HomeMy WebLinkAbout19762 - RESOLUTIONS - 3/15/2000 RESOLUTION NO. 19762
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, REINSTATING THE
COLLECTION RATE OF UTILITY USERS TAX TO 5%
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1454, Chapter 3.32 of Palm Springs Municipal Code
reinstated the Utility Users Tax (UUT) effective September 30, 1993, and
WHEREAS, the UUT rate established was 5% of electric, gas, and telephone usage, and
WHEREAS, the City Council reduced the UUT rate of collection to 4.5%, effective
September 1, 1998, and
WHEREAS, in November, 1999, the voters of Palm Springs approved an advisory ballot
measure to use $400,000 of the collections from a 5% UUT rate for parks, leisure and
recreational activities, and improvements,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs
as follows:
Sectionl. That the UUT collection rate be set at the 5% rate as established by
Ordinance No. 1454.
Section 2. That the 5% UUT collection rate be effective for the first full
billing period after June 30, 2000.
Section 3. That the Director of Finance and Treasurer is directed to inform all
utility companies and other providers who collect and remit UUT
to the City, of the change in the collection rate and its effective
date.
ADOPTED this 15th day of March , 2000.
AYES: Members Jones, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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City Clerk City Manager
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