1076_00001ORDINANCE NO.1076
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3.30.050 AND 3.30.055 OF
CHAPTER 3.30 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED
"UTILITY OCCUPATIONAL TAX"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Sections 3.30.050 and 3.30.055 of Chapter 3.30 of the Moses Lake Munic
ipal Code entitled "Utility Occupational "Tax are hereby amended to read as follows:
-3.30.050 Occupations subject to Tax -Amount:From and after January 1,1982
there is hereby levied upon,and there shall be collected from,every
person engaged in carrying on the following businesses for hire or for
the sale of a commodity,or service within or partly within the cor
porate limits of the city the tax for the privilege of so doing busi
ness as herein after defined,as follows:
A.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of selling,
furnishing,delivering,or distributing any telephone business
within the city there shall be levied a tax equal to 7.6$of the
total gross operating income.
Gross operating income for this purpose shall not include charges
which are passed on to the subscribers by a telephone company
pursuant to tariffs required by regulatory order to compensate for
the cost to the company of the tax imposed by this chapter.
B.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of selling,
furnishing,delivering,or distributing electic light and power or
electrical energy within the city there shall be levied a tax equal
to 7.6%of the total gross operating income.
C.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of selling
or furnishing water for domestic or industrial consumption within
the city there shall be levied a tax equal to 8%of the total gross
operating income.
I D.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of selling
or furnishing sewer facilities and/or service for domestic or
industrial use within the citythere shall be levied a tax equal to
8%of the total gross operating income.
E.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of selling
or furnishing of natural,manufactured,or mixed gas for residen
tial,commercial,domestic,or industrial consumption within the
city there shall be levied a tax equal to 7.6%of the total gross
operating income.
F.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of selling
or furnishing sanitation or garbage facilities and/or service for
domestic or industrial use within the city there shall be levied a
tax equal to 8%of the total gross operating income.
G.Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of fur
nishing a cable subscription system for television signal dis
tribution within the city there shall be levied a tax equal to 8%
of the total gross operating income.It is not the intent of this
section to classify the business as a public utility.
3.30.055 Street Overlay,Repair,and Reconstruction Fund:Of the 7.6%utility
i occupational tax levied in Section 3.30.050,2.6%shall be set aside inIaspecialfundentitled"Street Overlay,Repair,and Reconstruction
i—i Fund"to be used solely for the overlay,repair,and reconstruction of
the streets in the city.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on November 1,1982
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor/6n September 14,1982.
ATTEST:
QLjjlaZ kCityClerk
AP£JW£D AS TO FORM:
:ity Attorney
Mayor Pro Tern