller-Sp:Iurgin, Schlendorf and Mayor Maryanov
NOES: Member Hodges
ABSENT: None ,'� ,
ATTEST.: CITYSPALM SPRIG' A FOk7.NIA
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I,� City Clerk C'ty Manager
REVIEWED & APPROVED
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